


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...
Birds Point myths, and shame on the New York Times
Late last night the Army Corps of Engineers (COE) blew a hole in the Birds Point levee breaking windows (according to NPR) in a building where people living in the Birds Point – New Madrid Floodway had gathered to commiserate. Press coverage is terrible. Today a New...
Spectacular NY Times fail on Birds Point.
Just as I finish a post on bad media coverage, the New York Times jumps in with a sad, example. Nothing against Mr. Bennett. But he knows about flooding. From the article: After growing up in the spillway,[sic, floodway] Mr. Allred left, working many jobs before...