Haiti : NPR

Gruesome Haiti Photo: A Need for Context

January 25, 2010 • Controversial photos of dead bodies are a standard part of covering any major disasaster. NPR wrestled with one jarring image of a man walking over or on dead bodies. With a strong photo caption, it might have been more clear. The photo needed to ...

Say It Ain't So! What's A Jets Fan To Do?

January 25, 2010 • I am still feeling a bit tender about my New York Jets who got WAXED in the playoffs over the weekend. (Sorry, I just need a minute to compose myself.) Yes, I know the Colts are all that. And Peyton Manning is the man, and I know that's a good sto...

January 25th Show

January 25, 2010 • In our first hour, Bill Gates, and rebuilding Haiti. In our second hour, Hiroshima.

The Role And Conflict Of A Journalist In Disasterous Times

January 21, 2010 • In Haiti, the misery continues as does our reporting. We turn our attention to how journalists are covering this story. All the usual rules and questions apply. Is the coverage fair? Is it accurate? Are you learning what you need to know to under...

January 21st Show

January 21, 2010 • In the first hour, campaign finance reform and the future of the Democrats' health care overhaul. In the second hour, the roots of extremism and new technology for philanthropy.

Tech Community Steps Up For Haiti; More Volunteers Needed Saturday

January 20, 2010 • It's been just over one week since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti. As relief organizations rushed to the scene and ordinary people opened their wallets to support the disaster response, hundreds of techies have also stepped up to offer thei...

January 20th Show

January 20, 2010 • Today's Talk: political fallout from the Massachusetts election, helping Haitian orphans, the difficulties of distributing aid in Haiti, and We Two, a new book about Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.

Disaster Photography: When Does It Cross The Line?

The above photo of a Haitian man walking through a make-shift morgue in the aftermath of last week's earthquake is being criticized by some as bordering sensationalism. Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption

Juan Barreto/AFP/Getty Images

Tell Me More

Disaster Photography: When Does It Cross The Line?

January 19, 2010 • Is this another form of exploitation of third-world people, particularly people of color?

Blog Of The Nation

Jon Lee Anderson, Reporting From Haiti

January 19, 2010 • Awaiting Jon Lee Anderson's reporting from Haiti...

Inside NPR.org

Using Google's Haiti Missing Persons Widget

January 17, 2010 • Google has published an easy-to-use widget that allows people to search or submit missing persons from the Haiti earthquake.

NPR Ombudsman

Covering the Big Story

January 15, 2010 • When the earthquake hit Haiti at 4:53 p.m. on Jan. 12, no news organization was prepared to cover Haiti's biggest quake in two centuries. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at what NPR did when the quake news broke 53 minutes into the first hour of A...

Tell Me More

Haiti Needs Help, Swindlers on Standby

January 15, 2010 • If you've checked your Twitter, you've probably noticed that among the most popular tweets are "Help Haiti" and "Red Cross." But with so many ways to donate in the mix--text donations, e-mail contributions or the good old fashion check in the mai...

Tell Me More

Acknowledging the Storm

September 18, 2008 • In talking about Haiti, Lee Hill blogs about how it's one thing to find yourself in dire straits, but it's even more disparaging to realize that no one knows or acknowledges the depth of your suffering, regardless of the nature of the storm.

Blog Of The Nation

Hurricane I Kan't Believe It's Happening Again

September 8, 2008 • Hurricane season has been relentless this year -- we'll check in with the latest victims of Hurricane Ike.

Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic

Listen

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/94386440/94389778" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">