The New York Times falls down on this flood.
As this historic flood moves through the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley the paper of record gives us articles like this, here with my annotations. Nothing about why this flood happened, no history, no science, no informed analysis. Nothing that might prevent the...
Wader-clad teevee clowns cover snakes.
The Daily Show – Weatherman-Based System of Flood Height Measurements Tags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook A comedy break: Jon Stewart, one of my heroes, has weighed in on the ridiculous coverage our media...
Birds Point flood coverage, blowing a fuse.
Today the receding Mississippi and Big Muddy River let me drive to work without a long detour. My neighbors are filling demolition dumpsters with flood damaged stuff. Flooding causes terrible human suffering and reporters rightly cover that. Compelling stories, but...