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A reporter was held at gunpoint by police after Katrina. Years later, he helped expose their misconduct

Katrina Stories
September 7, 2025September 7, 2025
by Carly Itzel

Three days after Hurricane Katrina tore through New Orleans, Gordon Russell was doing what journalists do in a disaster: walking……

Newspaper leader reflects on tough choices covering Katrina’s destruction

Katrina Stories
September 7, 2025September 7, 2025
by Colin Falcon

Four days after Hurricane Katrina began tearing through New Orleans, Sophie Amoss still hadn’t heard from her father.  She had……

New bureau chief paused his promotion to report firsthand on Katrina

Katrina Stories
September 7, 2025September 7, 2025
by Isabella Avila

In late August 2005, Manuel Torres got a big promotion from staff writer to bureau chief of a Times-Picayune office……

Times-Picayune managing editor lead Katrina coverage, fought false narratives

Katrina Stories
September 7, 2025September 7, 2025
by Martin Sullivan

Peter Kovacs woke up at 5 a.m. in the newsroom of The Times-Picayune newspaper the day after Hurricane Katrina struck……

Journalist’s home becomes refuge for colleagues with nowhere to work

Katrina Stories
September 7, 2025September 7, 2025
by Chandler Johnson

The day before the big storm, Terri Troncale packed two small suitcases, one for her clothes and one for keepsakes……

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Gateway Journalism Review is published quarterly by Southern Illinois University Carbondale, School of Journalism, College of Mass Communication and Media Arts, a non-profit entity. The office of publication is SIUC School of Journalism, 1100 Lincoln Drive, Mail Code 6601, Carbondale, IL 62901

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