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Fi2W is a news outlet and journalism training organization for immigrant voices, dedicated to publishing stories by and about immigrants. linktr.ee/fi2w

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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 09/09/2026
Fi2W Producer Danny Bloch has the story of a Maya man in Brooklyn practicing a traditional form of healing as a boqol b’aaq — also called a huesero or bonesetter — drawing on knowledge from his hometown in Guatemala and adapting it to meet the needs of his community in NYC. Listen and read:
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A Maya Bonesetter in Brooklyn - Feet in 2 Worlds
The U.S. healthcare system can be daunting to navigate — especially for newcomers. But immigrants who practice traditional forms of healing can be crucial lifelines in their diasporas.  Producer Danny...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 02/09/2026
As NYC’s temperatures rise in the summer, so do the risks for outdoor workers who stay outside for dangerously long periods of time in the punishing heat. In the Bronx, immigrant street vendors on Fordham Road can’t afford to take a break — and are finding ways to withstand the unrelenting weather.
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Heat in the Street: Worsening Climate Change Threatens Bronx Street Vendors - Feet in 2 Worlds
As New York City’s temperatures rise in the summer, so do the risks for outdoor workers who stay outside for dangerously long periods of time in the punishing heat. In the Bronx, immigrant street vend...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 18/08/2026
Congratulations to our Director @miaestellewarren.bsky.social, who will be joining @cuny.edu's Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership for the class of 2027! www.journalism.cuny.edu/2026/08/meet...
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Meet the Class of 2027: 20 Journalism Leaders Join the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership - Newmark J-School
The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY is proud to introduce the seventh cohort of the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership. These 20 accomplished journalism and media leaders bring expertise spanning editorial strategy, audience development, product and technology, artificial intelligence, revenue, visual journalism, nonprofit leadership, and organizational transformation.
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 16/07/2026
Even as some people criticize FIFA’s corruption and the queasiness of the World Cup as a distraction from geopolitics, the 2026 tournament continues to enthrall Argentines in NYC. To the Argentine fandom, a win still represents the possibility of collective hope and joy during a difficult time.
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NYC's Argentine Diaspora Finds Joy and Refuge in the World Cup - Feet in 2 Worlds
The 2026 World Cup is unfolding during a moment of compounding pressures for Argentine immigrants in New York City: economic crisis under a far-right government at home, fears of a looming recession i...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 08/07/2026
Catch our Director @miaestellewarren.bsky.social at SRCCON this week in Minneapolis!
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 27/06/2026
Catch Director @miaestellewarren.bsky.social this morning at @aajaofficial.bsky.social! She'll be speaking about solutions journalism and how we practice it at Fi2W. 📝
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 25/06/2026
Fi2W Reporting Fellow Narimes Parakul recently shared findings from her investigative series Surveilled and Sold at the North Portland Library in Portland, OR. Her reporting covers how license plate readers track people's movements and how a Montana privacy law could serve as an example for others.
Fi2W's Narimes Parakul presenting on findings from her investigative series, Surveilled and Sold, at the North Portland Library in Portland, OR.
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 24/06/2026
Catch Managing Director @miaestellewarren.bsky.social in Minneapolis this week for @aajaofficial.bsky.social's annual Convention:
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 08/06/2026
We're accepting pitches for our new series 🏙️CITY OF POSSIBILITY🏙️ until this Thursday, June 11th! www.fi2w.org/call-for-pit...
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Call For Pitches: City of Possibility - Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is accepting pitches for our new multimedia series, City of Possibility. We’re commissioning stories focused on immigrant communities in two U.S. cities — New York City and Los Angele...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 02/06/2026
Earlier this year, we offered a free 2-day workshop focused on audio journalism techniques funded by the Reynold Journalism Institute's Community-Centered Symposium. rjionline.org/citizen-and-...
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Feet in 2 Worlds brought back our virtual workshops focused on audio journalism techniques, “Interviewing for Audio” — a two-day course.
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The City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 28/05/2026
How did we investigate ICE street arrests? In part, by traveling to federal courthouses in the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and in New Jersey to collect petitions.
