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Examining Immigration Coverage In The News

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We get waves of stories about immigration, and the stories of children arriving in the United States from Central America, unattended, was several waves ago, in 2014. 

Which gives us a chance for some perspective on how those stories were portrayed in the media. 

University of Oregon journalism doctoral candidate Ricardo Valencia examined the coverage of the child immigrants in four American newspapers, taking note of the differences in sources, some Latino and some not.  He visits the Exchange with the results of his research.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.