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Haiti's seemingly endless road to democracy, and its manifest of casualties
has been extensive. Eventually every traveler navigating its hazardous course
has crashed, turned around, or broken down, however temporarily, and in that
sense, at least, it's been the same road for everybody, including the foreign
and domestic press. The same challenge. The same opportunity. What one might
euphemistically call a learning experience.
It is very hard to find neutrality in
news reports about Haiti. The news media often has no means to do in-depth
coverage. Media in Haiti and in the Diaspora report almost exclusively on Haiti
politic. They are usually not interested in reporting on issues such as justice,
ecology, charity, crime and drugs.
Media in Haiti has been expanding
remarkably in Haiti for the past three decades.
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performance of current and past Haitian Governments
Haiti Radio:
Our study about Haiti news starts
with Radio the most popular news media for Haitian. The transistor radio brought
news and information about Haiti to previously isolated rural areas. In the
1980s, about two dozen radio stations were broadcasting news in Haiti and most
of these radio stations were located in Port - au - Prince.
Haiti Television:
Television played a growing influence
in reporting Haiti news. All the major cities in Haiti have at least one local
television program that broadcast Haiti news, as well as providing
entertainment, cultural activities to their viewers.
Haiti Newspaper & Magazine:
In the 1980s, Haiti saw a considerable increase in the number of newspaper and
periodical reporting news on Haiti. There were around two dozen newspapers and
other periodicals circulating in the country reporting Haiti news to Haitian
living in the country and overseas. After the departure of the Duvalier regime,
a relatively large number of independent newspapers came out.
Haiti News on the Web:
The web is also a good place to receive up to the minute news on Haiti. An
increasingly large number of Haitian websites are currently providing Haiti news
for free. Many Haitians all over the world are now relying on the web to get
their Haiti news. The following is a list of sites providing news on Haiti:
Haiti News in Creole:
Creole, the language of the mass, became the common place in radio, television
and newspaper to inform the Haitian population about Haiti news. In the 1980s,
Creole expended even faster. The production of materials written in Creole
increased the participation of the majority of the population.
Haiti News in French:
As one of the two official languages in Haiti, the French language in Haiti is
spoken by a large number of Haitians. Many radios, television stations and
Newspapers present their Haiti news in French. To find Haiti news in French,
please visit the following:
Haiti News in English:
With the large number of Haitian living abroad, specifically in the United
States, English has become their primary language. These Haitians are also
looking for Haiti news as well. Consequently, a number of web sites serving
Haitians are in English. These sites also provide News about Haiti. The
following is a list of sites providing Haiti news in English.
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