Rebecca Neuwirth

Jun 12, 2024 | documentedny.com | Rebecca Neuwirth |Madeline Faber |Bharbi Hazarika |Rommel H Ojeda

On Monday, June 10, Documented reporters were joined by New York City Council Member Alexa Avilés, who chairs the Committee on Immigration, and Mihad Abdallah, senior case manager at the Arab American Family Support Center, to discuss the experiences of the more than 200,000 asylum seekers who have come to New York City since the spring of 2022, with around 65,000 remaining under the city’s care.

May 17, 2024 | documentedny.com | Bharbi Hazarika |April Xiaoyi Xu |Madeline Faber |Rebecca Neuwirth

There has been a lot of soul searching among journalists about how to cover 2024’s election responsibly. Based on our community-driven journalism model and conversations with our readers we plan to support our readers using the following three approaches:We will interview our immigrant readers about the issues that matter to them most and use our insights to guide coverage. We’ve seen the harm done by coverage that lives off of cycles of outrage and backlash.