Last updated October 23, 2001 23:10 EST
Now that our understanding of news and mass communications is as sophisticated as it is, it behooves us to look beyond our local papers to learn what is going on. Accepting that we may never really know, never really comprehend fully another person's reality, we can at least try from time to time to peer through their lenses. These links are offered in that spirit.
The section on media coverage is offered as a postscript. Since the media spends so much time in navel-gazing, it seems a pity not to include some of that work here.
Non-American News and Opinion Sources
I have tried to identify news sources from a wide range of countries, some of which have high stakes in the situation as it is evolving. If I have overlooked a key state, or there is a better news sources than the one listed here, please let me know and I will make the necessary amendments.
Afghanistan
China
Egypt
India
The Hindu
Iran
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Palestine
Pakistan
The Dawn, internet edition
Saudi Arabia
South Asia
Russia
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Media coverage: Confounding and/or Clarifying
Even as events unfold, reflection on the ways in which they are being constructed and narrated has begun. Why we need to create narrative frames, how we do so, and what it all means, on the one hand, and then the more straightforward questions about the media itself, are all issues we talk about.
Being witness to life's realities, by Lata Mani, The Hindu, September 23, 2001.
War on terrorism: A recipe for disaster, by Al Giordano, Narco News Bulletin, September 29, 2001.
Washington's "Terrorist List", by Al Giordano, Narco News Bulletin, October 1, 2001.
Mediachannel.org has a page of links to analyses of conflict coverage.
Why the media loves a good fundamentalist Moderates, unseen, unheard, by Rajdeep Sardesai, Times of India, October 16, 2001.
Your Master's Voice" "It's my enemy, it's your war," by Shailaja Bajpai, Indian Express, October 14, 2001.
Return to main page, Contextualizing September 11.
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