[LM_NET] SHARE: Katrina aftermath local news sources

[Alice Yucht <ayucht@GMAIL.COM>]

from the Tinfoil & Raccoon blog <http://tinyurl.com/aan96>:
"to those of you who are getting calls and questions from your patronswho have 
friends or family, or some sort of tie to any of thedevastated areas, here are some 
suggestions how you can help.Google News (news.google.com) can be a wealth of 
information. Thereare tons of duplicate stories, since many are syndicated pieces, 
but Ifound some helpful information from AP wire stories.The Sun Herald  
(http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/) is aSouthern Mississippi regional paper, 
that is doing its best to getinformation out, despite telecommunications outages. 
They are tryingto get aerial photos up, and they have set up an "I'm Okay" hotline. 
If you are looking for someone in the area, check the siteperiodically to see if 
they've been able to publish the list. http://eyesonkatrina.blogspot.com/ 
(Hurricane Blog)Other newspapers with local 
information:http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage(Hattiesburg, 
Mississippi)http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/frontpage 
(Jackson,Mississippi)
http://2theadvocate.com/ (The Advocate--Baton Rouge, 
LA)http://www.chron.com/ (Houston 
Chronicle)http://www.50states.com/news/alabama.htm (list of Alabama 
newspapers)http://www.50states.com/news/miss.htm (Mississippi 
newspapers)http://www.50states.com/news/louis.htm (Louisiana 
newspapers)http://www.nola.com/ (Probably the best source of info relating to 
NewOrleans and surrounding area)There are Flickr photostreams under Katrina and 
Hurricane Katrinahttp://boingboing.com has been posting information not available 
inthe mainstream, the most recent being about how IT people can help. "

-- Alice Yucht, aka Alice in InfoLandLibrary Management / Information Skills 
consultant, writer, and presenterHighland Park, New Jerseyayucht at gmail dot 
comhttp:aliceinfo.squarespace.com/blog