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Performer (Interviewee)
Jess DiPierro Obert
Interviewer
Dr. You Li
Geographic Location
Haiti
Biography
Jess DiPierro Obert reported on COVID-19 from Haiti. She is an investigative visual journalist, producer, and filmmaker who splits her time between Mexico City, Brooklyn, and Haiti. She focuses on solution-based storytelling around women and abortion, human rights, identity, and mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the U.S. Her byline has appeared in Buzzfeed News, The Guardian, Reuters, Al Jazeera English, the New York Times and others.
DiPierro Obert did investigative reporting on vaccine hesitancy and mental health issues in Haiti during the pandemic, which increased public awareness and conversation about COVID-related issues. In this interview, she recalled the ground situation in Haiti, covering communities that denied COVID-19, interviewing women victims of gang violence, threats from gang leaders, and other challenges as a woman freelancer.
Interview Date
5-18-2023
Subject
Haiti, freelance journalist, investigative reporting, solution journalism, harassment, public distrust in the media, work and life balance, women in journalism, journalism, COVID-19, pandemic, Eastern Michigan University Archives
Publisher
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Digital Object File Type
mp3
Run Time
0:47:00
Rights
Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript, headshot, and stories is held by the content creator, author, artist, or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).
Recommended Citation
Li, You, "Jess DiPierro Obert, Oral History Interview, 2023" (2023). Collective Memory of Women Journalists in COVID-19. 22.
https://commons.emich.edu/cmwj/22
Author Page
https://jessobert.com/