The shock of the news [electronic resource] : media coverage and the making of 9/11 / Brian A. Monahan.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Monahan, Brian A.
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, c2010.
Subjects:
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 > Press coverage.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in mass media.
Terrorism > Press coverage > United States.
Terrorism in mass media.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2010 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
The Shock of the News: Media Coverage and the Making of 9/11
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction : understanding public drama
  • News as public drama : the era of the endless news cycle
  • Making public drama : telling a good story
  • Framing September 11 : overview of the media and audience's response
  • Seeking sense amid the shock : the coverage on September 11
  • The drama is in the details : dramatic amplification at ground zero
  • A nation's tragedy : cultivating emotionality at ground zero
  • America's heroes : New York firefighters in the spotlight
  • To the stars go the spoils : moral currency and the FDNY
  • September 11 and beyond : public drama in the twenty-first century.