Monitoring press freedom and international affairs from Mid-Missouri Public Radio and the Missouri School of Journalism
Six years after quake, Haiti faces challenges
By  • 25 March 2016
A little more than six years ago, Haiti was devastated by a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake, killing more than 100,000 people and causing widespread damage. In those six years, billions of dollars of aid has…
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Haiti a test case on role of aid agencies
By  • 24 March 2016
Haiti's weak government overshadowed by robust NGO presence In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, relief money poured into Haiti – as did thousands of foreign aid organizations to help distribute it. Six years later,…
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Dominican court overturns part of defamation law
By  • 1 March 2016
The Dominican Republic’s constitutional court has overturned parts of a law that criminalized defamation of the Caribbean nation's government, but upheld the criminal prosecution for defamation of private individuals. In a ruling issued Feb. 21,…
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