Pulitzer Center grantee William Wheeler reflects on his experience in international reporting and the fraught path from daily journalism to long-form nonfiction.
Haiti's Reconstruction: Building Back Better
As Haitians rebuild after the devastating January 2010 earthquake, local journalists are reconstructing their identity within the country by learning new standards and ethics of objective reporting.
A new study predicts there could be 11,000 deaths in Haiti attributed to cholera infections between March and November of 2011, but NGOs aren't offering any lasting solutions to the problem.
There has been an enormous outpouring of aid to Haiti, but how much impact is it actually making?
The initial shock of the earthquake has passed but Haiti continues its struggle to overcome both man-made and natural disasters. Amidst the rubble, a devastated infrastructure and untold suffering, there is also an unprecedented opportunity. Join journalists Lisa Armstrong and William Wheeler as they share reflections on their reporting from Haiti over the past year, the challenge of sustaining public interest in the systemic issues the country now faces, as well as strategies for reporting "beyond the headlines."
When Disaster Strikes: Reporting and Responding is an international conference that will explore the collaboration and tension between journalists and public health workers at times of crisis.
The relatively smooth course of the March 20th presidential election in Haiti has brought cautious optimism about the prospects for political stability in the country.
Slow-to-move rubble, an obstacle to rebuilding after Haiti's earthquake, exacerbates violence and disease in makeshift neighborhoods.
Haitians and aid workers fear storms and the disastrous connection between cholera, charcoal, deforestation, and floods.
The cholera outbreak has lead Haitians to boil their water. But they use charcoal for fire, which leads to deforestation and then flooding. Now a new program is trying to restore Haiti's ecosystem.
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William Wheeler has reported on political affairs from East Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Haiti, and the Middle East. He’s also covered immigrant detention in rural Virginia, and subterranean...
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