Covering Catastrophe: Broadcast Journalists Report September 11

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Summary: An Oral History from the Journalists
Review: You won't find any major revelations in this book, and much of what is in here is covered in other sources (many several times over), but that still doesn't deter from the fact that this is basically a decent, non-judgemental oral history about the events of September 11. Everyone gets their say, from the lowly producers at the foot of the trade center all the way up to the network anchors on their national news sets. You end up with a certain appreciation for the effort it took for these people to not only get the story out, but to try to get it out in the middle of absolute chaos. You may not like the media or trust them, but you can't help but marvel that -- on that one day, at least -- everyone seemed to pull together and leave the personal opinions aside, just to make sure the tragedy unfolding before our eyes was properly documented for the world to see. Their stories may not be as compelling as the firefighters or rescue workers, but they are compelling nevertheless.