New York Times, New Orleans Times-Picayune Katrina Coverage Blows Everyone Else Away

Washington, DC — For those who either for business or pleasure consume a voluminous amount of news of all kinds throughout their day, there’s little question that the New York Times has just blown away all other comers from the standpoint of the sheer quality, volume and pertinence of its reporting. Just an incredible effort.

And the New Orleans Times Picayune, which has been cobbling together an online edition of the paper since the Katrina disaster also merits accolades. The sheer resourcefulness and determination of the Times-Picayune to report on the biggest local story in decades — even without their newsroom, and without all the adornments — is truly impressive.

Can’t stand either of their editorial pages, but their reporting efforts have just been monumental.

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