Students in the College of Journalism and Mass Communications Nebraska Mosaic class interviewed members of Lincoln’s refugee and immigrant communities to gather their thoughts on democracy and its importance as part of U.S. Democracy Day.
The Nebraska Mosaic course focuses on reporting for and about diverse audiences and is taught by Deepe Family Endowed Chair in Depth Reporting and assistant professor of practice Chris Graves.
U.S. Democracy Day is a nationwide collaborative on the International Day of Democracy, in which news organizations cover how democracy works and the threats it faces. The students were part of the nationwide initiative to publish democracy-related stories on Sept. 15.
Livia Ziskey, a junior journalism and advertising and public relations double major, interviewed Iraqi refugee Alktra Farhan about her thoughts on freedom in America. Read the story here
Junior journalism major Leah Bryan talked with first-time voter and Omaha tribe member Keech Strayer, who wants fellow Native Americans—who gained voting rights just under 60 years ago as part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965—to know their opinions matter. Read the story here
Marissa Lindemann, a senior broadcasting and journalism double major, discussed democracy with Vietnamese exchange student Huy Le, who sees democracy as having the choice to help your neighbor. Read the story here
To learn more about U.S. Democracy Day, visit usdemocracyday.org.
