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Demonizing the Victims of Katrina: Coverage painted hurricane survivors as looters, snipers and rapists
Yassin, Jaime Omar
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2005
Hurricane Katrina led many media reporters and commentators to reveal themselves and their deep-seated prejudices.
A Tale of Two Islands
Prashad, Vijay
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2017
A look at the two island nations of Cuba and Puerto Rico in the aftermath of devastating hurricanes; one is a poor socialist state and the other a territory of one of the richest countries in the worl...

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Bangladesh volunteers learn to make a life-or-death difference in a disaster
Yee,Amy
2015
In the wake of the Rana Plaza collapse, civilians - often first on the scene of disasters in poorer countries - are being trained to support emergency teams.