Amy Bracken
Amy Bracken is a Boston-based independent reporter and radio producer. She mostly covers migration and all things Haitian but has also reported on religion and human rights, and she likes exploring the history behind current events. She is a graduate of Columbia School of Journalism and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Recent Stories
Conflict & Justice
The World
September 26, 2012
Haiti's president has promised to step-up protection of a key national park, but that would mean kicking out people who have been living there for years.
Arts, Culture & Media
The World
September 17, 2012
Rap was largely introduced and popularized in Haiti by the most famous Haitian-American, Wyclef Jean, supporters say it's the voice of the poor and marginalized. But that voice is almost never female.
Sports
The World
September 10, 2012
Registration has opened for an elite international mountain bike race planned for January 2013. It will cover about 80 miles and involve some 10,000 feet of climbing, on rocky terrain. But what's most remarkable about this race is its location: Haiti.
Arts, Culture & Media
The World
August 27, 2012
A few months ago, it was impossible to move around Port-au-Prince unaware of the thousands of families still homeless after the January 2010 earthquake. Tent camps – with their tattered blue and gray tarps and make-shift structures of plywood and rusting metalware – were set up in the streets, on median strips, and in the main parks of Petion-Ville and Port-au-Prince. Men, women and children bathed in buckets in the street.
Global Politics
The World
August 27, 2012
Tropical Storm Isaac hit Haiti pretty hard over the weekend. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World's Amy Bracken who is in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Global Politics
The World
August 24, 2012
Haiti's government announced that the National Palace will be torn down, with work beginning in 10 days.
Environment
The World
June 02, 2011
The World's Amy Bracken reports from Haiti on efforts to use composting toilets to address a host of public health and environmental problems. The story is the third part of this week's Toilet Tales series.
Global Politics
The World
March 30, 2011
Haiti is awaiting preliminary results of its presidential runoff. They've been postponed until next week. It has been a long electoral season, marked by complaints of fraud and irregularities. The World's Amy Bracken reports from Port-au-Prince.
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