Tag Archives: new orleans
Levees.org founder to be guest on international panel
On Thursday, Sandy Rosenthal of Levees.org will participate on a panel before 13 visiting international journalists (with interpreters). The group – in New Orleans with the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists arranged through the State Department – represents Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Kazakhstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tajikistan. Also appearing on the panel […]
New York Times columnist gets the Levees.org Seal of Approval
New York Times columnist Bob Herbert has earned the Levees.org ‘Seal of Approval’ for his portrayal of the flooding of New Orleans in a recent column about crumbling American infrastructure. (Hat tip to the New Orleans Ladder for hipping us to the column.) Mr. Herbert points out that most U.S. citizens take their water systems […]
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 […]
