Haiti earthquake: Angry crowds bemoan lack of government response

Christian Science Monitor by Sara Miller Llana | Jan. 17, 2010 (News Report)

The streets of Port-au-Prince are teeming with people. Entire swaths of the city are full of residents, carrying empty water containers, watching neighbors dig out their relatives still buried in rubble, or camping out in plazas and sidewalks and city squares.

One thing that is sorely missing on the scene: the Haitian government.

International firefighters and paramedics have cordoned off recovery sights and are busily trying to rescue ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Jan 17, 2010 - 9:44 AM PST
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Jan 17, 2010 - 11:03 AM PST
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Richard Riehl
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 by Richard Riehl - Jan. 18, 2010

Interviewing a few desperate people does not a good news story make. In disasters like this one it's always easy to blame the government. The story could have been improved had government officials been interviewed.

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Fabrice Florin
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 by Fabrice Florin - Jan. 17, 2010

This factual report from the ground in Haiti focuses on the lack of response from the Haitian government, but doesn't include much context on why that is, nor interviews with any government officials. Informative news update nonetheless.

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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Jan. 17, 2010
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