"Mad" Miles
07-26-2010, 05:55 PM
How to Write about Haiti (https://dissidentvoice.org/2010/07/how-to-write-about-haiti/)
by Ansel Herz / July 26th, 2010
Actor Sean Penn, who is helping manage a camp of displaced earthquake victims in Haiti, is making pointed criticisms of journalists for dropping the ball on coverage of Haiti. He’s wrong. I’ve been on the ground in Port-au-Prince working as an independent journalist for the past ten months. I’m an earthquake survivor who’s seen the big-time reporters come and go. They’re doing such a stellar job and I want to help out, so I’ve written this handy guide for when they come back on the one-year anniversary of the January quake!
For starters, always use the phrase ‘the poorest country in …
(Full article …) (https://dissidentvoice.org/2010/07/how-to-write-about-haiti/#more-19969)
by Ansel Herz / July 26th, 2010
Actor Sean Penn, who is helping manage a camp of displaced earthquake victims in Haiti, is making pointed criticisms of journalists for dropping the ball on coverage of Haiti. He’s wrong. I’ve been on the ground in Port-au-Prince working as an independent journalist for the past ten months. I’m an earthquake survivor who’s seen the big-time reporters come and go. They’re doing such a stellar job and I want to help out, so I’ve written this handy guide for when they come back on the one-year anniversary of the January quake!
For starters, always use the phrase ‘the poorest country in …
(Full article …) (https://dissidentvoice.org/2010/07/how-to-write-about-haiti/#more-19969)