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Graham Starr @gstarr.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

NEW from @rojeda.bsky.social @lamthuyvo.bsky.social: Multiple immigrants say they were misled by the Queens immigration nonprofit La Jornada, which some say charged them for legal help they never received. The NY Attorney General's office said it is looking into five complaints against La Jornada.

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Confusion, Missed Court Hearings: What Happened When Immigrants Paid a Queens Non-Profit for Immigration Help

Immigrants told Documented they felt let down by a well-known organization that helped with asylum applications and other paperwork.

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

⏰ It’s the deadline for the Trump administration to decide whether to extend #TPS for El Salvador. For many NYC #Salvadorans, losing TPS would unravel decades of building a stable life in the U.S. 📝 The latest from @grenchpan.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/07/10/e...

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After Haiti and Syria, Salvadoran TPS Holders Fear They’re Next

he administration’s next decision on TPS could determine the future of nearly 23,000 New York Salvadoran families who have spent decades building their lives in the United States.

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Clarissa A. León @clarissaleon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

ICE broke into a New York family’s apartment. Their children are still dealing with the emotional fallout. In a letter, the child writes: “My message to the wor[l]d is that alway[s] be brave and help your mom and dad.” 🖊️ @lamthuyvo.bsky.social documentedny.com/2026/07/13/i...

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'I Don't Wanna Remember That Anymore': ICE Enforcement Takes Mental Toll on Immigrant Children

In November ICE broke into a New York family’s apartment. Their children are still dealing with the emotional fallout.

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Lam Thuy Vo @lamthuyvo.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This was probably one of the most heart-warming journalism event I've been part of❣️ I'll be speaking at @IRE_NICAR about it soon. I will bring a few copies of our zine and explain some of our thought processes that went into it!

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Lam Thuy Vo @lamthuyvo.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

On Nov. 1, seven men were arrested by ICE on a single street corner in Corona, Queens while the block watched. What happened next galvanized a neighborhood. @documentedny.bsky.social obtained this footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZGq...

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ICE agents handcuff and arrest a young man in Queens, NY | Documented

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The Pudding @pudding.cool · 18/03/2026

Many women who’ve done IVF call themselves warriors. @lamthuyvo.bsky.social is one of them. Follow her interactive journey through infertility, told from two perspectives: parent & child. pudding.cool/2026/03/ivf/

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RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Introducing Audacity Media Lab, which provides a framework and toolkit for journalists to produce impact-driven stories that address real-world community problems through a theory-of-change model. The tools and resources were developed by RJI Fellows Nicole Lewis and @lamthuyvo.bsky.social.

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Audacity Media Lab

We help reporters, editors, storytellers and others produce audacious journalism that makes change.

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 30/11/2025

Explore the AI Spotlight Series open curriculum, featuring on-demand training modules designed to strengthen AI accountability and reporting. Learn from coaches @karenhao.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @glichfield.bsky.social, and @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social. 👉 bit.ly/AISpotSosc

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Lam Thuy Vo @lamthuyvo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

It's been quite a year to be reporting with and for immigrants. Feel free to hit me up with questions in advance.

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 24/11/2025

🔔 Join us for a discussion with immigration journalists about reporting truth and protecting communities, ft. @maritzafelix.bsky.social, @arelisrhdz.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @joseiswriting.bsky.social, and @caitlinvogus.bsky.social. 🗓️ Dec. 5, 2 pm ET RSVP: freedom.press/immigration-...

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Lam Thuy Vo @lamthuyvo.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I'm so so proud to have worked on the reporter track with @karenhao.bsky.social and @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social, two intrepid reporters who are also just incredibly caring humans. Please enjoy and let us know if there are other topics you want covered!

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 18/11/2025

Are you a journalist covering AI? Join @lamthuyvo.bsky.social & @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social in AI Spotlight Series Intensive Track, in partnership with @africacheck.org. Our coaches will help you better understand technical AI concepts, and more! Less than 10 days left to apply! 👉 bit.ly/4qO0ObU

AI Spotlight Series | Reporting on AI Intensive | December 8-10, 2025 | The Workshop is geared towards journalists based in the North America, South America, Africa, and Europe timezones | Instructors: Lam Thuy Vo and Gabriel Geiger | Apply by Nov. 27

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Pulitzer Center @pulitzercenter.org · 20/11/2025

Today at #GIJC25, we are launching the AI Spotlight Series open curriculum! Explore on-demand training modules designed to strengthen AI accountability reporting. Learn with @karenhao.bsky.social, @lamthuyvo.bsky.social, @glichfield.bsky.social, @gabrielgeiger.bsky.social. 👉 bit.ly/AISpotSosc

Announcing the Public Release | AI Spotlight Series | a comprehensive open curriculum designed to support journalists around the world in reporting on artificial intelligence with nuance and impact

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 21/11/2025

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RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

RJI Fellows Nicole Lewis and @lamthuyvo.bsky.social are developing a theory of change for journalists and they want to hear from you. rjionline.org/news/why-jou...

