“The tenor of news media coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina turned sharply confrontational late this week, as many reporters shed their customary stance of studied neutrality and joined numerous commentators in ripping local, state and federal officials for their seemingly slow reaction to the calamity,” the Los Angeles Times’ Scott Collins writes.
“…News executives defended the tenor of the coverage, saying that the reporters witnessing the devastation firsthand are best qualified to press government officials about reports that do not correlate to what they are seeing. ‘They should be challenged — how did it get this bad?’ asked Steve Capus, senior vice president of NBC News.” More…
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