Table of Contents

Foreword, Victor Navasky Introduction: When Trauma Shapes the News, Barbie Zelizer and Stuart Allan Part I: The Trauma of September 11 1. September 11 in the Mind of American Journalism, Jay Rosen 2.What's Unusual About Covering Politics As Usual, Michael Schudson 3. Photography, Journalism, and Trauma, Barbie Zelizer Part II - News and its Contexts 4. American Journalism On, Before, and After September 11, James W. Carey 5. September 11 and the Structural Limitations of U.S. Journalism, Robert W. McChesney 6. Making Sense of the 'Islamic Peril': Journalism as Cultural Practice, Karim H. Karim Part III - The Changing Boundaries of Journalism 7. Reweaving the Internet: Online News of September 11, Stuart Allan 8. Taking it Personally: Supermarket Tabloids after September 11, S. Elizabeth Bird 9. Media Fundamentalism: The Immediate Response of the U.K. National Press to September 11, Michael Bromley & Stephen Cushion 10. Television Agora and Agoraphobia Post September 11, Simon Cottle Part IV - Reporting Trauma Tomorrow 11. Journalism, Risk and Patriotism, Silvio Waisbord 12. Trauma Talk: Reconfiguring the Inside and Outside, Annabelle Sreberny 13. Journalism and Political Crises in the Global Network Society, Ingrid Volkmer 14. Reporting Under Fire: The Physical Safety and Emotional Welfare of Journalists, Howard Tumber

Reviews

FIRST EDITION: 'Media critics will appreciate this book, which examines how 9/11 has reshaped modern journalism.' - Bookmagazine.com

'Media Studies is good for you. This collection of essays comes mainly from academics but nobody should bridle at theorists lecturing practitioners. They properly challenge the way September 11th was reported - in a way that's both an endorsement of the role of the media and a wake-up call on its failures . . . anyone interested in our trade should read it.' - Roger Mosey, Ariel

'A thoughtful and engaging examination of the effects of 9/11 on the field of journalism. Its unique aim is to discuss the impact of the attack as a personal trauma and its current and future effects on journalism and the reporting of the news. . . highly recommended.' - Library Journal ' ... the book serves as a useful platform from which to launch future analysis of a tragedy that - even critics of imperialistic American foreign policy would admit - changed the world a great deal.' - Discourse and Society 'This is not a book just for journalists but for everyone concerned about democracy, freedom of speech and our future. Distinguished contributors from all over the English-speaking world tackle the crucial question: what did the media's reaction to 11 September 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. Is this important? Of course it is. As Victor Navasky reminds us in his introduction: it is based largely on journalism that a nation makes up its mind.' - Phillip Knightley, author of The First Casualty

'The best critique yet of how the media responded to September 11 2001. An eclectic group of seasoned media operatives offer 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

FIRST EDITION:

'Media critics will appreciate this book, which examines how 9/11 has reshaped modern journalism.' - Bookmagazine.com

'Media Studies is good for you. This collection of essays comes mainly from academics but nobody should bridle at theorists lecturing practitioners. They properly challenge the way September 11th was reported - in a way that's both an endorsement of the role of the media and a wake-up call on its failures . . . anyone interested in our trade should read it.' - Roger Mosey, Ariel

'A thoughtful and engaging examination of the effects of 9/11 on the field of journalism. Its unique aim is to discuss the impact of the attack as a personal trauma and its current and future effects on journalism and the reporting of the news. . . highly recommended.' - Library Journal

' ... the book serves as a useful platform from which to launch future analysis of a tragedy that - even critics of imperialistic American foreign policy would admit - changed the world a great deal.' - Discourse and Society

'This is not a book just for journalists but for everyone concerned about democracy, freedom of speech and our future. Distinguished contributors from all over the English-speaking world tackle the crucial question: what did the media's reaction to 11 September 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. Is this important? Of course it is. As Victor Navasky reminds us in his introduction: it is based largely on journalism that a nation makes up its mind.' - Phillip Knightley, author of The First Casualty

'The best critique yet of how the media responded to September 11 2001. An eclectic group of seasoned media operatives offer 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