Giving Thanks at The Border Chronicle
We are thankful to you for supporting the only independent border-wide publication owned by journalists. Plus, read a new CJR article about us, and listen to our podcast interview with Laura St. John
It’s a short publishing week here at The Border Chronicle as we enjoy some time off with our families. We hope that you have a restful break, despite all of the turmoil happening in our country. It is important to reflect on— and appreciate — what we do have and to be thankful for our friends and family. We are also thankful for you, our readers and listeners, for supporting us since we launched this small but mighty publication in September 2021. As we have been hinting recently, we have big plans for growth in 2026. Recently, we hired Brenda Machado, our first audience engagement staffer. We also have a new podcast editor, José Olivares. Besides being a pro at audio editing, José is also a highly accomplished investigative reporter who has written for numerous publications including The Guardian and The Intercept. Welcome José!
Some more good news. This week we received a wonderful write up in the Columbia Journalism Review about our work, which highlighted reporting by Pablo de la Rosa in South Texas. The article also delves into the origin story of why The Border Chronicle was created and our plans for future growth. We hope you will give it a read! Also, if you have the means please consider supporting our work with a paid subscription or donation. One big goal for 2026 is to raise enough funds to keep Pablo de la Rosa reporting from South Texas for The Border Chronicle and to support Caroline Tracey who has been doing amazing environmental and arts and culture coverage for us. An annual or founding member subscription goes a long way for us, because we know we can count on that income for the year. Every dollar goes back into our reporting and helps us expand our coverage at the border.
If you believe that local independent journalism is important for a functioning democracy, and you believe in The Border Chronicle’s journalism, please support our work today for just $6 a month or $60 a year. Or even better, become a founding member for $150 a year and receive two additional paid subscriptions for friends and family.
You can also donate to The Border Chronicle through PayPal or make a tax-deductible donation through our fiscal sponsor Homelands Productions.
And if you’re unable to give this season, we appreciate you sharing our work with friends and family. It will help us reach more readers and listeners. Thank you!
And finally, listen to this incredibly informative podcast interview that Todd recorded this week with Laura St. John, legal director for the nonprofit Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project in Arizona, which provides legal assistance and advocacy for undocumented people in detention. St. John explains the many terrible ways that Trump’s mass deportation dragnet is impacting immigrant families, including deporting people to third countries like the small African nation of Eswatini, which is being paid by the Trump administration to detain people deported from the U.S.
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