Sarah Ostman

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I am a reporter and journalism grad student at Columbia College Chicago.

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Sarah posted and reviewed this story - Nov 15, 2010
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3.9
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Sarah posted and reviewed this story - Nov 15, 2010
Sarah reviewed this story - Nov 15, 2010
Sarah's Rating
3.7

We constantly hear the argument that native workers are losing jobs to undocumented workers, but the argument is usually bagged on as a racist, anti-immigrant rant. While I don't necessarily agree with it, I was pleased that this article at least tackled the subject honestly, and used a subject (Latino, son of an immigrant) that bridged the gap between immigrants and non-immigrants.

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Sarah reviewed this story - Nov 14, 2010
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3.0

This story covers an important topic -- human trafficking -- but does so in a pretty limited way. It would have benefited from additional sources -- perhaps an expert on the topic to shed light on the experiences of trafficked people. As is, we basically have a story written from one source (and probably a press release).

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Sarah posted this story - Nov 14, 2010
Sarah reviewed this story - Oct 11, 2010
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3.9
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Sarah reviewed this story - Oct 7, 2010
Sarah's Rating
3.9

I thought this was a great story, well sourced, carefully researched. My only complaint: the reporter might have been more careful to hammer home the fact that it was not Dobbs, but companies contracted by Dobbs, that hired the undocumented workers.

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Sarah reviewed this story - Oct 3, 2010
Sarah's Rating
3.2

Without comment from Abercrombie, this article is always going to be a little incomplete. Still, it could benefit from some more context from ICE -- how common are these fines? how large are they usually?

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Sarah reviewed this story - Oct 3, 2010
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3.9

Thought this was a good recap of the debate. Most of the quotes were clearly taken from the debate or press conference, but experts did add some good context.

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Sarah posted this story - Oct 3, 2010
Sarah reviewed this story - Sep 28, 2010
Sarah's Rating
3.9

This is good journalism. It's well-written and, for a pretty short article, draws on a good variety of sources.

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Sarah reviewed this story - Sep 28, 2010
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4.0

I think this reporter does a great job of explaining an issue that's broken, no matter which side of the immigration debate you're on.

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Sarah reviewed this story - Sep 18, 2010
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3.7
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Sarah reviewed this story - Sep 18, 2010
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3.8
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Sarah posted this story - Sep 18, 2010
Sarah posted and reviewed this story - Sep 14, 2010
Sarah's Rating
3.6

I found this story to be factual and fair, but it had few sources and few details about the DREAM Act. I'm left with a lot of unanswered questions.

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Sarah posted and reviewed this story - Sep 14, 2010
Sarah reviewed this story - Sep 14, 2010
Sarah's Rating
4.0

I found this story to be a little slanted in favor of immigration reform, but the reporter did cover all sides and presented what I thought to be a balanced and fair article.

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