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Updated 9/22/2005
Consolidated Resources for Journalists
- NEW! Rita Supply Availability Map
- An interactive map intended to assist people in the affected area seeking fuel and emergency supplies.
- Help Wanted and Offered
- Are you a photographer who has been displaced by Hurricane Rita who is looking for help other than employment? Or are you someone who has resources to offer? Leave a message in our "Rita Help Messages" database.
- Managing Traumatic Stress (PDF, 58kb)
- Publication from the American Psychological Association, with guidelines on managing traumatic stress. (Written for Hurricane Katrina, but still topical.)
- 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.)
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 Rita Info
- Hurricane Rita entry on Wikipedia
- Community-driven content and information about Hurricane Rita.
- Media Coverage
- KRIS-TV (Corpus Christi, TX) Live Coverage
- KRIS-TV Blogging the Storm
- KHOU-TV Houston
- KRPC-TV Houston
- KTRK-TV Houston
- Consolidated Newspaper, TV, Radio and Web Coverage
- The preceding links were provided by Al Tompkins of the Poynter Institute.
- NOAA Live Radio Online
- Streaming audio from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Real Player required)
How you can help!
- Update the Supply Map!
- Let others know where to find gas or supplies, or where they are no longer available.
- Post a Job
- Is your News Organization hiring displaced journalists? Use our FREE Job Posting board to get the word out.
- Donate to the American Red Cross
- Donations to the Red Cross can be made online or by phone: 1-800-HELP-NOW (1-800-435-7669).
Maps & Geographic Information
- Rita Stormtracker
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration information on Rita, including projection maps.
- NOAA Hourly Observations
- From all around the Houston vicinity.
- Texas Disaster Page
- "A one-top shopping center for all things stormy in Texas." (previous two links from Poynter.org)
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Texas DOT information regarding evacuation and road conditions.
- Texas Department of Public Safety - Rita Information
- Links to resources and news gathering organizations providing information about Hurricane Rita.
- Louisiana Road Closure Index
- State Police information about road closures as well as Parish contact information.
- Entergy Power Outage Information
- Local electricity/gas outages for Louisiana and Mississippi.
- Flood Prediction Animation
- These animations, based on computer models, illustrate the effect of a category 5 hurricane on coastal cities in Texas.
Health Concerns
"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."
- 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.
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