Torn Apart

I was shown this story in the San Jose Mercury the other day. It is a fascinating multimedia package about undocumented immigrants in the US and the struggles they face when their families are torn apart when parents are deported.

The most fascinating thing about this website is that it has both a video, a full length story, and two audio clips from interviews with people on either side of the story.

This type of project is something you would expect to see on a more independent news site, one that has no bottom line or corporate sponsor to own up to, so it was surprising to see this on a regular mainstream news outlet.

It refreshing to be able to both read and visualize a story, especially one of this importance and relevance. Having the multimedia aspect gives the story impact and purpose, which is something that the media could greatly benefit from today.