by Scott Ott
(2005-08-29) -- As one of history's most powerful hurricanes made landfall in Louisiana and Mississippi this morning, the thoughts and prayers of a nation were directed toward the safety of hundreds of TV reporters trapped in three-star hotels in the path of deadly Katrina.
While federal agencies warned that the Category 4 storm, packing 140 m.p.h. winds, could leave one million people homeless and cause billions of dollars in property damage, those hardest hit so far have been TV news reporters stranded without room service or air conditioning for hours on end as they shout over the wind to keep citizens up to date on the latest flying debris.
Access to cosmetics and hair-stabilizers has been severely restricted in Katrina's path, and the major news networks have appealed to the American public to contribute truckloads of these essential commodities for the media victims of this natural disaster.
"It's hard to a see a silver lining behind these grey clouds," said one CNN executive. "But if injury and loss of life are the price of sensational ratings, then the sacrifice of these TV reporters will not have been in vain."
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