The French weekly Courrier International opened its columns on February 4 to Haitian print media journalists in a special edition being circulated worldwide. The paper’s managers did it to express solidarity with Haitian journalists following the earthquake, which completely paralyzed the publication of the country’s dailies.
The two dailies in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, Le Nouvelliste and
Le Matin, were honored in the special edition. Haiti Liberté, a Haitian weekly based in Brooklyn, New York, also participated.
Journalists with these three publications have provided an overview of the situation in Haiti, recounting losses of all kinds, assessing the damage in affected areas, and, especially, underscoring prospects for Haitian society following the tragedy.
The editor-in-chief of Le Matin, Daly Valet, said Courrier International edition is the first
of its kind for the Haitian press. He told CPJ that such an initiative is not
just a gesture of solidarity with the Haitian media, but also moral and
professional support for Haitian journalists. Revenues from the sale of the
special issue of Courrier International will go into a special fund earmarked to
assist victims of the January 12 disaster, Valet said, stressing that the collaboration between Courrier International and the Haitian media would continue beyond the special
edition on Haiti.
Valet said the French weekly’s also paid journalists for their work.
Courrier
International has also called on donors
to assist the oldest newspaper in Haiti, Le Nouvelliste, which, since
January 12, has been without a printing press. The paper’s first special issue following the
earthquake was published from an obsolete privately owned press. According to Max
Chauvet, Venezuelan technicians will assess the Le Nouvelliste’s
equipment this week.
Although the weekly Haïti Liberté is printed in the U.S., it faces
other difficulties. Its circulation in Haiti has been
suspended since the earthquake. Yet, a representative from the paper told CPJ
that with the resumption of flights of cargo planes to Port-au-Prince, Haïti Liberté will
soon resume its circulation.
Editor’s Note: If you have any information on journalists and media outlets in Haitiplease post a comment below or notify us via e-mail msalazar@cpj.org, or Twitter: @HelpJournalists. We are collecting funds that will go directly to Haitian journalists. If you’d like to make a contribution, please click this link and enter “Haiti” in the “Notes” section on the second page.
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Very good one, thanks for the info... Am quite happy to hear that Courrier International has also called on donors to assist the oldest newspaper in Hait.. Excellent.
Can anyone gives a feedback on what is the current situation there? WOuld be good to know.. thx