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Haitian Radio, TV Stations Pay Tribute to Murdered Journalist

Posted on: Wednesday, 20 July 2005, 12:01 CDT

Excerpt from report by Haitian Metropole radio on 20 July

[Announcer Rotchild Francois Jr] As announced, we are going to air special programming today. All radio station members of the National Association of Haitian Media [ANMH] in connection with National Television of Haiti will broadcast a series of programmes on the occasion of the funeral of journalist Jacques Roche, which will take place tomorrow.

The radios will broadcast from a hotel in the capital. Journalists from several media outlets will be there to report the event all day. The first programme will end at 0930 [all times local] and will resume at 1600 until 1800. This newscast will be presented by different reporters from different media.

A special newscast will be presented this morning. There will also be presentations on the situation of the press and security. We will also use the occasion to pay tribute to Jacques Roche.

It should be reminded that the journalists will hold a march in the capital tomorrow. The march will leave from Saint-Pierre Church in Petion-Ville and will end in front of the National Palace where journalists will issue a message to the authorities asking them to assume their responsibility in matters regarding security. The march will make a first stop in front of the Office of the Prime Minister.

Source: BBC Monitoring Media

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