Michael Deibert
Michael Deibert (born 1973, Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is a U.S. born journalist and author that has been repeatedly harshly criticized for what is perceived as his extreme right wing stance in regards to Haitian politics.
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Michael Deibert's Haiti journalism
Michael Deibert has been frequently criticized in media articles such as Kofi Annan's Haiti by Justin Podur, How to Turn a Priest Into a Cannibal by Diana Barahona and Haitian Activist Speaks out Against Deibert's anti-Haiti Propaganda by Patrick Elie. These articles among others, document the massive amount of criticism Deibert's journalism has received, especially where it pertains to his reporting on Haiti.
The range of Michael Deibert's vociferous critics includes among others Haitian, Canadian and U.S. activists for example a former Haitian government official in several administrations, political activist and writer: Patrick Elie [1], as well a plethora of journalists from the Caribbean nation and abroad such as Justin Podur: [see: A Dishonest Case for a Coup. : part of a dialogue with the writer Michael Deibert].
Many newspaper articles, blog entries and and other written material attest to the not inconsequential amount of negative attention Deibert has garnered in response to his articles on Haiti.
Deibert's journalism has included allegations of child sacrifice: ["The charges culminate with Deibert’s uncritical reiteration of a gang leader’s claim, from his Florida exile, that a baby missing from a Port-au-Prince hospital had been kidnapped by So Anne and murdered in a vodou ritual to strengthen Aristide." (Podur p. 159) by a well known Haitian activist, Annette Auguste a.k.a. Sò Anne. These charges, in spite of their serious nature and implications, were never documented have been regarded by many Haitian activists as part of anti-Haitian propaganda.
Responses to criticism of Michael Deibert
- Response to Tom Luce (second part) - Michael Deibert defending his reporting of the 2004 coup d'état in Haiti.
- Haiti, Aristide, and Some Liberals - An exchange, one of many, that Deibert had with a critic.
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. Retrieved July 13, 2011. [2]
- Miéville, China. (2009). Multilateralism as terror: International Law, Haiti and imperialism. Finnish Yearbook of International Law 18. London: Birkbeck ePrints. Available at [3]
- 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: [4] .pdf file: [5] Accessed on July 13, 2011.
- Wikipedia: Michael Deibert Accessed on July 6, 2011.
External links
- Photo of Michael Deibert, labeled "With Guy Philippe" Mr. Deibert is at the far right of the image - posted on michaeldeibert.com. Accessed on July 11, 2011.
- A Review of Peter Hallward’s Damming the Flood: Haiti, Aristide and the Politics of Containment
The media on Michael Deibert's Haiti Reporting
- UK Times' AA Gill Gets Haiti Wrong by Joe Emersberger
- The Proxy War in Martissant and Gran Ravine
- Michael Deibert and Elizabeth Eames Roebling Attack IPS Journalists Writing on Haiti
- Haiti Debate: Peter Hallward Responds to Michael Deibert's Review of Damming the Flood
- Grand Ravine's Massacre: A Response to Michael Deibert
- Haiti Debate: Peter Hallward Responds to Michael Deibert's Review of Damming the Flood
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
