Consolidated Resources for Journalists

Photographers Displaced by Hurricane Katrina

Are you a photographer who has been displaced by Hurricane Katrina? List your information in our "Katrina Job Seekers" database.

Job Postings for Displaced Journalists

The NPPA now has an online listing of employers and positions providing consideration to journalists impacted by Hurricane Katrina.

Help Wanted and Offered

Are you a photographer who has been displaced by Hurricane Katrina who is looking for help other than employment? Or are you someone who has resources to offer? Leave a message in our "Katrina Help Messages" database.

Contact information for Displaced News Organizations

Please send us verified contact information for all newspapers, magazines, television stations, and journalism schools (member media outlets both professional and student) in order to help with communications, professional and personal needs, and just to re-connect.

Public Education Campaign Coordinators (PDF, 113KB)

American Psychological Association list of grassroots psychologists participating in the Public Education Campaign.

Managing Traumatic Stress (PDF, 58kb)

Publication from the American Psychological Association, with guidelines on managing traumatic stress related to covering Hurricane Katrina and the aftermath.

Journalism & Trauma - News University

This course teaches journalists who cover violent crimes, horrific accidents, natural disasters and other traumatic events in which they witness human pain and suffering about how traumatic stress affects victims and how to interview trauma victims with compassion and respect.
(From the DART Center for Journalism & Trauma at the University of Washington.)

Critical Incident Response Team

Peer support network of volunteer photojournalists working as (non-professional) counselors available to those wishing to discuss disturbing, traumatic experiences encountered while on the job.

Poynter Online

The Poynter Institute (St. Petersburg, Fla) has provided in-depth coverage of the impact of Hurricane Katrina and the relief effort on photojournalists. These links are provided as a service to NPPA Members with full credit and appreciation to all the staff at the Poynter Institute.

Lost & Found Journalists

Contact information for News Organizations seeking to reconnect with photojournalists; a place for photojournalists to leave word on their whereabouts so others may find them.

Gulf Coast News Organization Updates

Find contact and location information, and operational status, for News Organizations displaced by the Hurricane.

Ethical Questions About Covering Katrina

Concerns relating to Photojournalism Ethics in the face of the tragedy.

South Asian Journalists Association

South Asian, Muslim and Hindu organizations helping with relief work.

The Council of National Journalism Organizations has posted on their Web site a list of which journalism groups are doing what to help journalists affected by Hurricane Katrina. It includes a fund for employees of the New Orleans Times-Picayune; a fund that the Investigative Reporters and Editors has set up for its members; a relief fund for members of the National Association of Black Journalists; a fund for members of the National Gay and Lesbian Journalists Association; a fund from the Broadcasters' Foundation being promoted by the Radio-Television News Directors Association; and a fund for members of the Society of Environmental Journalists, among others.

Also, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma has information on its Web site about trauma suffered by journalists who cover disasters and on how journalists may apply for relief aide from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (from Hurricane Katrina Aftermath: Journalists Helping Journalists, by Donald Winslow)

General Katrina Info

Hurricane Katrina entry on Wikipedia

Community-driven content and information about Hurricane Katrina.

Katrina.com

Information regarding Katrina, contains many links to local and national emergency management information and relief effort coordination.

Katrina Photos: A Gallery & Notes from Photo Editors

Poynter Online collection of 55 photos and notes from Photo Editors

Maps & Geographic Information

Katrina Information Map

An interactive map which allows individuals with location-specific information to make updates (uses Google Maps)

New Orleans Devastation

Interactive Map from the Houston Chronicle (requires Flash Player).

Alabama Road Closure Index

Alabama Department of Transportation listing of road conditions and closures.

Louisiana Road Closure Index

State Police information about road closures as well as Parish contact information.

Mississippi Road Closure Index

Mississippi Department of Public Safety listing of road conditions and closures.

Entergy Power Outage Information

Local electricity/gas outages for Louisiana and Mississippi.

Before/After Satellite Images of New Orleans

Another Google Maps interface with prominent landmarks identified.

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency

Mississippi's Emergency Management Agency homepage, Recovery Information, and Missing Persons database.

Health Concerns

Sick City: The diseases that Katrina unleashed.

Slate.com medical examiner column on the health hazards related to Katrina.

"Although infectious diseases are a frightening prospect, widespread outbreaks of infectious disease after hurricanes are not common in the United States. Rare and deadly exotic diseases, such as cholera or typhoid, do not suddenly break out after hurricanes and floods in areas where such diseases do not naturally occur.

"Communicable disease outbreaks of diarrhea and respiratory illness can occur when water and sewage systems are not working and personal hygiene is hard to maintain as a result of a disaster. However, no disease outbreaks have been reported as of September 3, 2005 in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina." (from the Center for Disease Control).

• Waterborne Illnesses (Parasitic Illnesses)
• Cryptosporidiosis
• Giardiasis
• Toxoplasmosis
• Enterovirus Infections
• Norovirus

The preceeding links to the CDC were provided by Al Tompkins at the Poynter Institute, in his daily column, Al's Morning Meeting.