Webinar : Covering Immigration and Knowing Your Rights

Organised by Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), this webinar will guide journalists through the legal considerations of covering immigration and provide tools for monitoring government actions. Led by Jennifer Nelson, Senior Attorney at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, the session is part of IRE’s Protecting the Facts training series on defending press freedoms and journalist safety.

Objectives

• Equip journalists with knowledge of immigration law relevant to their reporting.
• Provide practical tools for monitoring government immigration enforcement actions.
• Highlight journalists’ rights and protections when covering sensitive immigration topics.
• Strengthen press freedom and journalist safety in immigration coverage.

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to journalists, media professionals, and journalism students.
• Free for IRE members (registration required).

Deadline: Registration closes on the day of the event.

For more information and to register, please click here.