Weren't the governor and others in Baton Rouge by that time? Was there absolutely no command center anywhere that had emergency power and news reception, or were emergency services working in a total and complete news vacuum? (If the latter, I suggest that's part of the emergency management problem we've been seeing this week.) I have a hard time believing that there wasn't anyone outside the scene who had access to TV coverage and the ability to communicate with those on scene, but stranger things have happened.
I have my own complaints with TV coverage at times, but I simply feel the criticism in this particular area may be a bit on the "histrionic" side itself. Anger at members of the media for not providing extensive emergency relief services might perhaps be better aimed at others, such as the government of Louisiana. This is JMHO, of course.
If anyone saw NBC Dateline tonight, at least they helped out some of the stranded and refugees, including people walking out on the highway.
OK, why don't you volunteer to be the official FEMA media watcher. Most of the other people were scheduling trucks, overseeing rescue mission, making sure there was fuel for the helicopters, food for the flight crews, planning evacuations, getting water and food to thousands of people who were where they were supposed to be, trying to evacuate hospitals, arranging for call up of the various state NG troops from other states, getting fuel to the convoy of trucks that were stranded, taking care of the people in Gulf Port, Biloxi, Pass Christian, the entire coast of Alabama, trying to figure out how to get trucks into places where the bridges have been totally wiped out. I guess perhaps they really should have taken the time to watch TV so they could find out what they should have found out the first day if someone from FOX or CNN had simply bothered to seek out the command and control center like anyone with an IQ with more than 2 digits would have.
Any questions?