The Sun Herald of Biloxi, Mississipi, a coastal town devastated by Hurricane Katrina, has published an editorial criticising the lack of media coverage of the effects of the disaster on the area, stating its plight has fallen "into a black hole of media obscurity."

The editorial asserts that the focus of the media's coverage of Katrina has been on New Orleans, making the Mississippi coast "something of a footnote."

Pleas are made to the American media to redress this imbalance: "Our plea to newspapers and television and radio and Web sites across the land is ... Please, tell our story. Hear the voice of our people and tell it far and wide. We are here. Do not forsake us. We are no footnote."

This editorial is yet another example of how local newspapers in the areas affected by Katrina have mobilised to support their communities and represent their interests nationally. (see previous posting)

For the full text of the editorial see here.

Source: Editor and Publisher, The Sun Herald