This document provides an overview of effective and ineffective approaches to reporting on Hurricane Katrina before, during, and after the storm. It gives examples of coverage that was proactive, fact-based, and constantly updated as being most effective during the hurricane. Ineffective reporting included jumping to conclusions, stereotyping, or undermining the emergency situation. The document stresses the importance of credible sources and learning constructive lessons from how the situation was handled.

1. Katrina COVERAGE PRESENTATION BY Megan, elizabeth, cindy, jimmy, & glenn

4. Article touches on key questions that people would want to know.

5. Are people leaving?

6. Can they leave?

7. Are people stranded?

8. Why is there such a sense of fear?

10. A terrorist attack on New York City

11. An earthquake in San Francisco

12. A hurricane strike on New Orleans

13. Scientific American published an article by Mark Fischetti titled: "Drowning New Orleans (2001)

14. Eric Berger, science writer for the Houston Chronicle, wrote an article: "KEEPING ITS HEAD ABOVE WATER: New Orleans faces doomsday scenario.” (2001)

23. Dallas Morning News reports, “most Katrina evacuees will learn to move past their tragedy.”