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Episode 500: Caitlin Dickerson

Aug 24, 2022
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Biggest Thank You to All the Listeners
01:39 • 2min
3
How Many Words Is This Story?
03:58 • 2min
4
Interviewing Separated Families
05:46 • 2min
5
The Story of Family Separation
08:02 • 2min
6
Imigration as a Beat
10:00 • 2min
7
How Do You Approach Zero Tolerance as a Reporter?
12:00 • 2min
8
What Checks and Balances Are Within a System That Would Otherwise Stop It?
14:28 • 2min
9
Is There a Political Bureaucracy?
16:28 • 3min
10
How Do You Write a Story About Separated Families?
19:34 • 3min
11
You Know, It's Just a Crazy Meeting
22:06 • 3min
12
How Did You Get Your First Job at NPR?
25:10 • 3min
13
The Times: Was It a Signed Emigration?
28:18 • 2min
14
The Politics of Emigration Reporting
30:38 • 3min
15
What Is the Point of Our Emigration System?
33:38 • 2min
16
Reporting on Zero Tolerance
36:05 • 3min
17
Family Separation - What Are the Most Irresistible Pieces of Information?
39:12 • 3min
18
Did You Think You Might Find an Excel File?
42:01 • 3min
19
What's the Conversation Like in the World of DHS and Ice?
45:18 • 2min
20
Is the Story Being Read in Central America?
47:28 • 2min
21
Is There a Connection Between Emigration and the White House?
49:01 • 3min
22
What's Next for Emigration Reporters?
51:58 • 2min
23
Building Sources, Understanding Emigrants
53:48 • 3min