Reaction Paper About 9/11

On September 11, 2001 many early risers in California were tuned in to morning television shows that were interrupted with news that the north tower of the World Trade Center had been hit by a plane. We watched the news coverage of this horrible accident and viewed images of smoke billowing form the badly damaged tower. What we were viewing was scary and we were concerned for the people involved. But we were about to see something even more shocking and terrifying, a second plane slamming into the south tower. I was one of those early morning viewers and I still remember the disbelief I felt and the disbelief in the voices of the news commentators. What was happening was not an accident, it was deliberate. We continued to watch the news that …show more content…
In fact, most of us born before 1980 can probably only recall two attacks prior to September 11, 2001. The Oklahoma City bombing that was carried out by domestic terrorists and the first attempt on the World Trade Center in 1993. The constant coverage and images the media was giving us served two purposes they fed the sick fascination that many of us had developed and assured all of us that it had really happened. This may be one of the reasons the why the images we see here in the United States vary from what was seen in the Middle …show more content…
While the press in the United States is free, they are not without bias and we have to be aware of that fact. Media bias can alter the way a story is told and the images we are shown, which can distort our perceptions and beliefs. I have seen the way media bias in this country can cause two networks to report the same story so dramatically different that is seems like they are talking about two different events. It is up to us to make sure we are getting the whole story and all of the facts. It is important for us to make sure what we think we know is really true and