Even after a decade 9/11 seems to one of the most controversial topics, Jenny and Emily kept the sensitivity of the topic in mind during their presentation. September 11, 2001 marked the date when the United States of America suffered a terrorist attack. Two airplanes crashed into the twin towers, one in the pentagon and the last crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after the passengers realized the hijacker’s intentions.
Everyone around the world could not believe what had just happened. People wanted details and fast. With this sudden growth of curiosity among the people, the media evolved.
Television, print, and online media transformed. At the time of 9/11, domestic issues were not the main concern of the news. No one had an interest for it; everyone wanted to know what was going on with the war on terror. People concerned themselves with global issues instead of domestic ones. Crime and federal policy was no longer covered in news channels. News channels, blogs, news websites now all covered the topic of the war on terror.
The evening news suffered a major fall. Everyone in the midst of figuring out what happened, wanted immediate detailed updates. The evening news would cover topics that had been unveiled a few hours earlier by news websites. With increasing traffic on the Internet, not everyone was able to access the news. People started to read blogs for faster information even though a lot of it was biased and inaccurate.
9/11 opened the doors for millions to write and share their thoughts with the world on their opinions and interpretations of the attack. Anyone who had a camera or a video of the event was now able to blog and attract readers. If readers disagreed, they could start their own blogs so their views could be read by the world. A significant amount of blogs increased around the time of 9/11.
The western world seemed to unite and fight together against the terrorists and those who contributed to this attack. They left their flags at half-mast signifying sorrow and their determination to fight at the same time.
War bloggers fluttered around the Internet with the invasion of Afghanistan. Civilians in the regions of Afghanistan expressed their views and perspectives on the war on terror. Many videos regarding 9/11 went viral such as “I miss you daddy” on youtube regarding the tragic loss of America’s loved ones.
The catastrophic attack on 9/11 certainly did kill thousands of innocent people but the war on terror killed many more. We remember 9/11 as the day when thousands of Americans were killed but we forget to remember each day ever since when millions of innocent people were killed in a war against terrorism. What about those children sitting half way across the world missing their daddies too? War bloggers play an important role as they bring to light that the war on terrorism uses terror as its greatest weapon. War bloggers allow readers to look at things from a completely different perspective.