9/12 Front Page Headlines, Too Much? or Accurate Sentiments
American was shocked the morning of September 11th. Within hours, newspapers across the country and around the world were rushing special editions reporting the horrific events of the day. The late special editions on 9/11 and the 9/12 morning newspapers never looked like they did since the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor almost 50 years before.
"ATTACKED!" "TERROR,” “WAR,” even a phrase many relate to Pearl Harbor, “DAY OF INFAMY;” Those words were present on most of America's newspapers. But a few newspapers, including the San Francisco Examiner, had a different headline; one huge word in bold: “BASTARDS!”
A word that many Americans rarely say freely in public was the lone headline in a major American newspaper.
Five years later, that headline may seem a little too harsh, especially in a journalistic point of view. However, after the horrific shock of that morning, it can be said that most Americans felt the exact same way.
Grief, shock, sadness; those were probably the first feelings that immediately came to mind when the news was reported. Then, anger… the thought that someone may have planned, intended, and wanted to intentionally murder thousands and thousands of people. Words can not express the feelings of Americans, and even people around the world, in the days after September 11th.
But the San Francisco Examiner did something that not many other newspapers did. While other newspapers’ headline reported the fact of what happened, the Examiner’s headline stated what many Americans felt.
Was it the right thing to do? Was it responsible for a major American newspaper to print such a headline? As the devastation was still setting in, it was probably one of the best things a newspaper could have done. America was banding together, uniting against a now common enemy. “BASTARDS” … what else could describe the people that would go through the effort and trouble of hijacking four airplanes to crash into major American political and economic centers.
While a headline like that would probably illicit outrage and disgust now, on Wednesday, September 12, 2001, it was the perfect headline.
For more, click to http://www.september11news.com
"ATTACKED!" "TERROR,” “WAR,” even a phrase many relate to Pearl Harbor, “DAY OF INFAMY;” Those words were present on most of America's newspapers. But a few newspapers, including the San Francisco Examiner, had a different headline; one huge word in bold: “BASTARDS!”
A word that many Americans rarely say freely in public was the lone headline in a major American newspaper.
Five years later, that headline may seem a little too harsh, especially in a journalistic point of view. However, after the horrific shock of that morning, it can be said that most Americans felt the exact same way.
Grief, shock, sadness; those were probably the first feelings that immediately came to mind when the news was reported. Then, anger… the thought that someone may have planned, intended, and wanted to intentionally murder thousands and thousands of people. Words can not express the feelings of Americans, and even people around the world, in the days after September 11th.
But the San Francisco Examiner did something that not many other newspapers did. While other newspapers’ headline reported the fact of what happened, the Examiner’s headline stated what many Americans felt.
Was it the right thing to do? Was it responsible for a major American newspaper to print such a headline? As the devastation was still setting in, it was probably one of the best things a newspaper could have done. America was banding together, uniting against a now common enemy. “BASTARDS” … what else could describe the people that would go through the effort and trouble of hijacking four airplanes to crash into major American political and economic centers.
While a headline like that would probably illicit outrage and disgust now, on Wednesday, September 12, 2001, it was the perfect headline.
For more, click to http://www.september11news.com
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