Garry Pierre-Pierre, New York Community Media Alliance
Geanne Rosenberg, Baruch College
When one of the worst earthquakes in history struck Haiti earlier this year, hundreds of journalists boarded planes bound for the already impoverished West Indies nation. For Veteran Journalist Garry Pierre-Pierre, this was more than a major international story. It was a trip home. As founder, editor and publisher of Haitian Times, he was covering his own community for his own ethnic community, some half-million Haitians living in New York. Through photo images and recollections, he will share his reporting. Students will participate in a conversation with Pierre-Pierre led by Geanne Rosenberg and consider what it takes to produce accurate news information, why news matters, how reporting on behalf of a community impacts the journalism, the value of a multitude of voices and perspectives in news coverage, what the ethnic press and community-based journalism contribute, and how students can responsibly contribute and share valuable news information as engaged members of the public.
