Ethnic Media and the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
In the days since the relief effort of Hurricane Katrina became one of America's worst nightmares--on humanitarian, environmental and political levels--Black, Asian and Latino media have been keeping a scrutinous eye on how the fallout is affecting their communities. Several stories have reported who is providing shelter and other basics, and many offer editorials that shake a finger at the delayed response and lack of preparedness of government officials for a disaster that, as George Curry pointed out, could have been markedly less severe.
Prevention and preparation was possible Curry has written one of the more telling stories to be published since aftermath of Katrina ripped through the country--period. In it, Curry, the editor-in-chief of National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service and BlackPressUsa.com, summarizes and quotes extensively from an article that appeared in National Hazards Observer, an academic journal, in November 2004. The author presented in immaculate detail would have happened to New Orleans if Hurricane Ivan had the city directly, and each travesty, down to the numbers is exactly what transpired last week in New Orleans. Yet it appears that no one took heed. If you don't think the devastating affects from Katrina could have been at minimum, scaled down, and that hundreds if not thousands of lives could have been saved, click here. You'll change your mind.
What the Mainstream Missed
Fortunately, the relief efforts are underway, and the offers from state governments, colleges and universities, corporations and citizens with no affiliation have been a salve to what seems to be a growing wound. IMDiversity.com published several stories from the Black College Newswire, which detailed the evacuation of Dillard and Xavier Universities, two Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Louisiana. With help from Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, dedicated faculty and staff from Southern and Grambling State Universities, each student was safely evacuated and most have returned to their native cities. In Houston and Baton Rouge, the Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese communities are opening their homes, restaurants and churches to their displaced brethren. Likewise, Latino organizations such as La Raza and the Central American Resource Center are preparing to assist the more than 300,000 Hispanics that took root in New Orleans and Mississippi, many of whom are concerned that destroyed work visas will lead to their deportment.
What LA Ethnic Press is reporting
The ethnic print media in Louisiana appears to be, for the most part, on hold. The Black Collegian and IMDiversity.com have partnered, and features from both staffs can be seen on IMDiversity's Website. The Louisiana Weekly is running a Web edition only until further notice. The site has been updated with several stories from the Associated Press and the National Newspaper Association. The Data News and Italian American Weekly don't appear to have Web editions, and the Monroe Free Press has no hurricane related news.
More to come later today.
Jon and Kamilah
In the days since the relief effort of Hurricane Katrina became one of America's worst nightmares--on humanitarian, environmental and political levels--Black, Asian and Latino media have been keeping a scrutinous eye on how the fallout is affecting their communities. Several stories have reported who is providing shelter and other basics, and many offer editorials that shake a finger at the delayed response and lack of preparedness of government officials for a disaster that, as George Curry pointed out, could have been markedly less severe.
Prevention and preparation was possible Curry has written one of the more telling stories to be published since aftermath of Katrina ripped through the country--period. In it, Curry, the editor-in-chief of National Newspaper Publishers Association News Service and BlackPressUsa.com, summarizes and quotes extensively from an article that appeared in National Hazards Observer, an academic journal, in November 2004. The author presented in immaculate detail would have happened to New Orleans if Hurricane Ivan had the city directly, and each travesty, down to the numbers is exactly what transpired last week in New Orleans. Yet it appears that no one took heed. If you don't think the devastating affects from Katrina could have been at minimum, scaled down, and that hundreds if not thousands of lives could have been saved, click here. You'll change your mind.
What the Mainstream Missed
Fortunately, the relief efforts are underway, and the offers from state governments, colleges and universities, corporations and citizens with no affiliation have been a salve to what seems to be a growing wound. IMDiversity.com published several stories from the Black College Newswire, which detailed the evacuation of Dillard and Xavier Universities, two Historically Black Colleges and Universities in Louisiana. With help from Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, dedicated faculty and staff from Southern and Grambling State Universities, each student was safely evacuated and most have returned to their native cities. In Houston and Baton Rouge, the Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese communities are opening their homes, restaurants and churches to their displaced brethren. Likewise, Latino organizations such as La Raza and the Central American Resource Center are preparing to assist the more than 300,000 Hispanics that took root in New Orleans and Mississippi, many of whom are concerned that destroyed work visas will lead to their deportment.
What LA Ethnic Press is reporting
The ethnic print media in Louisiana appears to be, for the most part, on hold. The Black Collegian and IMDiversity.com have partnered, and features from both staffs can be seen on IMDiversity's Website. The Louisiana Weekly is running a Web edition only until further notice. The site has been updated with several stories from the Associated Press and the National Newspaper Association. The Data News and Italian American Weekly don't appear to have Web editions, and the Monroe Free Press has no hurricane related news.
More to come later today.
Jon and Kamilah
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