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Why journalists need a theory of change

A simple framework to help us decide how to put our limited resources to use.

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Lam Thuy Vo @lamthuyvo.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Hi 👋! I’ll be speaking at the #AAJA25 convention in Seattle, WA! Holler if you'll be there and lets grab some pho 🍲

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Registration — #AAJA25

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Viet Fact Check @vietfactcheck.org · 08/05/2025

When Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên agreed to do a commercial for a supplement called Joint Bonus that helps people with joint aches, she didn’t think much of it. Then imposters stole the footage to market a fake product. By @lamthuyvo.bsky.social for @documentedny.bsky.social tinyurl.com/vfc050825en

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A Vietnamese pop icon made an ad for supplements. Then imposters stole the footage to market a fake product.

Documented spoke to the Vietnamese popstar Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên to find out how scammers misappropriated her image to market their products.

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Northwestern Medill School @medillschool.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Last week we welcomed AAJA-Innovator Award winner @lamthuyvo.bsky.social to campus. She spoke with our students about how to effectively report on AI as well as create reporting practices for building communities around service-oriented journalism.

Lam Thuy Vo speaking to a classroom of staff and students.

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Peter Yeung @peter-yeung.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Excellent panel on effective approaches to impact #ijf25 @journalismfestival.com @lamthuyvo.bsky.social of Documented says their main audience is immigrant communities in NYC. They do "listening"/needs assessments, service journalism alongside investigations, even printing materials to distribute

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Lam Thuy Vo @lamthuyvo.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Are you about to travel? Are you worried about your social media history? Or otherwise wondering how to secure your devices? Lock down your data with this guide! Featuring advice from @eff.org @legalaidnyc.bsky.social and immigration lawyer Ginny Nunez. documentedny.com/2025/03/31/d...

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How to Protect Your Data at the Border and Beyond - Documented

Easy steps to clean up your social media accounts and data on your devices

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

NEW: This one is a doozy—@wired.com's deep dive into the first six weeks of DOGE razing the US government. WIRED spoke with more than 150 sources across more than 20 agencies to get this story. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

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Inside Elon Musk’s ‘Digital Coup’

Musk’s loyalists at DOGE have infiltrated dozens of federal agencies, pushed out tens of thousands of workers, and siphoned millions of people’s most sensitive data. The next step: Unleash the AI.

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Lam Thuy Vo @lamthuyvo.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Many immigrant kids told me they worried about the content that targets their parents. For @documentedny.bsky.social and @vietfactcheck.org, I looked into one scheme that sells questionable supplements to Vietnamese folks using fake websites and videos of pop stars: documentedny.com/2025/02/27/p...

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Popstars and Fake Doctors: This is the Medical Misinformation Thriving on YouTube - Documented

Vietnamese elders lose thousands of dollars to overpriced and useless supplements sold on social media. Documented looked at the methods online sellers use to lure them in.

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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Our tipsheet on identifying misinformation on the internet has been translated into Haitian Creole, Spanish, Chinese, Bangla, Khmer and Vietnamese! See below for translated tipsheets, created by our @lamthuyvo.bsky.social.

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Documented @documentedny.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Over the past year, we’ve been covering how misinformation spreads to migrants on TikTok, and what people can do to better spot and combat false and misleading info when they see it. Here’s some of the stories we’ve covered (🧵1/9):

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Reed F. Richardson @reedfrich.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Today's story at @gijn.org: a how-to explainer on a Documented investigation into the spread of TikTok misinformation among the immigrant community in New York. @lamthuyvo.bsky.social details how her team compiled, translated, and analyzed hundreds of videos from the social media platform.

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Misinformation on TikTok: How Documented Examined Hundreds of Videos in Different Languages

For an investigation into misinformation on TikTok, the Documented team developed helpful methodologies for using AI to transcribe and analyze large amounts of downloaded videos.

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Lam Thuy Vo @lamthuyvo.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

I've long wanted to make it easier for folks to examine mis- and disinformation, especially in other languages. We're open sourcing our code for an investigation we did into migrant influencers: documentedny.com/2025/01/07/t... cc @benwelsh.bsky.social, one of the OG open sourcers!

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How Documented Examined Hundreds of Videos for Misinformation

Documented used a mix of AI and machine learning to sift through TikTok's vast digital platform. We share our methodology here, hoping it will be valuable to others.

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