30035: pershing Re: 30033: Deibert (response) Ferdinand on Martissant (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: tjpershing@aol.com

The following is from the LA times last June- Perhaps Mr. Deibert, who's own 
work tends to reflect the journalistic trend of dwelling on the
negatives (at least what I have read), might  produce some work accentuating 
just things he champions- since the LA Times published this letter perhaps he 
can query them on something refective of the positives- but given the market 
realities I wouldn't bet on it- at least all my attempts at just such work has 
been rejected in the past. I once queried (late 80's) Natural Hisitory Magazine 
on doing a story on Haiti's endangered, endemic and migrational wildlife 
(amphibians, plants and birds on Pic Macaya- American Crocodile and flamingo in 
Etang Sumatre, Manatee  on the coast, nesting grounds of the endangered black 
capped storm petral on the cliffs of the Morne de la Salle, wintering perigrin 
falcon etc.) I recieved a rejection from the editor stating that "our sources 
say there is no wildlife in Haiti". Have at it.


A fuller view of Haiti
June 30, 2006

Re "Haiti Makes Best of a Tenuous Peace," June 26

 The vast majority of Haiti is safe and delightfully rich in physical and 
cultural beauty, while tragically poor and environmentally degraded.

 Only by addressing the country as a whole and taking advantage of its beauty 
and capabilities with long-term approaches will Haiti rejoin the ranks of 
stable, functioning states.

 The Times should shed some light on the realities of the Artibonite, Cap 
Haitian, Jeremie, Les Cayes and Jacmel.

 Readers might be surprised to see that the Haiti outside the slums of Port au 
Prince is a fascinating, beautiful, accessible place worth our aid and 
attentions â and in desperate need of both.

TIMOTHY J. PERSHING