Before And After: A Cameraman's Impressions Of New Orleans As It Recovers And Prepares
John Cooper is a freelance cameraman who has been working as one of the “roving cameramen” for Newspath, CBS’s news service that provides material for the network’s affiliates across the country. He has been in New Orleans for two weeks, traveling around the city with a producer and a correspondent, seeking stories and filing daily for CBS affiliates.
Cooper has been with CBS News for about 10 years and has been in the news business for 20, covering many hurricanes throughout that time. He has traveled the world working on various documentaries, and most recently, he traveled with CBS News to Iraq to cover the war and to the Georgian Republic to cover President Bush’s visit to the region.
As Hurricane Rita approaches the Gulf Coast, Cooper remains in the area and isn’t yet sure when he’ll return home. On Wednesday, as the city continued to recover and prepare for Rita, he shared his impressions of New Orleans in recent days — from a brutally honest and unique perspective:
Cooper has been with CBS News for about 10 years and has been in the news business for 20, covering many hurricanes throughout that time. He has traveled the world working on various documentaries, and most recently, he traveled with CBS News to Iraq to cover the war and to the Georgian Republic to cover President Bush’s visit to the region.
As Hurricane Rita approaches the Gulf Coast, Cooper remains in the area and isn’t yet sure when he’ll return home. On Wednesday, as the city continued to recover and prepare for Rita, he shared his impressions of New Orleans in recent days — from a brutally honest and unique perspective:
(CBS)
