Caribbean

There has been an added burden for media covering COVID-19 in Guyana: the country held a general election in March, with the results yet to be announced.

As newsrooms across the Caribbean continue to face the challenge of COVID-19, how are they adapting to maintain effective, responsible and ethical journalism during the crisis?

The coronavirus pandemic has had a major impact on journalism around the world. But while much has been said about its impact in Europe and North America, what has its impact been on news outlets across the Caribbean region?

On Wednesday 11 March, seven members of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service invaded the offices of the Trinidad Express newspaper with a warrant to search the premises.

"We have never experienced such devastation as we did in Hurricane Dorian; it was awesome and awful!" ZNS General Manager, Kayleaser Deveaux-Isaacs, writes about the impact of Hurricane Dorian on the Bahamas and its national broadcasting station.

On October 10, radio journalist Néhémie Joseph was found dead in his car in the Mirebalais area, the sixth killing of a journalist in Haiti in 19 years.

Despite a pluralistic media environment and recent gains for improved media freedom, Haiti struggles with a lack of secure independent media outlets and protections for journalists. Here we explore the country's provisions for effective public interest journalism. 

As the Caribbean Broadcasting Union celebrated its 50th anniversary, its President called on governments to include broadcasters in decisions about future media frameworks and policies.

Dr Zahera Harb writes about the outcomes from our workshop to develop an action plan on reporting hate speech and media coverage of terrorism & violence for the Caribbean region.

An action plan for media practitioners, managers and owners from across the region.