News Coverage of September 11th, 2001 Essay -- Terrorism and Journalis

The attack that occurred on September 11th, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York City is an event that lingers in the minds of many Americans and other people throughout the world. Most people can recall exactly where they were and whom they were with when they first heard about the airplanes crashing into the towers. It was a day that changed the way people looked at the world and brought to light the realities that even the wealthiest and most military advanced country was not safe from acts of terrorism. The dangers posed by religious extremist were being carried out on national and international news outlets live in front of millions if not billions of people worldwide. The events that occurred on this day changed the way journalism was practiced both by U.S. and foreign media outlets. This essay examines how domestic and foreign news stations covered the events of 9/11. As the events unfolded right in front of the eyes of America the framing of the news that day was done without preparation. Recollecting back to September 11th, 2001 the images being seen across the world were astonishing. In the beginning of the news coverage by the majority of the news stations both national and international, everyone seemed to be amazed and confused about what exactly was going on. No one knew if the first plane was purposely crashed into the first tower or if it were a small passage plane that accidently flew into its side. Once the second plane crashed into the other tower it was evident that it was done deliberately. Live broadcast from Sky news focused on the live events as they were taking place. Sky news relied on images from colleague stations in the United States such as CBS and FOX news channels to bring live image feeds from New York City into the homes of people in Europe. Sky news did not associate terrorism with the plane crash into the World Trade Center until after the second plane crashed into it because it was evident it was done so purposely. BBC World as they reported the events in New York City, would only classify the event as two plane accidents and did not associate it to any act of terrorism. According to â€Å"Television journalism during terrorist attacks† by Kirsten Mogensen, she states â€Å"terror events happen so quickly that there is hardly anytime to check the information. On September 11th, 2001, major television networks ... ... of 9/11: Towards an Interdisciplinary Explanation of the Construction of News.† Journalism (London, England) 11.5 (2010): 567-88. Print. BBC 9/11 Coverage. 2001. Retrieved February 5th, 2011, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15_DS_6kZ1k&NR=1 Hahn, Oliver. â€Å"Transatlantic Foreign Reporting and Foreign Correspondents After 9/11.† The international journal of press/politics 14.4 (2009): 497-515. Print. Li, Xigen, and Ralph Izard. â€Å"9/11 Attack Coverage Reveals Similarities, Differences.† Newspaper Research Journal 24.1 (2003): 204. Print. Mogensen, Kirsten. â€Å"Television Journalism during Terror Attacks.† Media, war & conflict 1.1 (2008): 31-49. Print. NBC 9/11/01 2nd Plane Collides. 2001. Retrieved February 5th, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tl__04Xoi0&feature=related PÅ‚udowski, Tomasz. How the World’s News Media Reacted to 911 :Essays from Around the Globe. Spokane, Wash.: Marquette Books, 2007. Print. Sky News September 11th, 2001. 2001. Retrieved February 4th, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=449lQO93JU&feature=related Stacks, John. â€Å"Hard Times for Hard News: A Clinical Look at U.S. Foreign Coverage.† World policy journal 20.4 (2003): 12-21. Print. News Coverage of September 11th, 2001 Essay -- Terrorism and Journalis The attack that occurred on September 11th, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York City is an event that lingers in the minds of many Americans and other people throughout the world. Most people can recall exactly where they were and whom they were with when they first heard about the airplanes crashing into the towers. It was a day that changed the way people looked at the world and brought to light the realities that even the wealthiest and most military advanced country was not safe from acts of terrorism. The dangers posed by religious extremist were being carried out on national and international news outlets live in front of millions if not billions of people worldwide. The events that occurred on this day changed the way journalism was practiced both by U.S. and foreign media outlets. This essay examines how domestic and foreign news stations covered the events of 9/11. As the events unfolded right in front of the eyes of America the framing of the news that day was done without preparation. Recollecting back to September 11th, 2001 the images being seen across the world were astonishing. In the beginning of the news coverage by the majority of the news stations both national and international, everyone seemed to be amazed and confused about what exactly was going on. No one knew if the first plane was purposely crashed into the first tower or if it were a small passage plane that accidently flew into its side. Once the second plane crashed into the other tower it was evident that it was done deliberately. Live broadcast from Sky news focused on the live events as they were taking place. Sky news relied on images from colleague stations in the United States such as CBS and FOX news channels to bring live image feeds from New York City into the homes of people in Europe. Sky news did not associate terrorism with the plane crash into the World Trade Center until after the second plane crashed into it because it was evident it was done so purposely. BBC World as they reported the events in New York City, would only classify the event as two plane accidents and did not associate it to any act of terrorism. According to â€Å"Television journalism during terrorist attacks† by Kirsten Mogensen, she states â€Å"terror events happen so quickly that there is hardly anytime to check the information. On September 11th, 2001, major television networks ... ... of 9/11: Towards an Interdisciplinary Explanation of the Construction of News.† Journalism (London, England) 11.5 (2010): 567-88. Print. BBC 9/11 Coverage. 2001. Retrieved February 5th, 2011, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15_DS_6kZ1k&NR=1 Hahn, Oliver. â€Å"Transatlantic Foreign Reporting and Foreign Correspondents After 9/11.† The international journal of press/politics 14.4 (2009): 497-515. Print. Li, Xigen, and Ralph Izard. â€Å"9/11 Attack Coverage Reveals Similarities, Differences.† Newspaper Research Journal 24.1 (2003): 204. Print. Mogensen, Kirsten. â€Å"Television Journalism during Terror Attacks.† Media, war & conflict 1.1 (2008): 31-49. Print. NBC 9/11/01 2nd Plane Collides. 2001. Retrieved February 5th, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tl__04Xoi0&feature=related PÅ‚udowski, Tomasz. How the World’s News Media Reacted to 911 :Essays from Around the Globe. Spokane, Wash.: Marquette Books, 2007. Print. Sky News September 11th, 2001. 2001. Retrieved February 4th, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=449lQO93JU&feature=related Stacks, John. â€Å"Hard Times for Hard News: A Clinical Look at U.S. Foreign Coverage.† World policy journal 20.4 (2003): 12-21. Print.