Volume 20 Issue 3 (2002)
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Preface
This issue of the journal Prometheus includes an edited collection of papers by communication and media scholars from around the globe treating the social and societal aspects of the use…
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Media Use During a Crisis
After learning about the crisis of September 11, Americans overwhelmingly turned to television for more information. However, people used multiple sources of information. The Web and e-mail appear to have…
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Diffusion of News of the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
We report findings here from an audience survey in New Mexico of the diffusion of a spectacular news event, the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on September 11,…
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Civic Actions after September 11: Exploring the Role of Multi-level Storytelling
Interpersonal and media storytelling were crucial to information dissemination about the September 11 tragedies. The storytelling processes through which urban residents are transformed into members of a broader community are…
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The September 11 Attacks on the US in the New Interactive Media Space in Estonia
This paper examines how Estonians dealt with the news concerning the September 11 attacks in the new electronic communication space of the Internet. This work will summarize people’s discussions on…
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Say Goodbye…Let’s Roll: The Social Dynamics of Wireless Networks on September 11
This article describes the use of wireless telecommunication media within the different locations directly affected by the hijackings on September 11. Comparisons across these different contexts provides an empirical anchor…
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The Telephone as a Medium of Faith, Hope, Terror, and Redemption: America, September 11
This article explores how ordinary people used telephone technology during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the USA. Personal emergency communication is heavily imbued with emotional meaning. These messages…
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The Internet and the Demand for News
This paper looks at the demand for Internet news sites before and after September 11. Analyzing information obtained from actual click-stream activity, support is found for the view that the…
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Representing Islam in the Wake of September 11: A Comparison of US Television and CNN Online Messageboard Discourses
This paper contrasts the immediate representations of Islam on US television and CNN’s online messageboard by focusing on the noun phrases for ‘Islamic’ used in both media fora from September…
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Live Television’s Disaster Marathon of September 11 and its Subversive Potential
Television’s coverage of the tragic events of September 11 can be viewed and understood as a paradigmatic disaster marathon. The salience of the attack’s visual images, their exclusivity on the…