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How THE CITY Investigated ICE Street Arrests in the New York Area
ICE data doesn’t show where street arrests are happening and to whom — so we built our own database from over a thousand court records.
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 21/05/2026
Feet in 2 Worlds is accepting pitches for our new series, City of Possibility. Pitch us your story ideas focusing on a specific immigrant community and neighborhood in New York City and the Los Angeles area! We're open to written stories, audio pieces, photo essays, and short videos.
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Call For Pitches: City of Possibility - Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is accepting pitches for our new multimedia series, City of Possibility. We’re commissioning stories focused on immigrant communities in two U.S. cities — New York City and Los Angele...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 27/05/2026
Check out Fi2W’s new zine about our investigative series, Surveilled and Sold. Available in English and Spanish, the zine focuses on how surveillance tools — known as automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) — undermine sanctuary protections in Portland, Oregon. Read, download, and share the zine:
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Zine: How ALPRs Undermine Portland's Sanctuary Status - Feet in 2 Worlds
Fi2W Reporting Fellow Narimes Parakul produced an eight-page zine about Fi2W’s investigative series, Surveilled and Sold. Available in English and Spanish, the zine focuses on how surveillance tools k...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 25/05/2026
Today is the last day to sign up for Fundamentals of Interviewing! 📝 Join Managing Editor @quincetessence.bsky.social and Managing Director @miaestellewarren.bsky.social for this interactive virtual two-day workshop: www.fi2w.org/audio-worksh...
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Audio Workshop: Fundamentals of Interviewing – Spring 2026 - Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is hosting a two-part Fundamentals of Interviewing audio workshop on Friday, May 29 and Monday, June 1, 2026. The workshop will be held on Zoom and is designed to help participants st...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 22/05/2026
You've got until Monday to sign up for our next Audio Interviewing workshop! You'll learn technical skills, get in lots of listening and ear training, hands-on practice recording an interview, and feedback from our editorial team.
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Audio Workshop: Fundamentals of Interviewing – Spring 2026 - Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is hosting a two-part Fundamentals of Interviewing audio workshop on Friday, May 29 and Monday, June 1, 2026. The workshop will be held on Zoom and is designed to help participants st...
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Mia (미아) Warren @miaestellewarren.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
What do immigrants imagine is possible for themselves and their city’s future? PITCH US at @fi2w.org! @quincetessence.bsky.social and I are commissioning stories for a new multimedia series, "City of Possibility."
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Quincy Surasmith | ควินซี่ สุรสมิทธ์ @quincetessence.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Los Angeles and New York journalists, @fi2w.org wants to hear your story ideas about immigrant communities in these cities! (That includes me, I wanna hear those story ideas) Please pitch us!
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 21/05/2026
Feet in 2 Worlds is accepting pitches for our new series, City of Possibility. Pitch us your story ideas focusing on a specific immigrant community and neighborhood in New York City and the Los Angeles area! We're open to written stories, audio pieces, photo essays, and short videos.
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Call For Pitches: City of Possibility - Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is accepting pitches for our new multimedia series, City of Possibility. We’re commissioning stories focused on immigrant communities in two U.S. cities — New York City and Los Angele...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 21/05/2026
Fi2W producers Aria Young and @leinagabra.bsky.social received an honorable mention in @aajaofficial.bsky.social's Excellence in Audio Storytelling Short-Form Category for their 2025 story, Working 9 to 5 to 9: awards.aaja.org/jea2026/exce...
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Excellence in Audio Storytelling, Short-Form — AAJA Awards
It All Begins Here
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Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 18/05/2026
If you're reading this, my cat and I have boarded a one-way flight out of the United States. The Trump administration wrongfully denied my work permit renewal; after months of demanding that they follow the law, we have run out of legal recourse, and I have no choice but to leave the country. (🧵)
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Support Alex's Emergency Relocation + Next Steps on Give In May
Alex is leaving the US after his work permit renewal was wrongfully denied by Trump's USCIS.
