Drawing the Mood of New Orleans By Steve Kelley• Features• December 15, 2005 ‘Cartoon ideas presented themselves, but none embraced the gravity of the situation.’ Read more
‘It Looks Like the Third World’ By Philip J. Cunningham• Features• December 15, 2005 Writing in Southeast Asia, an American journalist comments on reporters’ use of this descriptive phrase in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Read more
New Orleans’ Lower Nine Fades, Fades, Fades Away By William W. Sutton Jr.• Features• December 15, 2005 ‘Our neighborhood should’ve gotten more media attention well before Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast.’ Read more
Witness to the Tragedy By Carolyn Cole• Features• December 15, 2005 A veteran photojournalist observes that ‘… even during war the deceased are treated with some respect ….’ Read more
Seeing Is Believing By Nuri Vallbona• Features• December 15, 2005 ‘There was so much destruction that I couldn’t put down my camera.’ Read more
The Messengers of Mississippi in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina By Elizabeth Mehren• Features• December 15, 2005 In small, forgotten towns of the Gulf Coast, a reporter tells the stories she heard amid the hurricane’s devastation. Read more
Questions for Journalists to Ponder in the Aftermath of Katrina By Mary C. Curtis• Features• December 15, 2005 ‘The first step is admitting that you don’t know what you don’t know.’ Read more
Rumors, Race and Class Collide By Kevin Cullen• Features• December 15, 2005 ‘Class and race are inextricably bound up in New Orleans, and trying to make sense of it was as hard as trying to get accurate information.’ Read more
Words Triumph Over Images By Curtis Wilkie• Features• December 15, 2005 ‘The human element was accentuated, and the best of the writing was impressionistic.’ Read more