Tag Archives: new orleans
NY Times reporter observes media becoming adversarial to Gulf residents
A reporter for the New York Times has made a very good observation while reporting on CNN’s Anderson Cooper and his ‘loud media voice’ on behalf of Gulf residents. “As the (BP oil) crisis nears the two-month mark, there are signs that the news media are taking on a more adversarial role, just as they […]
LeveesOrg to speak at conference and lead tour
June 9-11, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice will host a conference in New Orleans on Critical Incidents Analysis: Displacement as an Obstacle to Recovery at the Superbowl Holiday Inn. Jed Horne, author of Breach of Faith, will be keynote speaker at the conference’s commencement on June 9th. Levees.org, one of the planners of […]
John McQuaid on that “levees-falling-down” issue in New Orleans
Levees.org believes in the media and works hard to educate reporters and editors on the true root cause of the metro New Orleans flooding. So we respond every time a reporter uses ‘Katrina shorthand‘ or says “Katrina flooded New Orleans.” Such laziness absolves the humans responsible for the levee breaches and does a disservice to […]
