Hurricane Katrina

Flooded streets of New Orleans

Hurricane Katrina is a series of teachable moments deconstructing the extensive media coverage following the aftermath of the disaster.

There are four components to the series:

Rescue from flooding
Hurricane Katrina and News Media
Televised newscasts, special programming, blogs, news Web
sites, daytime programming and late night television gave
widespread accessibility to information and opinions.

small photo of a young man in flooded waters    Hurricane Katrina and the 'Two-Photo' Controversy
   Two photographs published by Yahoo! News caused uproar
   relating to bias in media coverage.

Oprah at the Astrodome

   Hurricane Katrina and Celebrities
   What is the role of celebrity in society? Does that role change
   during post-traumatic time, such as in the days following
   Hurricane Katrina?

Web site - Katrina Central

   Hurricane Katrina and the Internet
   The Internet provided more than just information and news about
   Hurricane Katrina, it provided human aid and comfort.