Marcia Biggs

3 weeks ago | pbs.org | Marcia Biggs

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio As the U.S. sees new tariffs, we look at how they can make or break an economy. In Haiti, U.S. policies forced the government to bring down tariffs on foreign goods, allowing American farmers to export crops cheaply. That made it expensive for Haitians to eat food grown domestically, leading to dependence on foreign aid. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor report.

Mar 19, 2024 | vanderbilthustler.com | Jaylan Sims |Marcia Biggs

In this special Women’s History Month episode of VU History, host Jaylan Sims sits down with Marcia Biggs (B.A. 98), a special correspondent for the PBS Newshour. Reminiscing on how she started her career as a journalist and hoping to offer advice to aspiring correspondents, Biggs opens up to The Hustler about dealing with grief while reporting on conflict and the persistence needed to work for a national journalism company.

Jul 30, 2023 | pbs.org | Edith M. Lederer |Danica Coto |Marcia Biggs |Teresa Cebrián Aranda

John Yang: Tonight there's violence and unrest across the globe from the Middle East to Western Africa to the Caribbean, which is where we begin. In Haiti, the situation seems to be getting progressively worse. Gangs control half the country's territory and most of the capital Port-au-Prince.

Nov 8, 2021 | stpetelifemag.com | Marcia Biggs

Nov 8, 2021 | stpetelifemag.com | Marcia Biggs