Covering catastrophe : broadcast journalists report September 11 /

Covering catastrophe : broadcast journalists report September 11 /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Chicago, Ill. : Bonus Books, c2002.
Description:	xii, 303 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	September 11 Terrorist Attacks (2001) Terrorism -- Press coverage -- United States. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. Terrorism -- Press coverage. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10039523

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Other authors / contributors:	Gilbert, Allison.
ISBN:	156625180X 9781566251808
Summary:	Covering Catastrophe is filled with dramatic first-hand accounts from many of the biggest names in broadcast journalism, as well as local reporters who were on the front lines of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C., and Pennsylvania. Their surprisingly candid comments provide rare insight into the most terrifying news story of our time. Contributors include: Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, Aaron Brown, and many more.

Table of Contents:

Prelude : "A clear blue sky"
"We have breaking news" : the first plane
"We're being attacked!" : the second plane
"This is all so unbelievable" : the Pentagon and the fall of the South Tower
"Fright and fear" : Pennsylvania and the fall of the North Tower
"High alert" : the nation shuts down
"This dark feeling" : the aftermath
"Sleep wouldn't come" : nighttime and late-night thoughts
Epilogue.