We at the Institute for Nonprofit News support the release of Emmy-winning journalist Mario Guevara, who has been detained for more than 100 days for livestreaming law enforcement. #FreeMario freedomformario.com

EXCLUSIVE: A new analysis by The Xylom's @alexip718.com shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate balance might be disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration.

Reupping results from a recent @inn.org member survey: • 60% are facing revenue declines • 57% are seeking emergency funding •36% report < 3 months of operating reserves While authoritarian consolidation of corporate media continues unimpeded, nonprofit media is on the brink of collapse!

INBOX: I spoke to @inn.org about the existential crisis facing tiny nonprofit newsrooms like @thexylom.com. In J-school, I learned how to be a good and ethical reporter, a flexible freelancer, and a strong relationship builder. But how does that translate to keeping the jobs of my colleagues?

Interested in becoming a better interviewer for audio reporting? Come practice your audio interviewing skills at our upcoming workshop! We'll focus on listening, technical skills, and interview techniques. Join us whether you're a beginner, brushing up, or transitioning from other reporting!

Applications to our Fall 2025 Reporting Fellowship are due this Friday!

The past year underscored the urgency of @fi2w.org's work. As immigrants in the U.S. face escalating political attacks and disinformation campaigns, the news industry itself is undergoing profound change.

At Fi2W, we measure our success not by the quantity of stories we publish, but by the way we amplify immigrant voices, deepen community-centered storytelling, and prepare journalists to lead in an increasingly hostile and uncertain media environment. Read how we're doing in our 2025 Impact Report.

It's true! We read every applicant's words ourselves! (How else would we be able to fairly and accurately gauge people's writing style, voice, and technique?) Anyway please apply to our @fi2w.org reporting fellowship.

Bonus: all applications will be read (by myself and @quincetessence.bsky.social!) and will not be filtered through AI or other automated review processes.

There's a week left to apply to our fall 2025 reporting fellowship. As our new fellow, you'll be digging into these questions, crafting an original journalism project of your own, and joining a powerful alumni network of immigrant journalists around the country. 🖊️

What economic challenges are immigrants facing right now? And what solutions are immigrant communities proposing or enacting?

We're especially interested in an inclusive understanding of economy. Beyond stock and inflation numbers, what are the specific ways we distribute goods and services — formally and informally — for the needs of our communities? How do immigrants provide those for themselves and others in the US?

Where is mainstream media missing the mark when it comes to immigration and the economy? At @fi2w.org, we're looking for our next reporting fellow to cover the intersection of these issues with curiosity, tenacity, and creativity. Applications due Friday, August 29th.

Pitch us a reporting project on immigration and the economy! We're looking for our next reporting fellow to cover the intersection of these topics. The deadline to apply is August 29th: www.fi2w.org/apply-to-be-...

We have a bonus podcast episode out now! It comes from the @fi2w.org podcast, The Hustle. The episode details how people in Denver, CO welcomed the arrival of around 40,000 Venezuelan #migrants in recent years, & the new uncertainties that are unraveling their lives. Listen here: shorturl.at/MB2Fu

The Shifting Immigrant Hustle dives deep into labor, migration & resistance. Featuring voices from @nationalcosh.bsky.social, @uclalabor.bsky.social & MISMA. Listen now → www.fi2w.org/the-shifting... #ProtectWorkers #TheHustlePod @fi2w.org

In the last episode of The Hustle's season, host Shaka Tafari speaks with three women who work at the intersection of labor and immigration. They discuss the most pressing threats to immigrant workers, as well as the ways immigrants can resist these threats and support one another.

We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol. Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists. W/ @texastribune.org‬ @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga

In the early 20th century, Chicago became a city powered by a strong immigrant working class; reflected in the legacy of neighborhoods like Pilsen. Sophia Ramirez revisits the career of Adolph J. Sabath, a Bohemian Jewish immigrant whose immigrant constituents elected him to Congress 24 times.

In 1885, white miners brutally murdered 28 Chinese miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Producer Harrison Vijay Tsui goes to Rock Springs to unearth this dark chapter of U.S. history. We’ll hear from Chinese Americans in Rock Springs today and the descendants of the Massacre across the country.

Our newest story focuses on the bizarre NY law that allows 24-hour work around the clock, and how Chinese immigrant women are pushing back against working conditions they say are exploitative. Listen to the latest episode of The Hustle from @fi2w.org:

Chinese home care workers in NYC are fighting to end an exploitative labor practice known as the 24-hour rule, where they are only paid for 13 out of 24 hours worked. Listen as Aria Young & Leina Gabra take us inside the reality of this work and why it has been so difficult to change this policy.

While NY has celebrated the growth of its newest legal economy, many feel left out—no one more so than non-citizen immigrants. This story comes to us from @fi2w.org, an independent media outlet and journalism training program: bit.ly/44xjynr

Are immigrants able to get into the growing legalized cannabis economy? Iggy Monda takes us through the streets of NYC to talk to formerly incarcerated business owners, officials who believe New York is on the right path, and experts who recommend immigrants stay away from cannabis altogether.

