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The Shock of the News

Media Coverage and the Making of 9/11
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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.
Acknowledgments PrefacePart I 1 Introduction: Understanding Public Drama 2 News as Public Drama: The Era of the Endless News Cycle 3 Making Public Drama: Telling a Good Story Part II 4 Framing September 11: Overview of the Media and the Audience's Response 5 Seeking Sense amid the Shock: The Coverage on September 11 6 The Drama Is in the Details: Dramatic Amplification at Ground Zero 7 A Nation's Tragedy: Cultivating Emotionality at Ground ZeroPart III 8 America's Heroes: New York's Firefighters in the Spotlight 9 To the Stars Go the Spoils: Moral Currency and the FDNY 10 September 11 and Beyond: Public Drama in the Twenty-first Century Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
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