Overview:
Writer Vania André introduces Inside The Haitian Occasions, a brand new weblog providing transparency into editorial selections, newsroom practices, and the values that form the publication’s work.
At The Haitian Occasions, we’ve at all times believed that how we do our work is simply as essential because the tales we inform.
Each headline, each spelling alternative, each product choice is rooted in intention — guided by our accountability to replicate Haitian tradition with depth, accuracy, and respect. That perception has formed our journalism for the reason that starting, even when it meant making selections that ran towards mainstream media norms.
Right this moment, we’re taking that dedication one step additional.
We’re launching Inside The Haitian Occasions, a brand new weblog that provides a more in-depth take a look at how our newsroom works — not simply what we publish, however how and why we make the editorial selections we do. This area is for our fellow journalists and media friends—and, most significantly, our most loyal readers —who care about accountability, illustration, and the craft of telling Haitian tales nicely.
Inside The Haitian Occasions is the place we’ll share not simply the pondering behind editorial selections, but additionally the individuals, processes, and design selections that form how our journalism lives on the planet. From language option to spelling requirements to product updates, this weblog is your window into how and why we inform the tales that matter to the Haitian group — and the way we ship them to you.
We’re opening the weblog with a submit which will appear small, however carries actual cultural weight: how we spell sure Haitian phrases.
In mainstream media, phrases like Vodou and konpa are sometimes misspelled or misrepresented — reinforcing dangerous stereotypes or diluting cultural significance. Within the Haitian Occasions, language is historic, political and tied to id.
So we invite you to learn our first submit:
Why spelling Haiti’s religious and musical traditions accurately is about respect, accuracy and cultural literacy
A Pleasant Haitian Creole Spelling PSA: It’s Vodou and konpa. In it, our editors Macollvie Neel and Fritznel Octave clarify why these spellings matter, and the way language can both honor a tradition or erase it.
That is the form of dialog we’re excited to have with you — considerate, intentional, and rooted in respect for our tradition and group.
Glad studying.
– Vania