Feet in 2 Worlds tells the stories of today’s immigrants
Since our founding in 2004, Feet in 2 Worlds has brought the work of immigrant journalists from communities across the U.S. to public radio, podcasts and online news sites. Hundreds of journalists have gone through our unique and highly successful training programs — including fellowships, workshops, and internships — enhancing their skills and advancing their careers.
Our areas of special interest include food in immigrant communities, the impact of Covid on immigrants, climate change, the role of immigrants and immigration in U.S. elections, and arts and culture.
We produce podcasts, an online magazine and digital stories, and work with a range of media partners to ensure our journalism reaches a wide and diverse audience online and on the air. We support efforts to use nontraditional platforms to distribute news and information and combat misinformation aimed at immigrant audiences.
There is a direct connection between the training and mentoring we offer and the success of Fi2W alumni. Following their fellowships many have gone on to jobs at leading news outlets across the U.S. including WNYC, The New York Times, StoryCorps, The Associated Press, WHYY, WDET, and many others. Some former Fi2W fellows and trainees have used their training to create and improve news outlets that serve audiences in the Latino, Filipino, Pakistani and Nepalese immigrant communities, among others. Fi2W alumni also teach at colleges and universities where they use methods developed by Feet in 2 Worlds help to shape the next generation of journalists.
Fi2W stories have appeared on WNYC, WDET, NPR’s Here and Now, PRX’s The World, NPR’s Latino USA, and in numerous online news outlets such as Slate, Yes! Magazine, palabra from NAHJ, Huffington Post, The Nation, NPR’s The Salt, Africa Is a Country and Latino Rebels. We host live events, in person and online.
Our very first effort was a one-hour radio documentary called ‘Feet in Two Worlds: Immigrants in a Global City’ broadcast in May 2005. It aired on public radio stations across the U.S. and won the Society of Professional Journalists’ New America Award.
Mission Statement
Editorial Policy
Feet in 2 Worlds is an independent news organization and retains full authority over its editorial content.
Our news judgments are made independently and are not based on or influenced by donors. Our fiscal sponsor, the Institute for Nonprofit News, does not participate in our editorial decision-making.
Since our founding in 2004, we have always upheld the highest level of journalistic ethics and practices. We cede no right of review or influence over any of our editorial content.
We are dedicated to reflecting the diversity of communities we serve in our staff and contributors, as well as in our editorial choices and priorities.
We disclose our donors and key stakeholders on our website.
Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services, actions or opinions.
We recognize and appreciate that our nonprofit model relies on donations and that our donors expect us to retain our independent editorial judgment and scrupulous adherence to journalist standards, as do our media and academic partners and our readers and listeners.
It Matters Who Tells The Story
Our commitment is to bring greater diversity and new voices to the nation’s newsrooms. We train, mentor, hire and support journalists from immigrant backgrounds and provide them a platform to showcase their work.
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