Final Katrina Presentation[1]

8/14/2019 Final Katrina Presentation[1]

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by Zoe Rogovin, Jessica Asbill, Emily Leary,

Stephanie Sall & Sara Walker

urricane Katrina: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow


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+Before Hurricane Katrina

1969 2005

Camille Katrina

Both Camille (1969) and Katrina (2005) made landfall on the

along the Gulf Coast of the United States. It is due to

the nature of both and the media coverage given for the

impact of both hurricanes that many citizens decided to try

to ride out Katrina in 2005. After experiencing Camille

and surviving one of Americas most deadly storms (258 dead

and $1.42 billion in damages), numerous citizens of Katrina

found the circumstances the same this time around, and

assumed the outcome would also be the same, especially

since they did not believe another Camille could hit

them.


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The New Orleans Times-Picayune put out a special edition

of the paper on August 30, 2005.

All article were short and to the point, giving the most

important information that residents would need to know.

Articles covered everything from the LSU football game

being cancelled to warnings from the parish presidents

telling residents not to return, to areas of high crime and

lootin .

Effective Coverage During Hurricane

Katrina


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Larry King hosted a three hour

special How You Can Help giving

phone numbers and websites that

people outside of the country canuse to find out how to donate

supplies to the displaced

residents, as well as the hotline

for people to call to locate

friends and family members in the

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Ineffective Coverage During Hurricane Katr

Definition : not capable of

performing efficiently or as

expected

What does the public need to

know during Hurricane Katrina?

Weather conditions

Flooding

Peoples safety / statusHow the city is holding up

What to expect after its

overExamples of ineffective coverage during Hurricane

Katrina include:

Thematic (general events) vs. Episodic (specific

events) Framing (affects who the public views asresponsible for the crisis)

Biased framing & stereotyping (African Americans were

often portrayed as lawbreakers, victims and refugees

during and shortly after the hurricane)

Stories not relevant to Hurricane Katrina do not focus


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Racial Stereotyping

looting vs finding

food

This clip shows an ABC

reporter trying to

negatively frame / blame

president Bush for the

crisis

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Effective Coverage After

Hurricane Katrina President Bush calls the stormone of the worst natural

disasters in our nations

history

but there is no doubt in my mind

were going to succeed, he

remarks

Katrina marks the first test of a

national response plan developed

by Homeland Security Department

White house officials will ask

Congress for supplemental funding

Federal officials top

priorities: saving lives, keeping

survivors healthy, medical

treatment

U.S. is developing a plan to

restore power, communication and

other essential servicesHouston Chronicle (TX) Thursday,

September 1, 2005

Katrina: The Aftermath White House

Response

The United Way Katrina

Refugee Relief Fund

Volunteering time or

donating begging

Religious organizations

Sports relief to raise money


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+the evacuation lack of buses

the levees government

mismanagementMSNBC Nightly News with Brian Willams : What Went Wrong?

Brian Williams, from MSNBC Nightly News, reports from site

of disaster one year later: what went wrong?Asking harsh questions about how Katrina disaster could

have been prevented

Showing the anatomy of the disasterWarnings that most of the area will be uninhabitable

for weeks
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Faulk's thoughts on family, New Orleans from

The Advocatein Baton Rouge, Louisiana on

September 1, 2005

More of a human interest piece than actual

coverage of Hurricane Katrinas aftermath

Focuses on Marshall Faulk, the St. Louis Rams

running back and how Hurricane Katrina has

affected his game and preparation for football

Gives Faulks views on the morality of looting

Discusses his experience with hurricanes as a

child, his family

effective Coverage After Hurricane Katrina

Coach Mike Martz isn't sure

whether Faulk will play against

the Chiefs in the annual

Governor's Cup game


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Bush is missingfrom duty from

The Albuquerque

Tribune in New

Mexico onSeptember 1, 2005

Pointing fingers wont help the relief

effort

Criticism of the government

Dwelling on the past

Reactive, rather than proactive

Did

he

understa

ndthis

was

our

tsuna

mi?


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+ Hurricane Katrina Coverage Today

September 24, 200MSN.com

Make It Right foundation and 150 promised

homes

Focuses on home construction in areas of

New Orleans that were heavily damaged

Homes are being built with solar panels

and energy-efficient appliances

We can no longer tell ourselves that

implementing this technology is too

complex a problem because its just been

proven on this little spot on the map

Clinton Global InitiativeAnnual event started by former President

Bill Clinton

Brings together public and private sector

to discuss solutions to problems in the

following areas:Climate change


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