Media Coverage of Katrina Aftermath Faces New Scrutiny (text)

September 29, 2005: Transcript of a background report: the media's coverage of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath has been criticized as some news reports of rapes and murders in parts of New Orleans appear to be unfounded. CORRESPONDENT: In a major American city some fifteen to twenty thousand survivors seeking help and a way out found neither. No water, food's scarce, and now chaos is rampant. JEFFREY BROWN: It was the biggest domestic news story of the year: Hurricane Katrina and the flooding and destruction of a major American city. Reporters swarmed into the area --

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