Within days after Katrina, the story began to unfold about the ongoing horror under way inside some of New Orleans' hospitals. Email from the sister of a doctor trapped in one of the hospitals told of the frantic race to get critically ill patients above the flood waters . . . fear of drug-starved looters […]
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Here's coverage of one of the panels I attended recently, hosted by Media Giraffe, on the future of journalism, the internet, and so-called "citizen journalists." This is quick coverage of a panel that included Jeff Jarvis, Helen Thomas and other luminaries. And me, courtesy of The Editor's Weblog, an industry news site:
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Helen Thomas drew […]
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My daughter Sarah (with whom I got my first tattoo, as described below), continues payback to Dad for the long days of anguish he endured, imagining her crushed and drowned during Katrina.
This originally was a "Voices of Katrina" post in my NOLA.com weblog, but I've had her record an audioblog for podcast posterity.
Listen to Sarah's Tale (mp3 download)
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