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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791340003321

Autore

Monahan Brian A

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, c2010

ISBN

0-8147-5957-2

0-8147-9612-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (238 p.)

Classificazione

AP 16850

Disciplina

973.931

Soggetti

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Press coverage

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in mass media

Terrorism - Press coverage - United States

Terrorism in mass media - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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 media and audience response -- Seeking sense amid the shock : the coverage on September 11 -- What has been and what will be : dramatic amplification at ground zero -- This is your story, too : 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.

Sommario/riassunto

How did the events of September 11, 2001 come to be thought of as 9/11? The Shock of the News is an authoritative account of post-9/11 political and social processes, offering an in-depth analysis of the media coverage of this momentous event. Brian Monahan demonstrates how 9/11 has been transformed into a morality tale centered on patriotism, victimization, and heroes.Introducing the idea of “public drama” as a way of making sense of how media processed and packaged the 9/11 attacks for their audiences, Monahan not only illuminates how and why the coverage took shape as it did, but also provides us with new insights into the social, cultural, and political



consequences of the attacks and their aftermath. Monahan explains how and why 9/11 became such a potent symbol, exploring how meanings and symbols get created, reinforced, and disseminated in modern society. Ultimately, Monahan offers an important new understanding of this singular event of our time, and his compelling narrative brings the momentous events back into focus.