Powerful, powerful piece by Michael DeMocker, a photographer for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, on the day his humanity eclipsed his professionalism.

"The hundreds of murders I have covered over the years were like hundreds of punches, but this was the one that finally knocked me down. And I cried. The overflow of emotion was much like that I felt after Gleason's blocked punt, only this time it wasn't hope for the city I love flooding into me; it was that same hope draining back out."

This is one of his pictures from that day. Read the rest here.

The fifth anniversary of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, has led to some great journalism, mostly because there are so many unanswered questions and ongoing issues.

Tonight at 9 on UNC-TV, Frontline presents "Law & Disorder," a year-long investigation with ProPublica and the New Orleans Times-Picayune looking at charges that the city's police inappropriately used lethal force against citizens and then tried to cover it up.

In most other markets, this report aired last week so you may have heard/read the story that reveals police were given the order to shoot looters, but that doesn't mean you don't need to watch this report. There's plenty more to mull over. It's painful, sad and necessary viewing.