Did New Orleans Media Ignore Police Violence After Hurricane Katrina?
Submitted on June 27, 2011
By Jordan Flaherty - Dissident Voice
“They were looking for heroes...They had a cozy relationship with the police. They got tips from the police, they were in bed with the police. It was an atmosphere of tolerance for atrocities from the police. They abdicated their responsibility to be critical in their reporting. If a few people got killed that was a small price to pay.”
- Former Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan on how an indifferent local media bears partial responsibility for the years of cover-up of police violence in New Orleans
