Join our panel of journalism and legal experts to discuss the challenges of covering police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in local neighborhoods. Among other topics, we will discuss safety concerns for journalists on the scene; the importance of building trust with affected communities; the First Amendment protections at play; and how to best fulfill the critical need for local reporting.

Prior to attending this program, we encourage you to view:

• IMMIGRATION REPORTING 101 | https://youtu.be/pgHc_SPcci4

• ACCESSING IMMIGRATION RECORDS | https://youtu.be/VBFU3AIOnbs

Learn how your state’s open meeting law has changed during the last four years and what developments — for better or worse — may be on the horizon. By attending this lesson, you’ll get a full update to supplement everything you learned in our previous open meeting law lessons. Haven’t watched those lessons? You can find them here: https://nefac.org/foiguide/

Every day, police officers respond to reports of all sorts of events most of which never make the news. The Boston Globe’s Blotter Tales — reported by Emily Sweeney — features many amusing, shocking and heart-breaking incidents from the police log books (a.k.a. blotters) in our communities. Join us as we speak to Emily about the most surprising stories she found and how she found them. We’ll also discuss a new contest for student journalists who want to use the skills Emily describes to find their own stories . . . and win great prizes.