tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56932014006039569752024-03-05T01:45:12.921-08:00Fund for Investigative Journalism in HaitiFonds pour le journalisme d'investigation en Haïtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08855404377748275071noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693201400603956975.post-69651638709292999582012-03-08T12:53:00.003-08:002012-03-08T13:14:56.152-08:00Haiti Reconstruction Waste Flushed Out<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Port-au-Prince, March 8 </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">- Waste. <br />
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Millions spent by the international community to empty over 11,000 "port-a-potties" has now dried up, leaving a half-million internally displaced people with no place to "go,"literally. <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Online, it looks like two US-based charities are making good on their promise to build 10,000 homes, and the money flows in… but not to build 10,000 houses – journalists could only find a few dozen.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Earthquake refugees dump the ecological free toilets supplied by an Irish aid agency and instead dig to install familiar flush toilets which are now polluting one of the capital’s main water supplies. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmxZUZmhiFmFKJySAlGuTz-j1TlBBhaoSwvvEEgQVlSHMelKDKMGon8BpwHcAtoNi4XhzLtrTKbt9jrrJQikyns3OTp5rg_B-dneU8v5YHsyXmnmAZkuQseeNeV3Kv7i3MuY6Fd4j8jM/s1600/D14_Fortune_twou2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCmxZUZmhiFmFKJySAlGuTz-j1TlBBhaoSwvvEEgQVlSHMelKDKMGon8BpwHcAtoNi4XhzLtrTKbt9jrrJQikyns3OTp5rg_B-dneU8v5YHsyXmnmAZkuQseeNeV3Kv7i3MuY6Fd4j8jM/s400/D14_Fortune_twou2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><br />
These are just a few of the investigative reports produced this month by young Haitian journalists, with support from the new Fund For Investigative Journalism in Haiti. <br />
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Chosen by a jury made up of media directors from Groupe Medialternatif, the National Association of Haitian Media (ANMH) and the Association of Independent Haitian Media (AMIH), a dozen young men and women scoured the streets and hillsides of Haiti's earthquake zone for two months, discovering a lack of coordination, buck-passing, waste and corruption.<br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Temporary Toilets Threaten Permanent Damage</span></b><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 14pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">on <a href="http://www.ayitikaleje.org/14lafeng" target="_blank"><b><i>Haiti Grassroots Watch</i></b></a> or <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106977" target="_blank"><b><i>Inter Press Service</i></b></a> [abridged version] <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Money for Cleaning Toilets Down the Drain? </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">on <a href="http://www.ayitikaleje.org/14pharesENG" target="_blank"><b><i>Haiti Grassroots Watch</i></b></a> or <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=106976" target="_blank"><b><i>Inter Press Service</i></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><b>Grace Village, a camp without Grace<o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><b> </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fMdOJOHX24">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fMdOJOHX24</a> <o:p></o:p></b></div><b> </b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14pt;"> Next week, watch for two housing stories:<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Building Back isn’t Better in Villa Rosa</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">and<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Shelters Don’t Shelter the Needy</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">Audio: </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 14pt;">We will send out the links to the audio versions later this month.<o:p></o:p></span></div>Fonds pour le journalisme d'investigation en Haïtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08855404377748275071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5693201400603956975.post-26507180842372921972011-11-16T17:09:00.000-08:002012-01-08T08:49:39.625-08:00Fund for Investigative Journalism in Haiti<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>WHAT IS FIJH:</b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A fund set up specifically to help journalists who, individually or as a group of two or three, might otherwise not have the financial means or technological resources, skills or experience to complete an investigation (written, radio or television). </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This initiative is sponsored by two international organizations that support investigative journalism and the improvement of media and journalists worldwide: the <a href="http://www.icfj.org/">International Center for Journalists</a> (ICFJ) and <a href="http://www.i-m-s.dk/">International Media Support</a> (IMS).</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5HvJdwrJBZEbC3NmBg8CU5trYaOme3_AEn727enWrvmsnVKVxazBYDuHOeGjZ8SFjWJRCRFcaYK5gwhMMy2PP_lTkC7TwIMeDf50IeC7s55UKhRSrb9UHPbyEWgBprDG6AQfjsgMnGc/s1600/magnifying-glasssun.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD5HvJdwrJBZEbC3NmBg8CU5trYaOme3_AEn727enWrvmsnVKVxazBYDuHOeGjZ8SFjWJRCRFcaYK5gwhMMy2PP_lTkC7TwIMeDf50IeC7s55UKhRSrb9UHPbyEWgBprDG6AQfjsgMnGc/s400/magnifying-glasssun.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The FIJH is planning to hold several rounds of grant-making for investigations to be held in 2012. Check back soon to learn about the next call for proposals.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>WHY FIJH? </b><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• To instill a culture of investigative reporting.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• To improve the quality of reporting in Haiti.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• To help jumpstart a public demand for accountability.</span><br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">WHAT WILL FIJH PROVIDE FOR JOURNALIST RECIPIENTS? </span></b><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• Partial salary for the length of the investigation, as well as funding for expenses (travel, phone cards, copies, cyber café, etc.)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• A coach to work one-on-one with an FIJH journalist recipient.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">• Translation of material and legal support, if necessary.</span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>LATEST NEWS</b> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On January 3, 2012, the FIJH awarded seven journalists and journalist teams funding for reports to be completed in early 2012. </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>HOW DO I APPLY? </b>Check back soon to learn about the next opportunity.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>GUIDELINES</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The FIJH follows the "hypothesis-based investigation" method. To learn more, please see the <a href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=29032&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html" target="_blank">UNESCO manual</a>. The <a href="http://fairreporters.net/" target="_blank">Forum for African Investigative Reporters</a> also has good resources, although most of them are in English only. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://journalismeinvestigationhaiti.blogspot.com/"><i>Go to the French site</i>.</a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <a href="http://www.i-m-s.dk/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXYgqCfCn2rJMrrvkFjUfyRyh97pJhni7GlOjyr4DewAYn_WjSdI-lfUBavESptZ8pF1WFgulXInwcaS3eE0ra4Nla7wlgasBqNsRcM48_sYxuks5WyeuiXaVNt9fC2-Xn0pD0EHGyVRE/s1600/IMS.jpg" /></a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><a href="http://www.icfj.org/"><img border="0" height="52" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixmmm8UoB-tVn_wHJhn7hr3yEU03b6I0dglbygSu4CkJROUyfMaw2WIoRjikV08qcnvMc3K1eBc8PLvxFkWQJyYe6_q0iThdl6gzJwVFKKXc-Q51PTgu5U88FiMJq7TqVUO_egLIl1QbA/s320/ICFJ.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></span><br />
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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://haitigrassrootswatch.squarespace.com/storage/OnepagerFIJH.pdf">Download one page information sheet</a>.</span></div>Fonds pour le journalisme d'investigation en Haïtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08855404377748275071noreply@blogger.com0