Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Associated Press • 2007, 2009, 2010
Associated Press • 2007, 2009, 2010
Hurricane Katrina is one of the most unsettling events in contemporary American history. Carrie has extensively covered the topic, illustrating the controversial stories that can be difficult to accept without concrete facts and journalistic sensitivity.
Two years after the storm, the core issue was resettlement patterns. She created an EPpy-award-winning interactive that clearly showed that the poor areas remained abandoned while the wealthier areas swiftly rebuilt. Launch interactive
In 2009, in the midst of the Great Recession, she explored the economic well-being of the new New Orleans. Launch interactive
For the five-year anniversary, she collaborated with AP reporters in a contentious investigation into how the Small Business Administration handled the federal disaster relief loans that were intended to help people recover and rebuild. Her award-winning reporting and analysis uncovered proof that a wide disparity existed along racial lines, even among economically similar areas. Launch interactive
Below are images from the three interactives in reverse chronological order.
Two years after the storm, the core issue was resettlement patterns. She created an EPpy-award-winning interactive that clearly showed that the poor areas remained abandoned while the wealthier areas swiftly rebuilt. Launch interactive
In 2009, in the midst of the Great Recession, she explored the economic well-being of the new New Orleans. Launch interactive
For the five-year anniversary, she collaborated with AP reporters in a contentious investigation into how the Small Business Administration handled the federal disaster relief loans that were intended to help people recover and rebuild. Her award-winning reporting and analysis uncovered proof that a wide disparity existed along racial lines, even among economically similar areas. Launch interactive
Below are images from the three interactives in reverse chronological order.
