When I recounted the Fox News report of the "putting-down" of the sick and infirm of New Orleans as medical personnel were being evacuated, I added that "there is a good chance the media will ignore this story."

If you think they kept the Downing Street Memos under wraps, you ain't seen nothing yet. I'm curious what their justification is. They can hardly claim that it's old news.

Yesterday I tried to track the progress of this story, which was quite easy since there was so little progress. I thought I'd review what's out there as of this morning.

There are only two original sources: Fox News and the Sunday Mail, and all stories mentioned below are picked up from the Mail story.

American media

Other than Fox News, NONE! Sorry, still no link to Fox.

Christian or "ethical" media (all are online only)

WorldViews (This is really a blog, but Google has it in their News search)

LifeSite (Anti-euthanasia)

LifeNews

Foreign media

Australia: Daily Telegraph, "Patients put down"

Canada: Ottawa Sun, a tabloid, "Docs killed those with 'no chance'"

Scotland: Daily Record, a tabloid, "KATRINA DOCTORS: WE KILLED PATIENTS"

Singapore: Electric News Paper, copied the article in the Mail, stole the byline

Linkers and re-posters

Rinf.com (British)
Information Clearing House
BuzzFlash
Free Republic
The Raw Story

Plus a number of bloggers, including Kos.

Now contrast the New Orleans story with an AP story of September 5 on the Dutch, who have legalized euthanasia. The story was titled "Doctors May Be Helping Sick Kids Die." I counted no less than 57 American newspapers that carried the story, including the Washington Post and other major papers.

Whaddya think? A news blackout on this one?

If you discover any other media carrying the story, please leave a comment or email me with a link.

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Note: This story wasn't put online until Tuesday. I've changed the date on the post to reflect that.

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