I think the quality and quantity of reporting coming out of Puerto Rico has suffered from both its political status and the fact that it is an island at a consi

I think the quality and quantity of reporting coming out of Puerto Rico has suffered from both its political status and the fact that it is an island at a considerable distance from the mainland U.S. However, I think the situation has been compounded by both the degree of damage caused by the hurricane and by the kind of damage. Something like 90% of the cell towers are offline and the landlines have been heavily damaged as well. So you have this problem where you can't get reporters in and you also can't get firsthand reports from locals out, either. It seems like a clear case of no news is bad news, but how is the news media supposed to report "no news"?