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 19/05/2026
Fi2W Reporting Fellow Narimes Parakul reflects on her transition from behind-the-scenes researcher to reporter: "Numbers and research are critical...But people’s stories — their pride, their pain, their struggles, and their moments of celebration — that’s what sticks with us far beyond the page."
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Into the Field: A researcher learns shoe-leather reporting - Feet in 2 Worlds
Fi2W Reporting Fellow Narimes Parakul reflects on learning to step out from behind the scenes and into the field for her investigative series, Surveilled and Sold.
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Mia (미아) Warren @miaestellewarren.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Heyo Philly! 👋🏼 I'm here for @lenfestinstitute.org's Summit representing @fi2w.org. On Wednesday, I'll be co-presenting "Growing the pie: Funding journalism for immigrant communities" with @valeriafernandez.bsky.social, @maritzafelix.bsky.social, Indah Nuritasari, and Rebecca Neuwirth.
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 16/05/2026
Our Director @miaestellewarren.bsky.social has been nominated for @lionpubs.bsky.social's Community Member of the Year award, and in very good company. If you're a LION member, you can vote for Mia by May 29th at midnight: lionpublishers.com/meet-the-6-n...
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Meet the 6 nominees for LION Publishers’ 2026 Community Member of the Year Award - LION Publishers
As part of our LION Sustainability Awards, LION members nominated their peers, and the finalists and winner will be selected by a membership-wide vote.
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 13/05/2026
Register for our next Fundamentals of Interviewing for Audio workshop! It'll be a 2-day online workshop on May 29 and Jun 1. We’ll cover technical skills like mic placement and monitoring sound — as well as interview techniques that lead to strong, usable tape. You'll get hands-on experience, too:
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Audio Workshop: Fundamentals of Interviewing – Spring 2026 - Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is hosting a two-part Fundamentals of Interviewing audio workshop on Friday, May 29 and Monday, June 1, 2026. The workshop will be held on Zoom and is designed to help participants st...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 12/05/2026
Join us and @airmedia.bsky.social for a webinar on how to pitch Feet in 2 Worlds! Managing Editor Quincy Surasmith will talk about Fi2W's pitch process and workshop up to three participant pitches live! It'll be on Wed May 20. Free for AIR members / $50 non-members. RSVP: ow.ly/K2FT50YYmzN
A flyer for a Live Webinar with AIR's SoundPath and Feet in 2 Worlds on how to pitch stories to Feet in 2 Worlds, featuring Fi2W Managing Editor Quincy Surasmith
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 05/05/2026
In our latest audio story, producer Ahmed Ashour explores the relationship between immigrants and consumer home surveillance devices like Ring cameras. Do immigrants feel that these technologies keep them safe? Listen to the full story:
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Surveillance At Your Front Door - Feet in 2 Worlds
Producer Ahmed Ashour explores the relationship between immigrants and consumer home surveillance devices like Ring cameras. Do immigrants feel that these technologies keep them safe? And how have att...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 29/04/2026
California's DMV is just one of many state DMVs across the country sharing their data, as we reported in the latest installment of our series Surveilled and Sold:
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The Dealmakers of Our Data - Feet in 2 Worlds
Our investigation uncovers how people's private information is being used to broker business deals and circumvent formal processes. Who stands to benefit from all this exchange of data? And who's payi...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 24/04/2026
#ICYMI: our latest investigation, Survilled and Sold — Narimes Parakul's 4-part series on the impact of surveillance tech on immigrant communities: www.fi2w.org/surveilled-a...
