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'''Michael Deibert''' (born Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1973) is an American journalist, author and a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Studies at [[Coventry University]].
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'''Michael Deibert''' (born 1973, Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a U.S. born journalist and author. Michael Deibert was a Reuters correspondent based in [[Port-au-Prince]], [[Haiti]] for a number of years. He has also extensively written about other countries around the globe. Haiti is one of the main focal points for the writer Deibert (''Michael Deibert near Ouarzazate'', at 0:34 min.)
 
 
Deibert’s writing has appeared in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', ''[[The Miami Herald]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[Folha de Sao Paulo]]'', ''[[Le Monde diplomatique]]'' and the ''[[World Policy Journal]]'', among other publications. From 2001 until 2003, he served as the Reuters correspondent in [[Port-au-Prince, Haiti]]. He has been featured as a commentator on international affairs on the [[BBC]], [[Al Jazeera]], [[Channel 4]], [[National Public Radio]] and [[WNYC]] New York Public Radio.
 
 
 
Deibert’s first book, ''Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti'', with an introduction  by the Haitian filmmaker [[Raoul Peck]], was published by [[Seven Stories Press]] in November 2005.
 
 
 
In addition to Haiti, Deibert has also reported extensively on [[Guatemala]],[[France]] and the [[Democratic Republic of Congo]].  
 
 
 
While Deibert's work on Haiti has been praised by Haitian scholars and others, it has also been criticized for its perceived hostility to former Haitian president [[Jean-Bertrand Aristide]].
 
 
 
 
 
====Articles supportive of Michael Deibert====
 
* [http://deiberthaiti.blogspot.com/2009/12/indefensible-on-aristide-violence-and.html Indefensible: On Aristide, Violence, and Democracy] by Alex Dupuy
 
* [http://www.alterpresse.org/spip.php?article4420 L’aventure onusienne en Haiti] by Jean-Claude Bajeux
 
* [http://www.webster.edu/~corbetre/haiti-archive-new/msg28091.html Author gives insight into Haitian politics] by Char Miller
 
* [http://www.wehaitians.com/the%20rise%20and%20fall%20of%20haiti%20savior.htmll The rise and fall of Haiti's 'savior'] by Don Bohning
 
* [http://deiberthaiti.blogspot.com/2011/07/anna-ferdinand-on-martissant.html Anna Ferdinand on Martissant]
 
* [http://deiberthaiti.blogspot.com/2011/03/in-defense-of-michael-deibert.html In Defense of Michael Deibert] by Gerry Hadden
 
 
 
 
 
====Responses to criticism of Michael Deibert====
 
* [http://deiberthaiti.blogspot.com/2011/03/response-to-tom-luce-second-part.html Response to Tom Luce (second part)] - Michael Deibert defending his reporting of the 2004 coup d'état in Haiti.
 
* [http://thwapschoolyard.blogspot.com/2007/06/haiti-aristide-and-some-liberals.html Haiti, Aristide, and Some Liberals] - An exchange, one of many, that Deibert had with a critic.
 
* [http://www.zcommunications.org/reply-to-justin-podur-by-michael-deibert Reply to Justin Podur] - Comments by Michael Deibert on Justin Podur's book review.
 
  
 
===References===
 
===References===
* Podur, Justin. (2006) "Kofi Annan's Haiti - Podur on Michael Deibert, ''Notes from the Last Testament''. Untenable defence of Aristide’s overthrow'' New Left Review. London.  Available online: [http://www.newleftreview.org/?view=2604] .pdf file: [http://www.newleftreview.org/?getpdf=NLR27110&pdflang=en] Accessed on July 13, 2011.
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* Amnesty International. (2006) ''Release political prisoner Annette Auguste - 20 months of arbitrary detention'' [http://ijdh.org/AI%201-10-06%20Annette%20Auguste.pdf Haiti appeal case: AI Index: AMR 36/003/2006] Accessed on July 10, 2011.
 
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* Auguste, Anette (2004) ''Statement of Sò Anne from prison''. [[Pétionville]]. Archived on haitiaction.net. Accessed July 13, 2011. [http://www.haitiaction.net/News/HIP/5_23_4.html]
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* Barahona, Diane. (2007) ''How to Turn a Priest Into a Cannibal - U.S. Reporting on the Coup in Haiti''. CounterPunch. Accessed July 13, 2011. [http://www.counterpunch.org/barahona02032007.html]
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* Deibert, Michael. (2010). ''Michael Deibert near Ouarzazate''. Video by the author posted on youtube.com. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C5lZC-e4U8] Accessed on Jul 17, 2011.
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* Miéville, China. (2009). ''Multilateralism as terror: International Law, Haiti and imperialism''. Finnish Yearbook of International Law 18. London: Birkbeck ePrints. Available at [http://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/783/2/HaitiBirk.pdf] Accessed on July 10, 2011.
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* Podur, Justin. (2006) ''Kofi Annan's Haiti - Podur on Michael Deibert, ''Notes from the Last Testament''. Untenable defence of Aristide’s overthrow'' New Left Review. London.  Available online: [http://www.newleftreview.org/?view=2604] .pdf file: [http://www.newleftreview.org/?getpdf=NLR27110&pdflang=en] Accessed on July 13, 2011.
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* Taylor, Jeremy. ''Apocalypse Now'' - Review of 'Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti', by Michael Deibert. ''Caribbean Review of Books''. Issue No. 8 - May 2006. [http://www.meppublishers.com/online/crb/past_issues/index.php?pid=3000&id=cb8-1-4] Accessed on Jul 21, 2011.
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* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Deibert&oldid=438327796 Michael Deibert] Accessed on July 6, 2011.
  
