Journalistic coverage of Haiti has always been a quagmire of mixed perceptions. In some ways, this seems to go back to racially charged stigma that has been attached to Haiti since it's independence in 1804. There are also plenty of clichés that for anyone who follows Haiti in the international press, are the definition of banality (see here for a brilliant satire of this phenomenon http://tinyurl.com/2aseyah).
While I have always found a gap between the reality on the ground and journalistic coverage, there are a few very accurate journalists and sources for news on Haiti.
Ansel Herz is a freelance journalist living and working in Port-au-Prince. You can read his updates at www.mediahacker.org
I'm also a fan of this blog: http://goldyard.tumblr.com/
In terms of more general news, Al-Jazeera (http://english.aljazeera.net) is pretty accurate, especially in their post-quake coverage, which was recently summarized in a documentary "After the Quake" and can be found here... http://tinyurl.com/5u4kglr
And I would kick myself if I did not include Mark Weisbrot, who is the Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research and is frequently featured in the Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/markweisbrot
For a good summary of general Caribbean News:
http://www.caribjournal.com/
I’ll certainly add sources as I come across them...
