1) Prior to Hurricane Katrina, less popular media sources provided more effective coverage by exploring infrastructure issues and the risks of major storms, while mainstream media focused only on local impacts.
2) As Hurricane Katrina made landfall, mainstream media coverage was initially vague and downplayed the severity, but later reporting provided detailed on-the-ground assessments of the damage and relief efforts.
3) Most news coverage following Hurricane Katrina was effective in informing the public about response and recovery efforts as well as examining what went wrong in the response.
2. PRIOR TO KATRINA Trend #1: Less popular forms of media had stronger media coverage
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Editor's Notes
TERRA Sawyer, T., Korman, R., Post, N., Powers, M., Armistead, T., Rubin, D., & Chastin, B. (2004, September 27). Deadly hurricane trio whips up new debate; while some say building codes did their job, others say structural damage needs new responses. Engineering News Record, 253 (12), 10. Magazine About Engineering News-Record ENR provides the business and technical news needed by anyone who makes a living in or from the construction industry. We cover major projects, technological achievements, business conditions, markets, finance, costs, legislation, government, management, labor, construction methods, equipment and materials. We give readers the weekly news and analysis they need to make decisions in their work, covering all sectors of the industry from buildings to highways to hazardous waste cleanups. We highlight significant events worldwide. Good ideas don't stop at political boundaries nor does the business of construction. We serve about 78,000 subscribers with an additional pass-along readership of 257,400. Subscribers include contractors, engineers, architects, owners, city, state and federal government officials, producers, suppliers, colleges and libraries. Readers cross the spectrum of job classifications from chief executives to equipment operators and represent all sectors of the construction industry.