The better technique to describe contemporary mass media processes such as social media seems to be Communication Infrastructure Theory (CIT). CIT sees the communication infrastructure as a âstorytelling systemâ set in a âcommunication action contextâ (Ball-Rokeach & Jung, 2009).
Early in the morning on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast of the United States. When the storm made landfall, it had a Category 3 rating on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scaleâit brought sustained winds of 100â140 miles per hourâand stretched some 400 miles across.
The hurricane hit the southeast United States, but caused the most damage to New Orleans, since the city is below sea level. Hurricane Katrina made three landfalls in the US. The first was in southeast Florida as a Category One.The second was near the mouth of the Mississippi River (Category 3 or 4), and the last around Waveland, Mississippi as a Strong Category 3.he hurricane hit the southeast United States, but caused the most damage to New Orleans, since the city is below sea level. Hurricane Katrina made three landfalls in the US. The first was in southeast Florida as a Category One.