By Staff 9/26/05 6:35pm

99% Bullshit

That’s the New Orleans Times-Picayune’s verdict, expressed by a National Guardsman in the Superdome, on the coverage of murder, rape, and crime generally in post-Katrina New Orleans.

No real connection to this city’s politics, but this look at the contrast between coverage and reality is a real cautionary tale for reporters and public Read More

By Gabriel Sherman 9/12/05 12:00am

Newhouses Right Times-Picayune As It Bails Water

“I think this was a story where the journalists were way ahead of everyone,” said Steven Newhouse, the chairman of Advance.net and son of Advance Publications Inc. president Donald Newhouse, who owns the New Orleans Times-Picayune. Battered by Katrina, his staff had been among the first to watch the levees fail and the city flood. Read More