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The events of September 11 continue to resonate in powerful, yet sometimes unexpected ways. For many journalists, the crisis has decisively recast their sense of the world around them. Familiar notions of what it means to be a journalist, how best to practice journalism, and what the public can reasonably expect of journalists in the name of democracy, have been shaken to their foundations. Journalism After September 11 examines how the traumatic attacks of that day continue to transform the nature of journalism, particularly in the United States and Britain.
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JOURNALISM AFTER SEPTEMBER 11 “The best critique yet of how the media responded to September 11, 2001. It offers real insight into the challenges, compromises, successes and failures of the coverage that flowed from the attack on the Twin Towers in New York.” Jon Snow, Channel 4 News “This is not a book just for journalists but for everyone concerned about democracy, freedom of speech and our future. The book tackles the crucial question: what did the media’s reaction to September 11 tell us about modern media itself? All the ideological assumptions—voluntary censorship, market logic, journalistic patriotism, big corporation dominance—are dissected and those that do not stand up are ruthlessly buried.” Phillip Knightley, author of The First Casualty The events of September 11 continue to resonate in powerful, yet sometimes unexpected ways. For many journalists, the crisis has decisively recast their sense of the world around them. Familiar notions of what it means to be a journalist, how best to practice journalism, and what the public can reasonably expect of journalists in the name of democracy, have been shaken to their foundations. Journalism after September 11 examines how the traumatic attacks of that day continue to transform the nature of journalism, particularly in the United States and Britain. It brings together an internationally respected group of scholars and media commentators to explore journalism’s present and future by engaging with such pressing issues as trauma, free speech, censorship, patriotism, impartiality, and celebrity. Contributors: Stuart Allan, S. Elizabeth Bird, Michael Bromley, James W. Carey, Simon Cottle, Stephen Cushion, Karim H. Karim, Robert W. McChesney, Victor Navasky, Jay Rosen, Michael Schudson, Annabelle Sreberny, Howard Tumber, Ingrid Volkmer, Silvio Waisbord, Barbie Zelizer. Editors: Barbie Zelizer is the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania. Stuart Allan teaches at the School of Cultural Studies, University of the West of England, Bristol. COMMUNICATION AND SO CIETY Series Editor: James Curran GLASNOST, PERESTROIKA AND THE SOVIET MEDIA Brian McNair PLURALISM, POLITICS AND THE MARKETPLACE The regulation of German broadcasting Vincent Porter and Suzanne Hasselbach POTBOILERS Methods, concepts and case studies in popular fiction Jerry Palmer COMMUNICATION AND CITIZENSHIP Journalism and the public sphere Edited by Peter Dahlgren and Colin Sparks SEEING AND BELIEVING The influence of television Greg Philo CRITICAL COMMUNICATION STUDIES Communication, history and theory in America Hanno Hardt MEDIA MOGULS Jeremy Tunstall and Michael Palmer FIELDS IN VISION Television sport and cultural transformation Garry Whannel GETTING THE MESSAGE News, truth and power The Glasgow Media Group ADVERTISING, THE UNEASY PERSUASION Its dubious impact on American society Michael Schudson GLASGOW MEDIA GROUP READER, VOLUME 1 News content, language and visuals Edited by John Eldridge GLASGOW MEDIA GROUP READER, VOLUME 2 Industry, economy, war and politics Edited by Greg Philo THE GLOBAL JUKEBOX The international music industry Robert Burnett INSIDE PRIME TIME Todd Gitlin TALK ON TELEVISION Audience participation and public debate Sonia Livingsto