Here FEMA goes again...

http://www.loansafe.org/quinn-urges-fema-to-reconsider-denial-of-tornado-aid

And so it begins again. Another crisis where FEMA shines, showing their excellent ability to aid in emergency help after a disaster. I'm sure many people watched the news earlier this month regarding the tornadoes that hit many southern areas of the US. Lives are lost, and buildings have been leveled. The Governor of Chicago estimates a need for roughly $9 million in order to fix what is broken. FEMA has denied their aid to Illinois and the state has nothing left to to but push for aid.
In this case the government is utilizing the media as an outlet to push the national government for aid. Im sure if they create enough of an uproar to make the rest of the United States citizens feel as though they need aid, FEMA will eventually need to get involved rather than risk more negative publicity since their epic failure during hurricane Katrina. But that failure is another story for another time. Right now, the issue is that FEMA has a responsibility, though they may not realize it, for managing emergencies. In a case, $9 million dollars worth of damage has been done to just one of the states effected. On a grander scale, there were numerous states that ensued major damages from all the tornadoes repeatedly hitting the southern portion of the States. In order to regain some sort of normalcy in those areas, they are going to need a great deal of aid.
During the tornadoes, the media informed us of the damages that continued to occur in the effected states, and continued to inform us of the multiple tornadoes that seemed relentless. After the tornadoes stopped hitting, the media continued to show us the damages and losses that came from the tornadoes. Eventually, the media stopped covering the issue and moved on to more dramatic news stories. Now however, the aftermath of these tornadoes are making their way back into media in order to bring about some change in attitude and once again inform the public. In this case, the media is the best way to bring about aid. If enough people become concerned and push for aid, we will see some sort of aid to Illinois.