Reporter’s Notebook: Return to Haiti

Reporter Amy Bracken is currently on assignment in Haiti, a country that she knows well, having lived and worked there extensively in the past. The World asked her to keep a diary of her experiences on this trip. In this, her first entry, she writes about being back in the country, and about how the Haitians are preparing for the rainy season. (Photo: Amy Bracken)

• The World: Amy’s coverage from her previous trip to Haiti (Jan. 19, 2010)
• The World: Amy reflects on post-earthquake Haiti (January 14, 2010)

Scenes from Haiti

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Amy Bracken in a suburb of Port au Prince about what she’s been seeing there.

American Influence Podcast: Haiti in crisis

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This episode of The World’s American Influence podcast takes a look at the response to the earthquake in Haiti. The BBC’s Andy Gallacher gives an account from the ground. The World’s Katy Clark talks with some Haitian Americans in Boston. And correspondent Amy Bracken has a reporter’s notebook. Download MP3

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Hope for Haiti?

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The horrific images coming out of Haiti since the earthquake aren’t altogether unfamiliar. The deeply impoverished country was nearly synonymous with tragedy for many years. But last year optimism was beginning to blossom for some Haiti watchers and it almost seemed as if the country wasn’t doomed to eternal misery. Amy Bracken has this reporter’s notebook. Download MP3

• BBC coverage of the earthquake
• Haiti’s history of misery

Discussing the Goldstone Report

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The UN endorsed a controversial report yesterday that accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes in Gaza. On that same day, the report’s author, Judge Richard Goldstone met in a public forum with a former Israeli ambassador to discuss the report’s accusations. Correspondent Amy Bracken reports from Waltham, Massachusetts.

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Haiti’s diaspora looks for guidance

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More than a quarter of the Haitian populations lives outside Haiti. Now there are growing efforts to unify and strengthen that diaspora. Haitian leaders in the US are getting some advice from another more established diaspora… The American Jewish community. Amy Bracken reports.