Reporting on Central America

For those new to events, the Northern Triangle of Central America is comprised of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. While the other countries of Central America (Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama) have their own challenges, the Northern Triangle is quite distinct because of its combination of higher levels of insecurity, poverty, corruption, and weak governance that has been forcing large numbers of their citizens to relocate internally and then eventually to Mexico and the United States.

The Council on Foreign Relations' Rocio Cara Labrador and Danielle Renwick published a good overview of "Central America’s Violent Northern Triangle" back in January (h/t @Wade_CJW). 

Catesby Holmes at the Conversation also has a good article with Forced migration from Central America: 5 essential reads. They provide important big picture reads of the region. However, they don't really get at the intense insecurity felt by the region's citizens on a daily basis. 

I would check out some of the terrific journalists who cover the region at Nomada, Plaza Publica, El Faro, Revista Factum, and Contrapunto. Their stories are sometimes available in English. Oscar Martinez is always a must read. 

While English-language television and cable have done an awful job covering conditions in Central America and Mexico, and along the US border, if they cover anything at all, fortunately print/electronic journalists have done a much better job. The AP (Sonia Perez, Marcos A. Aleman, Peter Orsi), Guardian (Nina Lakhani), and New York Times (Elisabeth Malkin, Nic Wirtz), Economist (Sarah Esther Maslin) are all good sources. 

On the U.S. side of Central American migration issues, Lomi Kriel and Dara Lind are two of my favorites. Maria Sacchetti is also very good. I learn something new from them every day. 

Apologies in advance. Of course, there are many more but these are a few off the top of my head.