Earlier this year (2008), Ariana Cubillos, of the Associated Press, reported through these pictures on the slideshow below that Haitians are so desperate for food that they resort to eating dirt. There can be some doubt on the true context of that practice. However, this is another example of poor representation of the defenseless Haiti in the International Media.
Take a look at the following pictures:
http://abcnews.go.com/International/popup?id=4216121&contentIndex=1&page=3&start=false
Read the entire Story, by Jonathan M. Katz of the AP, that was largely distributed.
Was the goal of this story to raise awareness to the situation in Haiti, to generate more media coverage, or to further tarnish the image of Haitians around the world. Be the judge, post your comments (English, French, Creole, or Spanish) below.
G. Moyiz
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