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1.    The mass media during Hurricane Katrina had been impacted mentally and physically. 

2.    Reporters and journalist who were there to cover the storm began rescue efforts in helping those who were trapped or stranded by using their satellite systems. 

3.    Many witnessed death and saw firsthand of art of survival.

• Media will be more prepared in handling situation more affectively.
• Government response to this natural disaster will be handled in an orderly fashioned.
• The technology in the media will help save more lives because during hurricane Katrina communication were destroyed, so technology will be more advanced.
• The media showed the effect of the natural disaster in a way that people helped by donating goods, food and money to help those in need.
• Hurricane Katrina can influence other natural disasters.

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"Hurricane History." Hurricane Peparedness. NOA/National Weather Service, 13/09/2010. Web. 30 Oct 2010. <http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml>.

Yollin, Patricia. "HURRICANE KATRINA Red Cross sending volunteers to South Largest effort in its 124-year history ." SFGate (2005): 1. Web. 30 Oct 2010. <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/31/LOCALS.TMP>.

Cash Sought To Help Hurricane Victims, Volunteers Should Not Self-Dispatch. Washington D.C: FEMA, 2005. Web. 30 Oct 2010. <http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=18473>.

Warrick, Joby. "Crisis Communications Remain Flawed." Washington Post (2005): 2. Web. 30 Oct 2010. <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/09/AR2005120902039.html>.

Shukla, Anuradha. "Intelsat Ensures Communications after Haiti Earthquake." Satellite Spotlight (2010): 1. Web. 30 Oct 2010. <http://satellite.tmcnet.com/topics/satellite/articles/72787-intelsat-ensures-communications-after-haiti-earthquake.htm>.

"Help Survivors of the Earthquake in Haiti." Charity Navigator. Charity Navigator, 2010. Web. 30 Oct 2010. <http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1004>.

Wells, Matt. "Viewpoint: Has Katrina saved US media? ." BBC News. BBC News, 2005. Web. 30 Oct 2010. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4214516.stm>.