1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved.
Haiti/Cholera on the Move
Correspondent – Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Sr. Executive Producer – Roni Selig
Sr. Producer – Danielle Dellorto
Photojournalist: Jerry Simonson
2. List date(s) this work was published or aired.
10/30/2010
3. Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.
As one of the first journalists and doctors in to Haiti after the January earthquake, Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta is committed to reporting about Haiti's struggle to rebuild. He visited the country multiple times in 2010. One trip happened just as the cholera epidemic began to get out of control. In this piece, Dr. Gupta follows the plight of a mother and her child. What happened while cameras were rolling was heartbreaking.
4. Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?
n/a
5. Explain types of human sources used.
This work totally relied on human sources who were willing to share their stories about what happened to them with the earthquake hit Haiti.
6. Results (if any).
Viewers around the world got a snapshot of the medical crisis facing the people of Haiti.
7. Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
no
8. Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.
Everyone including the government told us there were no cases of Cholera in Port-au-Prince. The local doctors and nurses confirmed to us a different story. Our reporting on this story speaks to the fact that you can't delve into a delicate topic like an epidemic unless you are on the ground, talking to people and seeing it for yourself.