Features

Reminding Readers of What Is No Longer There

An Essay in Words and Photographs

Telling a Tough Story in Your Own Backyard

An Essay in Words and Photographs

Journalism Driven By Passion

‘… we’re totally comfortable with the view that New Orleans should survive. As a newspaper, we’re clear on that position.’

Bypassing the Easy Stories in the Big Easy

An editor and author urges out-of-town journalists to park their preconceptions at the city’s edge and be prepared to do some digging to find the news.

A Tragedy Illuminates the Ethical Dimensions of Picture Taking

An Essay in Words and Photographs

Keeping Katrina’s Aftermath Alive

‘Anyone who visits New Orleans knows the story is far from over.’

A Steadfast Editorial Voice

‘… anything that does not have a practical application appears pompous in print in the aftermath of genuine disaster and tragedy.’

A Forceful Voice About a City’s Survival

With the ‘transformative power of anger, I was converted into a full-time columnist who took on the serious work of defending a city.’

The Long Road to a Wide Bend

The Times-Picayune’s ‘focus has gradually shifted away from how the city will be rebuilt to how it is — now, in the present tense.’
Images Evoke Memories and Emotions

Images Evoke Memories and Emotions

An Essay in Words and Photographs