James Ansin / Peace Sullivan High School Journalism and New Media Workshop
19 teens learn how to do news High school journalists spent three weeks this July on the University of Miami campus reporting and writing on the impact the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti had on the Haitian-American community in South Florida. They met Haitians who had to leave Haiti because their
07.23.2010| Featured | Roberto Portal, Miami Killian Senior High
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Local volunteers use the Internet to tell Haiti story The first horrific images showed collapsed buildings and dust-caked rescuers pulling the trapped from the rubble. Tod Landess knew he had to do something; this was, after all, his wife Yanick’s beloved homeland of Haiti, now devastated from
07.23.2010| Direct Action | Richard Gomez, Felix Varela Senior High
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Miami Herald reporter covers catastrophe that took 11 relatives When Haiti was rocked by the Jan. 12 earthquake, Christiana Charles fell to her knees to pray. Her strong belief in God helped her get through: She lost 11 relatives. Her fortitude inspired her daughter, Nadege Charles, a Miami
07.23.2010| Journalism | Anthony Cave, Dr. Michael Krop Senior High
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Haitian students adapt to schools, culture in America On Jan. 12, David Baron was visiting a school in Port-au-Prince when student Steeve Simbert asked him for help revising an essay. In a split second, they found themselves holding each other as the earth shook. Today, the student and tea
07.23.2010| Featured, Teens | Alexandra Rivera, Boca Raton Community High
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