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“It’s worse than a war zone”
Nadine Pequeneza and crew at Pearson airport before leaving for Haiti CBC Metro Morning, Thursday January 21st. CBC’s Matt Galloway interviews Inside Disaster...
A brief history of Haiti: how natural are “natural disasters”?
Natural disasters are usually understood as acute environmental events caused by forces of nature. In the development world, they are distinguished from “complex...
Dignity and Disasters: “bearing witness” to the suffering of others
There is no doubt that the pictures, personal stories and videos coming out of Haiti are hugely effective at generating donations, information and in some cases,...
Manipulating Disaster
A recent article on the UK’s Guardian News website highlights the almost unfathomable statements made by a minority of individuals hoping to turn the crisis...
Ushahidi: Citizen journalism and “testimony” in Haiti
The most recent entry on the Reports page of Ushahidi (the website name means “testimony” in Swahili) alerts readers that armed and masked robbers have...
Haiti relief: connecting through social media
CBC "Missing Persons" gallery TORONTO – Just 72 hours after the Earthquake hit Haiti, the country’s Interior Minister released new estimates...
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