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Why does Haiti have it so bad?

June 9, 2010 Gloria Shur Bilchik International Leave a comment

The economic disparity between Haiti and its island-sharing neighbor, the Dominican Republic, is a question I’ve wondered about a lot since the devastating earthquake

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Dr. Gupta calling and practicing his calling

March 6, 2010 Arthur Lieber Health care, Media 2 comments

A story is usually real until the media gives it a tag line; then things begin to deteriorate. Dr. Gupta’s piece came after the tag lines had been written and the melodramatic music was playing. But it cut through the chafe and showed us what real broadcast journalism and real engagement in a story can be. I only wish more people had seen it.

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