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Here is a picture of Lilianne Pierre-Paul, reporter for Radio Haiti International in the 1980s.

The relentless efforts to expose social problems and injustice have always forced Lilianne Pierre-Paul to remain the most outspoken critic of the government since the final days of the Duvalier regime. Lilianne is the star reporter of 'Radio Haiti International and Radio Kiskeya'. She is a pride of the Haitian society, President of the Association of Haitian Media and also the leading reporter and a regular host of Radio Kiskeya. In recent times, she was vocal against all irregularities and election frauds of Martelly administration as well. Her bold reporting curtailed the Pierre-Paul's movement, she was imprisoned for her views on governments, faced numerous death threats and she was on several hit lists. Many times, her entry was prohibited from entering certain government buildings and Lilianne was sent on a six-year exile in Venezuela and Curacao-- but she has always refused to remain silent. Her devotion and commitment helped her to win the 'Courage Journalism Award' in 1990 by the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF). She won the 'Roc Cadet SOS Freedom Prize' in 2014. On December 13, 2012, she was honored by the 'Havana Guitar Show'.

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Nivo ensekirite an kontinye ap ogmante an Ayiti. Nenpòt moun ka vin yon viktim. Koulye a, ou ka mete ladan Direktè nan Radyo Tele Metwopòl, Jounalis Wendell Theodore, kòm dènye viktim nan ensekirite sa an Ayiti. Dapre enfòmasyon ki vinn jwenn nou, nan Vandredi aswè 11 Desanm, jounalis la te viktim yon carjack pa kèk bandi ame. pandan li te ap kondwi yon Toyota rav 4 nan Delmas 75, li te atake pa ansasen ame ki te tire an lè, plis pran machin li ak tout bagay andedan li. Apre atak la, yo rapòte ke Wendell Theodore ki pa te blese pa ensidan an, te boulvèse emosyonèlman ak ajite.

English

Journalist Wendell Theodore attacked, car stolen

The level of insecurity continues to increase in Haiti and anyone can be a victim. Now you can include the Director of Radio Tele Metropole, Journalist Wendell Theodore as the latest victim of insecurity in Haiti. According to information obtained, on Friday evening of December 11, the journalist was the victim of a carjack by some armed bandits. As he was driving his white Rav 4 Toyota in delmas 75, he was attacked by gunmen who fired in the air and took his car with everything in it. Following the attack, it was reported that Wendell Theodore who was unharmed by the incident, was troubled emotionally and visibly agitated.

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Some Haitian journalists received Journalism and Social Media certificates from VOA.

Haitian Journalists Updated on Journalistic Practices

Voice of America (VOA) gave ten Haitian journalists certificates upon completing the "Journalism and Social Media in the Context of Elections" workshop. The Port-au-Prince U.S. Embassy financed the program.

The journalists were instructed in writing pieces that were unbiased, coherent, and represented differing views. They also received instruction on how to post their articles on social media.

VOA's Haitian affiliate, VOA Creole, is acknowledged as the top international news agency airing on Haitian radio.

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Here is a picture of Journalist Jefferson Michel Casseus.

On Sunday, August 30, around 5:30 PM, Jefferson Michel Casseus, the popular journalist from National Television of Haiti (TNH) died in a terrible car accident. He was travelling in a green Suzuki with another journalist Jhonson Baptiste, a contributing editor of Daily Le Nouvelliste and one woman whose identity is unknown. The woman and Baptiste both died on the spot. Casseus was seriously injured. Initially, he was taken to 'Doctors Without Borders Hospital' in Carrefour, but was later shifted to the 'Hospital of the State University of Haiti' (HUEH). The doctors at the HUEH were on strike. Without considering his condition, they left him unattended on the hospital floor for almost two hours and he died. Casseus's final words were "I am choking". The other car to the accident was a Honda Accord, damaged to a lesser extent, was carrying back four people from the beach-- one of its passengers died on the spot. Casséus had a keen interest on matters related to social issues; he was a host of "Morning Magazine Agenda Show" on TNH.

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Here is a picture of Jacques Roche who was assassinated after being kidnapped. He was a journalist and poet. Jacques Roche was kidnapped on July 11, 2005 by a group of unknown people and on July 14, 2005, he was found dead, tied to a chair and mutilated.

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Journalist Guyler C. Delva who at one point occupied the function of secretary of state for communication under the Martelly Lamothe government has been removed. According to the former journalist himself, he was appointed as advisor to the presidency
The same Guyler C. Delva has decided to quit the position of advisor to the presidence on November 9, 2013 to return to his original position as Journalist. Providing explanation at the popular radio show Ranmasse, he stated that he took this decision to give more time to his "SOS journaliste" Association

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Here is a picture of Jacqueline Charles who is a Haitian-Turks Islander. She is working for the Miami Herald as their Caribbean Correspondent

Charles was named Journalist of the year . This prestigious award was given to her by the National Association of Black Journalists or NABJ.

Photos provided by Facebook.com

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After over a quarter of a decade spent documenting the history of his home country, Haiti, AFP photographer, Thony Belizaire, has become part of it himself after succumbing to respiratory problems on July 21, 2013. Famous for his work capturing the upheavals caused by the political climate, and various natural disasters, including the January 2010 earthquake that killed a quarter million, Belizaire has made considerable contributions to the media and the public that, like him, should endure for decades to come.

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Here is a picture of the Independent journalist Nancy Roc.

She broke her contract with Radio Metropole on May 3, 2013 because as she stated she felt that the freedom of the press in Haiti. She find herself in a position where several issues of Metropolis broadcasts were censored by Radio Metropole.
She has been in the media for close to 28 years. The last show of metropolis is to be broadcasted Saturday, July 27 and August 3, 2013, at which time, Metropolis will cease to exist on Radio Metropole,

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Antenor Firmin was born on October 18, 1850 in Cap-Haitian. He became a Haitian anthropologist, journalist, and politician. Antenor Firmin believes firmely in the principle that "all men are endowed with the same qualities and the same faults, regardless of color or anatomical form. For him, all races are equal.

His work was recognized by Haitians as well as scholars of Africans as an early work of négritude
His work includes: De l'Égalité des Races Humaines - published 1885, Haïti et la France - published 1891, Une Défense - published 1892, Diplomate et Diplomatie - published 1898 and M. Roosevelt, Président des États-Unis et la République d'Haïti - published 1905

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