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“I wanted to think about ways to get an American readership concerned with what is happening in Mexico, but also to reframe it as a problem Americans share.”

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Sarah Stillman

Sarah Stillman is an accomplished journalist known for her in-depth investigative reporting. Her work focuses on issues of social justice and human rights, often revealing social injustice and power abuse. more

“One thing I've discovered is that if you remain in contact with people, if you build longitudinal relationships, if you invest in sources who seem at first like they're uncomfortable or unwilling to talk, if you keep in touch with them, a year later that might yield something much more powerful.”

People Ifs Years Firsts Seems Might Powerful One Thing Source Contact Uncomfortable Yield Unwilling

Author:Sarah Stillman

“One thing I've discovered is that I never think of something that didn't work out as just "something that didn't work out." I think so often with investigative work, things that initially look like failures wind up leading to your biggest stories.”

Thinking Looks Stories One Thing Wind Work Out

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“I found it really astonishing that undocumented migrants were kidnapped so routinely, that it was such a commonplace part of the journey for people trying to reach the US, and that we hear almost nothing about it here.”

People Trying Found Journey Astonishing Commonplace Migrants Kidnapped

Author:Sarah Stillman

“I tend to gravitate toward the "act two," or "act three," or "act four" stories - either things that are underreported, where we think we already know the common narrative, or things that are at the margins of an over-reported story, where we're all so focused in one direction that we're missing something crucial that's unfolding off to the side.”