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Surveilled and Sold - Feet in 2 Worlds
Surveilled and Sold is an investigative series about how surveillance technologies track immigrants in an era of mass deportation — and the ways private companies and the U.S. government buy, sell, an...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 22/04/2026
Through public records requests, Feet in 2 Worlds uncovered the data broker loopholes that allow data collected by Portland police to be accessible to federal immigration authorities. Learn more:
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The Dealmakers of Our Data - Feet in 2 Worlds
Our investigation uncovers how people's private information is being used to broker business deals and circumvent formal processes. Who stands to benefit from all this exchange of data? And who's payi...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 21/04/2026
In fall 2025, as Portland dominated national headlines for a violent crackdown on ICE protests, surveillance company Flock was seeking to make Portland’s police department its newest client. Their bargaining chip? Your data. How mass deportation goes hand in hand with mass surveillance:
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The Dealmakers of Our Data - Feet in 2 Worlds
Our investigation uncovers how people's private information is being used to broker business deals and circumvent formal processes. Who stands to benefit from all this exchange of data? And who's payi...
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investigatewest.bsky.social @investigatewest.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
How effective are Portland’s sanctuary city policies when ICE can track and surveil immigrant communities with ease? @fi2w.org reports - www.investigatewest.org/surveilled-a...
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Surveilled and Sold: Privacy and Sanctuary in Portland
How effective are Portland’s sanctuary city policies when ICE can track and surveil immigrant communities with ease?
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 15/04/2026
Read part 1 of Surveilled and Sold published by our partner newsroom @palabranahj.bsky.social in Spanish. Vigilado y Vendido: Privacidad y santuario en Portland: www.palabranahj.org/archive/vigi...
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Vigilado y Vendido: Privacidad y santuario en Portland — palabra.
¿Qué tan efectivas son las políticas de ciudad santuario de Portland cuando el ICE puede rastrear y vigilar a las comunidades inmigrantes con total facilidad?
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 09/04/2026
Happy #LocalNewsDay! Feet in 2 Worlds is a national newsroom. Yet our journalism is produced through our deep mentoring of immigrant journalists, who report out of their own communities. So really, we're not local — we're multi-local.
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 07/04/2026
“Inside employers’ homes, immigrant domestic workers often face a level of surveillance most people would never tolerate at work,” says Wilneida Negrón, a technologist and policy strategist. Hidden nanny cams, smart doorbells, baby monitors, voice-activated recording devices, and Ring cameras:
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No Privacy in Private: Immigrant Domestic Workers Are Being Recorded On the Job - Feet in 2 Worlds
Domestic workers like nannies, house cleaners, and caregivers are increasingly being surveilled by their employers. How are immigrant workers particularly vulnerable to these surveillance technologies...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 03/04/2026
Our latest story from Surveilled and Sold looks at a Montana data privacy law — and how it could impact surveillance of immigrant communities. Support immigrant-led journalism today: fi2w.fundjournalism.org/donate/
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 02/04/2026
Fi2W Managing Editor @quincetessence.bsky.social shares ideas and strategies for reporting on immigration and ICE — what’s working, what isn’t, and how to better meet this moment as producers. This piece was originally written for and funded by @transom.bsky.social. Some key ideas:
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Who tells the story? And whose story is it? Values and Practices when Reporting on ICE - Feet in 2 Worlds
Fi2W Managing Editor Quincy Surasmith shares ideas and strategies for reporting on immigration and ICE — what's working, what isn't, and how to better meet this moment as producers. Quincy brings in ...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 25/03/2026
“It's the same as if someone walked into your house and decided that they were going to search your house without a search warrant.” Weak data privacy regulation threatens Fourth Amendment rights. How Montana became the first state in the country to close out the data broker loophole:
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In Montana, A New Data Privacy Law Aims to Protect Everyone — Regardless of Status - Feet in 2 Worlds
Immigrants and January 6th insurrectionists may not appear to share much in common — except what they stand to gain from a new data privacy law in Montana. What protections does this law create, and c...
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Quincy Surasmith | ควินซี่ สุรสมิทธ์ @quincetessence.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The second story in our @fi2w.org series Surveilled and Sold: A law in Montana intended to protect the privacy of January 6th insurrectionists also extends those same protections to immigrants in the state. Is this data privacy law something that other states can learn from?
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Mia (미아) Warren @miaestellewarren.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
The state of Montana has deeply rooted libertarian values — and some of the best data privacy protections in the country. A new story from @fi2w.org digs into this.
