Documented is a nonprofit media outlet, based in New York City, focused exclusively on covering how public policies impact the lives of the city's immigrants. Documented Semanal is your newsletter in Spanish sent by Whatsapp. The medium follows regulatory changes, local policies, labor, law enforcement practices and bureaucratic requirements, and the effects of new federal directives. All conversations are analyzed. Their study informs and shapes Documented's editorial strategy. That is, the concerns of users are the seed of the reports that Documented investigates and publishes, with great impact on local, state and federal authorities that work with immigrants. In addition to publishing content in English and Spanish, Documented has reporters focused on working in Haitian Creole and Chinese. The organization's work has won the following awards: two LION Publishers Awards, two Folio Awards, the Shaufler Prize for Journalism, an Online Journalism Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Award, and a Deadline Club Award. They work with allied media such as Ap News, New York Times, Latino USA, WNYC and Univision 41. They finance their site with individual donations and grants, in this way they want to maintain their ethical standards and focus on the most important issues for readers. 

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Last updated date: April 2025

Source: SembraMedia

Location:
Nueva York, Estados Unidos
Year the organization started publishing:
2018
Languages:
Spanish
Type of coverage:
Local
Area of coverage:
Nueva York

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Science
Education
Environment
Politics
Economy and business
Lifestyle
Health and well-being
Entertainment and culture
Society and human rights
Entrepreneurship
Economy and finance
Gender
LGBTIQ+
Ethnic minorities
Refugees
Migration
Journalism genres:
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Investigative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Live coverage of events
Crowdsourcing
Solutions or constructive journalism
Explanatory journalism
Collaborative journalism
Fact-checking
Curated/aggregated content
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Social media platforms

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
2,108
Twitter number of followers:
8,485
Instagram number of followers:
2,092
Tiktok number of followers:
24

Management and team

Founders

Female:
9
Male:
2
Founders:
Mazin Sidahmed, Max Siegelbaum
Directors:
Nicolas Rios, Ethar El-Katatney

Team

Full-time employees:
14
Part-time employees:
1
Freelancers or consultants:
0
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
Non-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Grants
Audience support / reader revenue
Google Adsense
Programmatic ad networks
Branded content or native advertising
Local advertising sold by own team
Content development for other media
Individual donations
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Individual donations
The second most important revenue source reported:
Individual donations

Transparency

Publishes information about annual revenue
Publishes the names of donors
Has a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Doesn’t publish a sexual harassment or institutional violence policy
Is signed up to a press regulator, trust initiative, or part of a press association
Publishes up to date information about its team
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