What were the similarities and differences between the coverage by both types of newspapers? Significance of this study Given the longstanding history between the U.S. and Haiti, an analysis of U.S news coverage of one of Haiti's former leaders is important to consider. Also, with Haiti being a stone's throw from the southern border of the U.S., obvious implications exist for Americans when major developments occur there, as Fauriol [3] points out. This, too, establishes the importance of Haiti developments being reported by the U.S. news media and the significance of studying coverage of the happenings.