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Mark Glaser: September 2005 archive

Six lessons from online coverage of Hurricane Rita

September 27, 2005

Though Rita's damage wasn't as widespread as Katrina's, Big Media got more personal this time - and bloggers used local knowledge to help tell the story.

Porn site offers soldiers free access in exchange for photos of dead Iraqis

September 20, 2005

The site's owner says images of nude female soldiers in Iraq and gory photos of dead insurgents provide an unedited version of the war - while the military investigates.

NOLA.com blogs and forums help save lives after Katrina

September 13, 2005

Here's an inside look at how the website for the Times-Picayune helped guide rescuers and provided in-depth news for evacuees.