Media

The Haitian Born Fabienne Colas is in a fight to make Quebec Television more diverse. Recently, she submitted a proposal to the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunication Commission (CRTC) for a license that would allow French-language TV station to give a voice to all the minority groups.

Fabienne Colas is not new to the entertainment world. She created the Haitian Film Festival which has been expended to the Montreal International Black Film Festival. She also created Haiti en Folie

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Here is a picture of Ed Lozama in the movie player.

Ed Lozama, Ed Loz, is a radio personality who started his radio career when he was a teenager. He studied broadcasting in Chicago, then worked for the Voice of America in Washington DC.

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A current teacher at the University of Florida, Yves Colon is also a graduate from the same University, with Masters in Arts. He is the co-founder of the Haitian Times, a Haitian newspaper in the English language.

Yves Colon as a long career in the media. Colon worked for
Voices of America, Creole-Language broadcasting. He also contributed and use his journalistic skill to teach other in the field

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Here is the funny team that hosts the most listened to Radio Show in Haiti. Matin Caraibes Radio show has for guest Minister Louis Farrakhan, Wyclef Jean.

The show presents both a serious side and a funny side. This was an opportunity for me to meet the crowd that i listen to every day

During the interview with the team Matin Caraibes, He mentioned that Haiti will be free again one day.

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President Michel Martelly, in a debate held by SOS journalists to commemorate the Latin American Day of Press Freedom thinks the Haitian press is not responsible enough. Whether it is political or others, the president would want for the Haitian press to assume a more responsible role in educating the public.

President Michel Martelly suggested that the press could do a better job in educating people about the danger they face in building in a certain areas. He also wants the press to help hold elected officials accountable as well

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Controversy around Donna Karan's Ad with Brazilian model Adriana Lima and Haitians

This a a ad that did not seat well with many people. As you are looking at this ad for Donna Karan that is getting ready to hit the world for her spring 2012 season, you will observe the beautiful and sexy Brazilian model Adriana Lima posing in a seductive way. Two young Haitian men are seen in the background.

The reaction of many people following the apparition of the image is that it is of poor taste. Showing Donna Karan's Ad with Adriana Lima shows glamour; but at the same time it shows suffering in the faces of Haiti, a country that has been going through a major earthquake and where many people are still suffering.

Donna Karan's Ad was inspired by the work of famous Haitian artist, Philippe Dodard and photographed by Russell James

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A television show about the 2010 earthquake earned an award for the Miami Herald. "Nou Bouke" documents the effect of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The recording was a project from several medial in South Florida. The Miami Herald, in association with WPBT 2 and local public television PBS made that possible.

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Here is a picture of President Michel Martelly in front of the haitian press.

President Martelly hurged the Haitian media to help him create a stable environment in the country to encourage investment. According to President Michel Martelly, if we want to see more investment, the press most help create the relative stability to attract more investors into the country.

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