Media Copycatting, New Orleans Edition

A week ago, the NYT ran a big story on how hard it's been for some kids in New Orleans to keep their cool while their parents are still in Houston or Baton Rouge: After the Storm, Students Left Alone and Angry. Today, NPR follows suit with a strikingly similar story: Discipline Problems Follow Children Back to New Orleans. Hey, at least it's not another sexed-up Halloween costume story (see below).