Haiti
IMS was active in Haiti between 2003 - 2005 with the aim to assist journalists under threat. In collaboration with IMPACS, IMS supported media development which included an Internet-based news service. In 2006 IMS and IMPACS developed a handbook on media coverage during elections. Following the earthquake in January 2010 IMS is assisting with humanitarian information expertise in collaboration with other media support organisations and as partner of The Communications for Disaster Affected Communities (CDAC) initiative in Haiti.Archive
- Investigating the reconstruction of Haiti
- Two years on from Haiti's earthquake
- Boost for investigative journalism in Haiti
- Tackling the journalism brain drain in Haiti: post-quake challenges to produce quality journalism
- Haiti's leading national newspaper rebuilds through online profit
- Reconstruction work in Haiti hampered by corruption
- IMS supports training on election reporting in Haiti
- A new beginning for Haitian journalists as press centres open around the country
- One year on for journalists in Haiti
- An island of activity: Haiti pushes on
- Haitian journalists improve their skills to inform
- Watchdog journalism begins to dig deeper into the reconstruction of Haiti
- Haiti: Need for professionalism
- Le rôle des médias haïtiens dans la reconstruction
- Reconstructing quality journalism in Haiti
- Le Nouvelliste article about reconstructing media in Haiti
- Haitian journalists undergo trauma treatment
- Rebuilding Haitian media
- Radio stations struggling to stay on air
- Solidarity between professionals in Haiti
- Centre to open doors for Haitian media
- Homes and work places gone for journalists
- Call for international support to Haiti media
- Haiti map-2
- Maps of needs in Haiti take shape
- Coordinating media support in Haiti - conference minutes, 20 January 2010
- IMS support media in Haiti
Boost for investigative journalism in Haiti
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The International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) and International Media Support (IMS) are pleased to announce Haiti's first Fund for Investigative Journalism in Haiti (FIJH). The goal of the fund is to instill a culture of investigative reporting, and provide the financial means for journalists to do investigations
Why an investigative fund? An integral part of a free and just society is an independent press that strives to provide accurate, balanced and meaningful information. It is vital to create a corps of investigative journalists who have the capacity to report on society in a way that holds government officials, aid agencies and others accountable, especially in the reconstruction period following the January 12, 2010, earthquake.
The Fund for Investigative Journalism in Haiti (FIJH) will give Haitian journalists an opportunity to produce indepth,investigative stories by providing short-term financing to cover the journalists' costs (including salaries). In addition, the FIJH will offer one-on-one coaching to build the capacity of the participating journalists. The goal of FIJH is to instill a culture of investigative reporting, provide the financial means for journalists to do investigations, improve the quality (as measured by accuracy, use of multiple sources and reliance on research and hard data) of reporting and help jumpstart a public demand for accountability.
Who is the fund for?
The Fund is open to print, radio and television journalists - full-time and working as freelancers. Journalists can apply individually or in groups of two or three. The theme for the two-month pilot project is financial and material assistance for recovery and reconstruction following the January 2010 earthquake. The fund's pilot project will begin by November 18, 2011, with the distribution of information about the project and an online application. All journalists interested in applying are encouraged to visit the website session on Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - noon at the Press Center (rue Butte, #8), Bourdon.
For more information about the fund, including its financing, and for an application please go to: http://journalismeinvestigationhaiti.blogspot.com/.
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