One Year Later: September 11 & the Internet

Home > Diane Publishing Books >

Our Price: $20.00

Year: 2002
Pages: 63
Binding Paperback

Product Code: 0756727065

Description

Lee Rainie, Steven Schneider, & Kirsten Foot (ed.). The most cataclysmic events of the World Wide Web era were the 9/11-terror assaults on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, & the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 in PA before it could reach its target in Wash. For tens of millions of Americans, the Internet became a channel for anguished & prayerful gatherings, for heartfelt communication through email, & for vital info. This report discusses the impact of 9/11 on the Internet. Chapters: how the terror attacks affected Americans’ views about online info. & their Internet use; the Web after 9/11; gov’t. web sites respond to 9/11; the rise of do-it-yourself journalism after 9/11; keeping the faith online after 9/11; personal expression on the post-9/11 Web; & images of 9/11 on the Web.

Share your knowledge of this product with other customers... Be the first to write a review