Host Alex S. Jones discusses press coverage in Haiti with John R. MacArthur, Bernard Gwertzman, Jean Jean-Pierre, and Amy Wilentz and science reporting with Dr. Daniel Koshland, Larry Thompson, Kevin Davies, and Rod Nichols.


The first hour features a panel discussion with Harper's Magazine publisher John R. "Rick" MacArthur; Bernard Gwertzman, foreign editor of the New York Times; Haitian journalist Jean Jean-Pierre; and author Amy Wilentz on the United States occupation of Haiti. The panelists also take calls from listeners. Reporter Carol Anne Clark Kelly reports on the Clinton administration's announcement of a policy shift regarding accepting Haitian refugees seeking asylum in the United States. The second hour features a panel discussion with Dr. Rodney W. Nichols, Dr. Daniel Koshland, Dr. Kevin Davies, and Larry Thompson on science reporting and science journalst representation within the mainstream press.

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