ABC News: Harry Shearer on Major Media’s reluctance to talk about ‘The Big Uneasy’

Today, ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper interviewed Harry Shearer, director of The Big Uneasy, a documentary about why New Orleans flooded and why it could happen again. Levees.org thanks the New Orleans Ladder for hipping us to this interview. The movie presents expert findings on the Army Corps of Engineers’ role in […]

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Jennifer Day of the New Orleans Convention/Visitors Bureau gets the Levees.org Seal of Approval

Jennifer Day, director of communications and public relations for the New Orleans Convention Center and Visitors Bureau gets the Levees.org ‘Seal of Approval’ for remarks she made as keynote speaker Tuesday at the Walton County Tourist Development Council’s 2010 annual meeting. “I know you all have been going through a rough time, but I’m here […]

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More indications that NPR may have censored Harry Shearer

In August, NPR refused to interview Harry Shearer more than once while he was promoting his movie, The Big Uneasy. NPR cited a 5-year old rule called the ‘dibs’ rule which limits the number of appearances one individual can make. However, just weeks later, NPR broke that rule big time and interviewed Michele Norris on […]

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