For discussion: What happens when a reporter gets an assignment to cover a story that turns out to be...well, not really a story at all? Or, when the plot of the story has changed significantly? How does the reporter approach the reporting and writing process. There was a lot of this reporting everywhere after Hurricane Gustave hit Louisiana with less force than expected. Let's listen to this story about the "aftermath" of Gustave from this morning's Morning Edition by legal affairs reporter Ari Shapiro for some idea. Now, let's hear another story from the same show, by John Burnett - he was one of the stars of NPR's coverage of Katrina.
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