 
===External links===
 
===External links===
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* [http://michaeldeibert.blogspot.com/2008/03/review-of-peter-hallwards-damming-flood.html A Review of Peter Hallward’s Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide and the Politics of Containment]
 
* [http://michaeldeibert.blogspot.com/2008/03/review-of-peter-hallwards-damming-flood.html A Review of Peter Hallward’s Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide and the Politics of Containment]
 
** [http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2008/hallward170408.html Haiti Debate: Peter Hallward Responds to Michael Deibert's Review of Damming the Flood]
 
** [http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2008/hallward170408.html Haiti Debate: Peter Hallward Responds to Michael Deibert's Review of Damming the Flood]
* [http://michaeldeibert.blogspot.com/2008/04/michael-deibert-responds-to-peter.html Michael Deibert responds to Peter Hallward]
 
  
 
====The media on Michael Deibert's Haiti Reporting====
 
====The media on Michael Deibert's Haiti Reporting====
 
* [http://www.haitianalysis.com/mass-media/uk-times-aa-gill-gets-haiti-wrong UK Times' AA Gill Gets Haiti Wrong] by Joe Emersberger
 
* [http://www.haitianalysis.com/mass-media/uk-times-aa-gill-gets-haiti-wrong UK Times' AA Gill Gets Haiti Wrong] by Joe Emersberger
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* [http://www.haitianalysis.com/human-rights/the-proxy-war-in-martissant-and-gran-ravine The Proxy War in Martissant and Gran Ravine]
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* [http://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/wadner_pierre/2862 Michael Deibert and Elizabeth Eames Roebling Attack IPS Journalists Writing on Haiti]
 
* [http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2008/hallward170408.html Haiti Debate: Peter Hallward Responds to Michael Deibert's Review of Damming the Flood]
 
* [http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2008/hallward170408.html Haiti Debate: Peter Hallward Responds to Michael Deibert's Review of Damming the Flood]
* [http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2008/hallward170408.html Haiti Debate: Peter Hallward Responds to Michael Deibert's Review of Damming the Flood]
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* [http://wadnerpierre.blogspot.com/2011/03/grand-ravines-massacre-respond-to.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HaitiLandOfFreedomPoliticsSocialEconomicEnvironmentCultureAndTourism+%28HAITI%2C+Land+of+Freedom%3A++Politics%2C+Social%2C+Economic%2C+Environment%2C+Culture+and+Tourism%29 Grand Ravine's Massacre: A Response to Michael Deibert]
* [http://michaeldeibert.blogspot.com/2008/04/michael-deibert-responds-to-peter.html Michael Deibert responds to Peter Hallward]
 
  
 
===Book by Michael Deibert===
 
===Book by Michael Deibert===
 
* Deibert, Michael (2005). ''Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti'', New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 10 1-58322-697-4
 
* Deibert, Michael (2005). ''Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti'', New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 10 1-58322-697-4

Latest revision as of 23:19, 18 August 2011

Michael Deibert (born 1973, Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a U.S. born journalist and author. Michael Deibert was a Reuters correspondent based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti for a number of years. He has also extensively written about other countries around the globe. Haiti is one of the main focal points for the writer Deibert (Michael Deibert near Ouarzazate, at 0:34 min.)

References

  • Amnesty International. (2006) Release political prisoner Annette Auguste - 20 months of arbitrary detention Haiti appeal case: AI Index: AMR 36/003/2006 Accessed on July 10, 2011.
  • Auguste, Anette (2004) Statement of Sò Anne from prison. Pétionville. Archived on haitiaction.net. Accessed July 13, 2011. [1]
  • Barahona, Diane. (2007) How to Turn a Priest Into a Cannibal - U.S. Reporting on the Coup in Haiti. CounterPunch. Accessed July 13, 2011. [2]
  • Deibert, Michael. (2010). Michael Deibert near Ouarzazate. Video by the author posted on youtube.com. [3] Accessed on Jul 17, 2011.
  • Miéville, China. (2009). Multilateralism as terror: International Law, Haiti and imperialism. Finnish Yearbook of International Law 18. London: Birkbeck ePrints. Available at [4] Accessed on July 10, 2011.
  • Podur, Justin. (2006) Kofi Annan's Haiti - Podur on Michael Deibert, Notes from the Last Testament. Untenable defence of Aristide’s overthrow New Left Review. London. Available online: [5] .pdf file: [6] Accessed on July 13, 2011.
  • Taylor, Jeremy. Apocalypse Now - Review of 'Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti', by Michael Deibert. Caribbean Review of Books. Issue No. 8 - May 2006. [7] Accessed on Jul 21, 2011.
  • Wikipedia: Michael Deibert Accessed on July 6, 2011.

External links

The media on Michael Deibert's Haiti Reporting

Book by Michael Deibert

  • Deibert, Michael (2005). Notes from the Last Testament: The Struggle for Haiti, New York: Seven Stories Press. ISBN 10 1-58322-697-4