Tuesday, September 13, 2005
ethnic media coverage of Katrina
Sorry about all the Katrina posts. I just thought this was neat.
Katrina through a different lens
Ethnic news organizations provide new angles on U.S. disaster
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Black general takes charge in New Orleans." "Undocumented won't be allowed to receive help from FEMA." "1,700 Koreans in New Orleans yet to be located."
With passion and pride, ethnic news organizations in the United States are sending reporters, photographers and TV crews to the disaster area and covering the Hurricane Katrina story from angles not seen in many of the nation's major metropolitan newspapers.
Read the full article here.
I think it is interesting that ethnic media outlets are using their power to get more stories out about Katrina, and they are reaching an audience that may not get its news any other way. The stories that this article talks about are about things that the big media outlets have not focused on.
It's also interesting that it's kind of like participatory journalism. [Example from article: Radio Saigon in Houston, the city where about half of Louisiana's Vietnamese population of 30,000 has taken refuge, spends two hours a day on hard news, and devotes much of the rest of the time to helping fellow Vietnamese-Americans.]
Katrina through a different lens
Ethnic news organizations provide new angles on U.S. disaster
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — "Black general takes charge in New Orleans." "Undocumented won't be allowed to receive help from FEMA." "1,700 Koreans in New Orleans yet to be located."
With passion and pride, ethnic news organizations in the United States are sending reporters, photographers and TV crews to the disaster area and covering the Hurricane Katrina story from angles not seen in many of the nation's major metropolitan newspapers.
Read the full article here.
I think it is interesting that ethnic media outlets are using their power to get more stories out about Katrina, and they are reaching an audience that may not get its news any other way. The stories that this article talks about are about things that the big media outlets have not focused on.
It's also interesting that it's kind of like participatory journalism. [Example from article: Radio Saigon in Houston, the city where about half of Louisiana's Vietnamese population of 30,000 has taken refuge, spends two hours a day on hard news, and devotes much of the rest of the time to helping fellow Vietnamese-Americans.]
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