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I am skeptical as well but I don't think we can resolve this tonight. I don't see any way that we can prove or disprove the assertions. Mainly because I think your faith in the MSM is unfounded. The MSM failed to report the mass flooding in New Orleans early on saying that New Orleans dodged a bullet. We now know that was outright wrong. The MSM had failed to perform adequate reconnaissance. They pretty much did not leave the French Quarter or the Super Dome.

Additionally, the MSM is not very good at giving rapid causality reports. The best example I can think of is the Great Earthquake and Tsunami of 2004 where the MSM thought that there was less than 10,000 causalities for almost two days. The main reason was because the media couldn't get into the devastated areas. Some areas were so devastated that there were few humans left able to say how many people were killed. I think we can say that this hurricane has left areas completely disconnected for the rest of the nation. It may take days to reconnect.

Finally, it is very difficult to use past hurricane damages to compare to what this monster storm destroyed. I saw a photo today where a block full of houses looked like they were swept by a giant broom. I'm not kidding, the only thing remaining of where the houses used to be was the foundations. Around the foundations it was perfectly clean. No debris at all. A little to the north: sawdust (the remain of the houses). How can we say how deadly this is?

I have to jump in..There was/is a near total communications breakdown..Those media on the ground, and able to get reports out, were reporting on thier little slice..the area just aroind them...it will sort itself out soon..

THIS is what "new media" looks like.