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September 11 Anniversary

Below is PEJ's compendium of press commentary on the first anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania.

September 13

Extensive coverage brings strong ratings for the day
Bill Carter, New York Times, September 13, 2002
Coverage of 9/11/02 was hard to criticize
Peter Johnson, USA Today, September 13, 2002
9/11 Doc Yields CBS Win
Broadcasting and Cable, September 12, 2002
Change and determination: After 9/11, a shaking up
Jay Nordlinger, National Review, September 12, 2002
Remembrances remarkable, but breaking news left hanging
Tim Goodman, San Francisco Chronicle, September 12, 2002
The day that will live in synergy
Virginia Heffernan, Slate, September 12, 2002

September 12

For a change, commentators let coverage unfold without too much talk
Caryn James, New York Times, September 12, 2002
A Modern Rite of Mourning: Must-See TV
Joyce Purnick, New York Times, September 12, 2002
For some, avoiding an overload of emotion
Phil McCombs, Washington Post, September 12, 2002
Names cut through the pomp
Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times, September 12, 2002
Bill Clinton's late-night talk show
Lisa de Moraes, Washington Post, September 12, 2002
Television's longest hours
Robert Bianco, USA Today, September 12, 2002
Nation's papers mark 9/11 in variety of ways
Editor and Publisher, September 11, 2002
Chronicling 9/11 anniversary online
Wayne Robins, Editor and Publisher, September 11, 2002
Difficult task marked by predictable excess
Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune, September 12, 2002
It was a hard day for newsmen, too
Stephen Battaglio, New York Daily News, September 12, 2002
The Sept. 11 media frenzy
Staci Kramer, Online Press Review, September 11, 2002
Networks struggle to fill time tastefully
Suzanne Ryan and Mark Jurkowitz, Boston Globe, September 12, 2002

September 11

Fragile memory: When more time has passed, how will Sept. 11 be recalled?
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, September 11, 2002
The story of their lives: For TV reporters, 9/11 was a professional & personal journey
Stephen Battaglio, New York Daily News, September 11, 2002
TV stations will go with the flow of coverage
Allan Johnson, Chicago Tribune, September 11, 2002
Anniversary: No place to hide
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post, September 10, 2002
The market for tragedy
Michael Wolfe, New York, September 11, 2002
A tear falls, but President holds tightly to his image
Caryn James, New York Times, September 11, 2002
Moving Beyond Fatalism in the Heartland
Francis X. Clines, New York Times, September 11, 2002
We don't need TV to tell us we're Americans
David Folkenflik, Baltimore Sun, September 11, 2002
Radio: A day to remember, but not to replay
David Hinckley, New York Daily News, September 11, 2002

September 10

For kids, 9/11 coverage may awaken bad memories
Marilyn Elias, USA Today, September 9, 2002
Sept. 11 shows begin to fill the channels
Mark Sachs, Los Angeles Times, September 10, 2002
First lady urges TV restraint on 9/11
Laurence McQuillan, USA Today, September 9, 2002
Big advertisers pass on Sept. 11
Stuart Elliott, New York Times, September 10, 2002
Grave new world
Art Buchwald, Washington Post, September 10, 2002
NY Times produces global 9/11 section
Reuters, September 9, 2002
President's interview may surprise some
Peter Johnson, USA Today, September 10, 2002
Journalists defend Sept. 11 coverage
Allison Romano, Broadcasting and Cable, September 9, 2002
Hard times between hardcovers: The best and worst of Sept. 11 books
Tunku Varadarajan, Wall Street Journal, September 10, 2002
A word for the journalists: Dangerous work one September morning
Deroy Murdock, National Review, September 9, 2002

September 9

Trying to hit the right note, all day long
Paul Farhi, Washington Post, September 9, 2002
Parents should curtail kids' TV viewing of anniversary
Karina Bland, Arizona Republic, September 8, 2002
9/11 lives on the best-seller list
Bob Minzesheimer, USA Today, September 9, 2002

