Shock of the News Media Coverage and the Making Of 9/11

Name: Shock of the News Media Coverage and the Making Of 9/11
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ISBN: 9780814795552

ISBN-10: 0814795552

ISBN-13: 9780814795552

Edition: 2010

Authors: Brian A. Monahan

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How did the events of September 11, 2001 come to be thought of as 9/11?The Shock of the Newsis 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…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 3/29/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.682

Brian A. Monahanis Assistant Professor of Sociology at Iowa State University.



Acknowledgments


Preface






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 the 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's 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


Notes


Bibliography


Index


About the Author