Juan y María, una pareja venezolana, viven una realidad diferente a la que esperaban. Tras llegar a Denver en busca de seguridad, se enfrentan a la incertidumbre y el miedo. Lea más aquí: www.palabranahj.org/archive/denv...

Juan and María, a couple from Venezuela, are living a different reality than they expected. After arriving in Denver, searching for security, they are navigating uncertainty and fear. Read more here: www.palabranahj.org/archive/denv... @anntastic.bsky.social

In 1938, Mexican American pecan shellers — many of them immigrant women and children — took a stand against American industry, demanding better pay. They fought back with a song, "No Nos Moverán," as producer Avery Thompson chronicles in this week's episode of The Hustle from @fi2w.org. 🎶

For our latest episode of The Hustle, producer Avery Thompson takes us to San Antonio, Texas to tell the story of the 1938 Pecan Shellers’ Strike. We learn about Mexican American workers taking a stand, Emma Tenayuca's leadership, and how "We Shall Not Be Moved" became their anthem "No Nos Moverán"

Denver welcomed thousands of Venezuelan immigrants. Those people – many asylum seekers & TPS holders – are now targets of the Trump administration. I've been working on this story for @fi2w.org with my colleague Andrés Pacheco-Girón since the start of this year. www.fi2w.org/colorado-wel...

The first episode of our new podcast series The Hustle is out! 📻 Reporters @anntastic.bsky.social and Andrés Pacheco-Girón take us to Denver, which has become home to 20,000 Venezuelans fleeing political and economic instability over the past few years. Take a listen: www.fi2w.org/colorado-wel...

Our new podcast season, The Hustle, explores the ways immigrants are navigating a changing economy — today, and throughout U.S. history. 🎧 Listen to our trailer, subscribe, and catch the full series dropping April 22nd. 🎧

Feet in 2 Worlds is accepting applications for a 2025 summer intern. Our interns work closely with our team of journalists and non-profit administrators — and they get to produce a piece of their own during their time with us. Get your application in by Friday, April 25th. 🖊️

We are hiring an intern at @fi2w.org! Come work with me and my team and learn how to produce journalism that centers immigrant voices and stories: www.fi2w.org/apply-to-be-...

Fi2W Managing Director @sarcasmia22.bsky.social is leading a LION 2025 peer learning group that will support immigrant news leaders. And Fi2W board member and alum @valeriafernandez.bsky.social is leading another one for newsrooms serving Spanish-speaking audiences. Apply by March 21st. 🖊️

An important thread here from my @fi2w.org colleague.

Immigrant-focused newsrooms are reporting crucial information at a time of marked vulnerability for their key audiences — and themselves. INN members @fi2w.org, @amjamboafrica.bsky.social & @enlacelatinonc.bsky.social shared how they're balancing risk and information: inn.org/news/immigra...

Mutual aid has always been a practice of immigrant communities as a way to support and protect each other—especially when they found themselves unable to rely on government, business, or other institutions for their needs. We wanted to spotlight some of these at @fi2w.org starting in the Bronx:

“In this community, we are all immigrants, and no one understands each other more than we do.” —Enisa Ljecaj, one of the volunteers for Allerton Allies Community Fridge. For @fi2w.org, reporter Fahima Degia paints a portrait of immigrant-led mutual aid in the Bronx:

We're spotlighting the ways that immigrants in the U.S. are working to support and protect each other. For residents of the Bronx facing rising costs and food insecurity, mutual aid efforts are trying to fill the gap by providing essential resources like food, medical care, and rent assistance.

We are looking for an assistant audio engineer for our upcoming podcast series, "The Hustle." The deadline to apply is tonight, January 31, 2025, at 11:59pm Eastern. See details: www.fi2w.org/feet-in-2-wo...

¡Felicidades a @conectaarizona.bsky.social for their new podcast season, Cruzando Líneas!

Thousands in New York City rely on an unofficial system of public commuter vans to get around. These vehicles—better known as dollar vans—have served riders across NYC for half a century, but their future is unclear. Story by Andrés Pacheco-Girón for @fi2w.org: bit.ly/3WpDALJ

We are hiring an assistant audio engineer for our upcoming podcast series, The Hustle. This person will work closely with our team. The position is fully remote, $50/hour, with variable hours ranging from 5-15 hours a week and the busiest time expected in March-May. www.fi2w.org/feet-in-2-wo...

"The dollar vans come from the Caribbean, the islands, the West Indies, Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana, Grenada, even in Haiti." —Hilltop Boss, a dollar van driver in Brooklyn, NY As a huge transit nerd, I'm thrilled to share Andrés Pacheco-Girón's @fi2w.org story on dollar vans in NYC. 🏙️🚌📻

NYC recently instituted changes intended to manage traffic congestion, help fund the MTA, and encourage people to use public transit. But many New Yorkers rely on dollar vans—unofficial minibuses—to get around where MTA subways and buses aren't enough. How are these vans preparing for the future?

"We need journalists more than ever to inform and educate, and to hold powerful people and institutions accountable. And we need immigrant journalists who operate with nuance, understanding, specificity, and empathy in their own communities."