American Television’s Live Coverage of the 9/11 Attacks
Journalism on the Screen
American Television’s Live Coverage of the 9/11 Attacks
Journalism on the Screen
Description
This book analyzes the narratives and news coverage of 9/11 across ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and Fox News—the five most important American television news networks at the time. Though America’s collective memory of the key events of 9/11 have solidified, Paul Arras demonstrates how muddled and chaotic the experience was due to the unique difficulties television journalists faced during the event. By examining that morning’s media coverage, Arras assesses the quality of the live journalism, suggesting key differences in the television experience for audiences watching different networks and observing the consequences of differing styles of communication among anchors and other journalists. Approaching 9/11 as a unique television experience in American history, Arras locates and identifies the building blocks of America’s memory of 9/11 while also revisiting many dramatic television moments that have been forgotten. Ultimately, this book reveals the ways in which television coverage shaped the cultural meaning, collective memory, and language of 9/11 in ways that continue to resonate throughout American culture.
Table of Contents
Introduction: American Television on September 11, 2001
Chapter One: 8:46-9:02—The First Plane Crash and the First Questions
Chapter Two: 9:03-9:10—The Second Plane Crash and Its Implications
Chapter Three: 9:11-9:39—Struggling for Clarity and Word from the President
Chapter Four: 9:30-9:58—Smoke and Confusion in Washington
Chapter Five: 9:59-10:10—The South Tower Falls
Chapter Six: 10:11-10:27—Between the Two Collapses
Chapter Seven: 10:28-10:36—The North Tower Falls
Chapter Eight: 10:37-10:59—Unaccounted for Planes and a Report from Pennsylvania
Chapter Nine: 11:00-11:59—Confusion and Alarm
Chapter Ten: 12:00-1:15—Questions Resolved and Bush Speaks Again
Conclusion: 9/11 Television and American Memory
Product details
| Published | 25 Mar 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 240 |
| ISBN | 9781666932645 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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