Copyright by the American Political Science Association HARVARD SYMPOSIUM RESTLESS SEARCHLIGHT: THE MEDIA AND TERRORISM – KELLEY AND MARTINEZ 8/12/2002

Tuesday, September 11, 2001 began as an extraordinary day only in the sense of how clear the skies were and how beautiful the weather was. All of that would change by noon, when America joined other nations in the world who have bore the brunt of a terrorist attack. Unlike those other countries, the attack on America was remarkable in the magnitude of the damage