10 Years On: The New York Times and 9-11
In the wake of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, New York Times reporters overcame enormous danger and duress to perform often-heroic feats of journalism, as proven by the Pulitzer Prize winning “ Portraits of Grief ” series, which commemorated the lives of every single victim of the terrorist attacks. But in the months and years that followed the paper reverted to partisan and liberal ways, even when the subject was the deadly attack on their hometown. On Sunday the Times will print a special section marking the 10th anniversary of 9-11 (you can read it online now). In anticipation of the paper's commemoration, here’s a sampling of the paper’s years of slanted coverage related to the attacks. BOMBING BAGHDAD: JUST LIKE 9-11? On March 22, 2003, as the Iraq War began, reporter David Chen offensively compared the bombs over Baghdad to the attacks of 9-11: “ Baghdad Bombing Brings Back Memories of 9/11, ” likened the terrorist annihilation of the World Trade Center to the U.S. bombing of Iraqi forces in Baghdad. They watched it from the streets. They watched it from their offices. And to many New Yorkers, the scenes of a city under siege were achingly familiar. New Yorkers watching the televised bombing of Baghdad yesterday said they were riveted by the raw and uninterrupted display of American military might. But for some, the bombing brought back particularly visceral and chilling memories. They could not help thinking about Sept. 11, and how New York, too, was once under assault from the skies.
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