On Hurricanes, Fear and Fatigue - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog

Complaints about the media blowing things out of proportion are commonplace, especially in this period of nonstop election reporting. But a quotation from today’s Houston Chronicle was surprising nonetheless:

“There are so many names coming by — it’s Gustav, then Hanna, then Ike,” said Andy Berma, a medical office manager who relocated to Houston from Chicago two months ago. “It’s like a herd of animals coming at you. It seems like the media needs something to talk about.”