September 6

Television's special day of pain and comfort
Caryn James, New York Times, September 6, 2002
'NY Times Mag' reveals 'dream team' for Ground Zero
Editor and Publisher, September 5, 2002
History draws viewers with 9/11 docs
Allison Romano, Broadcasting and Cable, September 6, 2002
Digital media responses to September 11 are a mixed bag
Glen Helfand, San Francisco Chronicle, September 5, 2002

September 5

Re-covering Sept. 11 responsibly
Paul Janensch, Hartford Courant, September 5, 2002
Journalists who survived Ground Zero ...
Sasha Abramsky, Editor and Publisher, September 5, 2002

September 4

Journal's newsroom: Sept. 11's sound stage
Sridhar Pappu, New York Observer, September 4, 2002
Why do many readers hate us again?
Alex Jones, Editor and Publisher, September 4, 2002

September 3

A year later, a daunting task
Mark Sachs, Los Angeles Times, September 3, 2002
'Chicago Tribune' Will Insert CD-ROM In 9/11 Issue
Joe Strupp, Editor and Publisher, September 3, 2002
Looking at Arab-American lives with care, and one eye closed
Samuel Freedman, New York Times, September 2, 2002
TV searches for distinction as Sept. 11 programs begin
Caryn James, New York Times, September 3, 2002
Not many ads will be seen on Sept. 11
Christina Hoag, Miami Herald, September 1, 2002

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August 30

Sensitivity is watchword for Sept. 11
Suzanne C. Ryan, Boston Globe, August 29, 2002
More nets to air Sept. 11 PSA
Linda Moss, Multichannel News, August 30, 2002

August 29

One year later...
Matt Ashare, Boston Phoenix, August 29, 2002

August 28

Looking for context in coverage
Paul Brownfield, L.A. Times, August 28, 2002
Radio stations try to get it right for September 11th anniversary
Raoul V. Mowatt, Chicago Tribune, August 27, 2002

August 27

Producer's TV diplomacy for Sept. 11
Rob Morse, San Francisco Chronicle, August 26, 2002
Three hours that shook America: A chronology of chaos
Mark K. Miller, Broadcasting and Cable, August 26, 2002

August 26

All in a day's work; On 9/11, chasing the story that chased back
Howard Kurtz, Washington Post , August 26, 2002
Running Toward Danger
Niel Dodds, EPN, August 23, 2002

August 23

Town with much pity: 'Middletown, USA' in 9/11's aftermath
David Bianculli, New York Daily News, August 23, 2002
Forget Sept. 11? Just try
Howard Rosenberg, Los Angeles Times, August 23, 2002

August 22

TV networks set Sept. 11 specials
Reuters, August 22, 2002
Kids'-eye view of 9/11; Nets focus on reactions of children
Donna Petrozzello, New York Daily News, August 22, 2002
9/11 constraints, excesses
USA Today, August 21, 2002

August 21

Gannett seeks 9/11 cockpit recordings
Associated Press, August 20, 2002
Living with the memory
Richard Huff, New York Daily News, August 20, 2002

August 19

A TV rush, at times crass, over Sept. 11
Felicity Barringer with Bill Carter, New York Times, August 19, 2002
The show must go on; Late-night talk on 9/11
Stephen Battaglio, New York Daily News, August 19, 2002
NBC sees psychologist about 9/11 pics & kids
David Bauder, New York Daily News, August 19, 2002
What we saw, and what we see
Bob Garfield, Washington Post, August 18, 2002
Around Sept. 11, ads are a tough sell
Lucia Moses, Editor and Publisher, August 19, 2002

August 16

9/11 commemoration starts slow, but builds
Steve Johnson, Chicago Tribune, August 16, 2002

August 15

Some 9/11 stories too good to be true
Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle, August 15, 2002

August 14

Sept. 11 book generates additional $200,000
Editor and Publisher, August 14, 2002

August 13

ABC issues 9/11 edition circulation guidelines
Mark Fitzgerald, Editor and Publisher, August 13, 2002

August 12

MSNBC will air docu that foreshadowed 9/11
Donna Petrozello, New York Daily News, August 12, 2002
'NY Times' mag's vision of Twin Towers site
Joe Strupp, Editor and Publisher, August 12, 2002
Papers prepare for 9/11 anniversary
Joe Strupp, Editor and Publisher, August 12, 2002