The Times Picayune
Febuary 13, 2007
This article was about the recent rating that FEMA received in a survey that poled people’s views of US government agencies. FEMA ranked last out of 22. It came in behind even tax collecting organizations. The author discuses how when surveyed the number of people who had a favorable view of FEMA has gone up in the last year; however, the percent of people who gave FEMA a favorable rating is nowhere near where it was before Katrina. I thought the author did a good job of explaining the issue without really taking sides. While he talked about how people are still angry at all happened during Katrina, he also offered the view of some of FEMA’s officials. They discussed how FEMA has changed as an organization and peopel should give them another chance. It was obvious that this author had done his research .
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I think FEMA has been overly criticized in the post-Katrina era. Before the storm, it was unheard of in the general public and thus became the proxy for any hate or criticism when Katrina came and redefined the word "emergency". Then congress hands over billions of dollars to be doled out in states known for there corruption. I understand there were vast gaps in communication and many acitons could have been better but recovering an entire city is something you can't plan perfectly, or even well for that matter. Let's just hope they can learn from the mistakes made here and be better prepared for the future.
I did it. We just discussed it in class today and I did it. I apologize to anyone who reads my misuse of the word there and will refer to my carelessness as occurring in the days of yore.
I am glad that the author was impartial. FEMA did give themselves a bad reputation back in 2005 as a response to Katrina, however, major changes have been made, because the government could see the weak spots that needed to be improved. It is just sad that it took a huge disaster to fix the problems in FEMA.
Where I am from FEMA is almost a curse word. FEMA was very slow in acting after the storm; however, they have made a lot of improvements and will hopefully be better prepared for the next diaster. I think the author did a good job staying neutral on such a controversial issue.
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