Instructions
1. View the following two video news reports from mainstream media outlets on current affairs in
Haiti.
2. Acting as a Caribbean journalist for the fictional magazine, The Caribbean Today, write a magazine article including pictures and /or other illustrations, in which you present your own
opinion on Haiti’s current affairs by
a) discussing the historical context of the present-day situation in Haiti
b) comparing and critiquing the issues presented by these two reports and
c) linking these issues to themes examined in FOUN 1101 (Caribbean Civilation)
Video Report 1: Port-au-Prince: Haiti’s Capital City Taken Hostage by Brutal Gangs
BBC News, 5 December 2022
Video Report 2: Gangs in Haiti Battle for Control Amid Unrest
CBS News, 5 December 2022
You are required to:
Use scholarly and other credible secondary sources to inform your critique.
Submit as a PDF document on My-eLearning.
Credit all text and non-text sources (incl. pictures, graphics) where they are used in the article.
Include a list of secondary sources in your work using the most up-to-date MLA citation
format for the humanities.