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 24/03/2026
Immigrants and January 6th insurrectionists may not appear to have much in common — except what they stand to gain from a new data privacy law in Montana. Why data protection could be a bipartisan issue — and what both sides of the aisle could do to protect their constituents:
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In Montana, A New Data Privacy Law Aims to Protect Everyone — Regardless of Status - Feet in 2 Worlds
Immigrants and January 6th insurrectionists may not appear to share much in common — except what they stand to gain from a new data privacy law in Montana. What protections does this law create, and c...
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Quincy Surasmith | ควินซี่ สุรสมิทธ์ @quincetessence.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I wrote a (long) thing! I must also credit the LA Reporting Collective conversations that really informed a lot of this, especially @papayathemariah.bsky.social at @lapublicpress.bsky.social, @adamrose.bsky.social of @freedom.press, and photojournalist Zaydee Sanchez. And my work at @fi2w.org!
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 18/03/2026
At Feet in 2 Worlds, our newsroom is made up entirely of immigrants or children of immigrants. Our perspectives shape the questions we ask, the communities we build trust with, and the stories we pursue. We hope you'll consider making a donation to support our work: lnkd.in/gYhiXPAV
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 11/03/2026
In public records requests, Fi2W found contract language confirming that Portland Police Bureau is handing over its data to the same investigative database ICE uses to find immigrants. This evidence of data-sharing and collaboration between police and ICE undermines the city’s sanctuary provisions.
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Surveilled and Sold: Privacy and Sanctuary in Portland - Feet in 2 Worlds
How effective are Portland's sanctuary city policies when ICE can access surveillance data to track immigrant communities? What can the city do to protect the privacy of its residents?
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Mia (미아) Warren @miaestellewarren.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"Any one of those cameras...could be capturing his truck’s license plate every time he drives past, silently recording his routine movements." Today, a new story from @fi2w.org:
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Quincy Surasmith | ควินซี่ สุรสมิทธ์ @quincetessence.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Excited to launch our new series Surveilled and Sold, which we've all been working hard on for the past few months at @fi2w.org. Our reporting fellow Narimes Parakul explores: How effective are Portland’s sanctuary city policies when ICE can access surveillance data to track immigrant communities?
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 10/03/2026
All of Portland’s 130 automated license plate readers (ALPRs) feed into one network, recording what streets you take to go to work, school, places of worship, medical care, etc. Those details are then stored in a database with little to no oversight. Who’s accessing this data? Who does this harm?
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Surveilled and Sold: Privacy and Sanctuary in Portland - Feet in 2 Worlds
How effective are Portland's sanctuary city policies when ICE can access surveillance data to track immigrant communities? What can the city do to protect the privacy of its residents?
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 19/02/2026
Deadline to apply is Feb 20; only a few spots left!
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Mia (미아) Warren @miaestellewarren.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
There are still a few open spots in the @fi2w.org winter workshop on Fundamentals of Writing for Audio, hosted by Fi2W Managing Editor @quincetessence.bsky.social. This is a great one-day class on how to develop audio story scripts by weaving together written narration and audio recordings.
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Writing Workshop: Fundamentals of Writing for Audio – Winter 2026 - Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is hosting a Fundamentals of Writing For Audio workshop on Monday, March 2, 2026 Held over Zoom, this one day workshop is designed to help participants learn the basics of writing for...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 29/01/2026
We're hosting a 2-part Fundamentals of Interviewing audio workshop on Feb 20 and 23. These will be online and designed to help journalists of immigrant backgrounds strengthen fundamental audio interviewing skills. We'll cover technical skills, interviewing practices, and lots of listening. Sign up:
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Audio Workshop: Fundamentals of Interviewing – Winter 2026 - Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds is hosting a two-part Fundamentals of Interviewing audio workshop on Friday, February 20 and Monday, February 23, 2026. The workshop will be held on Zoom and is designed to help parti...
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Feet in 2 Worlds @fi2w.org · 23/01/2026
Follow our friends at @sahanjournal.bsky.social for coverage of the immigration crackdown in Minnesota: sahanjournal.com
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