Photojournalist Dominic Bracco II visits Davidson College to discuss his reporting on Juarez's Ninis—youth with little education and no job prospects living in the midst of Mexico's drug wars.
Los Ninis: Mexico's Lost Generation
A former school drop-out, Esteban Ruiseco is the type of teenager Mexico's drug cartels prey upon. And he might have joined them, if the clarinet hadn't given him hope for a better future.
Resources for teachers and students ahead of Dominic Bracco's classroom visit.
The Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism features Dominic Bracco's multimedia piece about a boy's passion for music in Ciudad Juarez.
Short films and discussion on the global phenomenon of child brides, honor killings in Pakistan, adoptions and trafficking in Nepal, and reproductive health in Liberia.
Pulitzer Center grantee Dominic Bracco II was interviewed by Wired about his experience documenting Mexico's Los Ninis and what he hopes his photographs will convey to an American audience.
Juarez is one of the most violent cities in the world and home to many Ninis, young people with little education and no jobs. One youth found refuge in an orchestra.
Photojournalist Dominic Bracco II and Pulitzer Center's Mark Schulte spoke with US and Mexican high school students about human rights at the WorldLink Youth Town Meeting conference in San Diego.
Photojournalist Dominic Bracco talks about his reporting on Mexico's Los Ninis, young people with little education and no job prospects who are caught in the cycle of drug violence.
Staggering crime rates and economic decline in Ciudad Juarez offer little prospect for young people with no jobs and no education. Many of them are turning to drug cartels for work.
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Susana Seijas is a freelance journalist and CBS News’ freelance TV producer based in Mexico City. Previously, she was a Knight International Journalism Fellow at Televisa, where she trained Mexican...
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Dominic Bracco II specializes in documenting the effects of Mexican and North American policies on the border region where he was raised. He has degrees in journalism and Spanish literature from The...