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Media in an American crisis : studies of September 11, 2001 / edited by Elinor Kelley Grusin, Sandra H. Utt.

Contributor(s): Publication details: Lanham, Md. : Universty Press of America, c2005.Description: x, 302 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0761831843 (paper : alk. paper):
  • 9780761831846 (paper : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HV6432.7 .M42 2005
Summary: Grusin and Utt (both: journalism, U. of Memphis) compile 23 essays by US scholars on the role of the media during and after 9/11, some of which were previously published in a special issue of the Newspaper Research Journal, which they edited following the tragedy. Essays analyze the printing of disturbing photos in the aftermath; coverage on TV, in breaking news and rumor control; New York Times reporting; use of websites and editorials; articles on the war efforts; stories on Arab Americans, Afghanistan, and the Patriot Act; and editorial cartoons. Audience exposure to news shows, newspapers, and TV is discussed, as are changes in the media after 9/11. Annotation #169;2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Grusin and Utt (both: journalism, U. of Memphis) compile 23 essays by US scholars on the role of the media during and after 9/11, some of which were previously published in a special issue of the Newspaper Research Journal, which they edited following the tragedy. Essays analyze the printing of disturbing photos in the aftermath; coverage on TV, in breaking news and rumor control; New York Times reporting; use of websites and editorials; articles on the war efforts; stories on Arab Americans, Afghanistan, and the Patriot Act; and editorial cartoons. Audience exposure to news shows, newspapers, and TV is discussed, as are changes in the media after 9/11. Annotation #169;2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

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