Honestly, my heart goes out to the people who have had to evacuate or have lost their homes or businesses. But this wasn't the Indian Ocean tsunami, and this coverage seriously irritates me.



Shouldn't journalists try to display some perspective, rather than wind people up into hysteria and panic?



LOUISIANA EVACUEES URGED TO STAY AWAY

'Total structural failure' reported in New Orleans



NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Louisiana evacuees should stay away for at least a week to avoid 'a wilderness' without power or drinking water that will be infested with poisonous snakes and fire ants, state officials warned Monday.



CNN.com :: Louisiana evacuees urged to stay away - Aug 29, 2005