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We knew life in America would never be the same after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, but no one knew exactly how it
would change. How has our society and country come to terms since
then? Public radio tackles this question with Understanding America
after 9/11, a week of special coverage on stations nationwide.
Stories and programs from Understanding America after 9/11 were broadcast on public radio stations nationwide September 3 through September 10, 2002. Many of the stories are archived on this site.
You're invited to participate in an online chronicle of how our lives have changed — and remained the same — a year after the terrorist attacks.
Share your answer and read others' responses.
Planes overhead make me anxious now. It heightened my sensitivity to sound, before I never really heard the airplanes...
After getting past the initial shock, anger and sadness, what remains is a renewed love for life, and a heightened sense of compassion and tolerance...
NPR's Lost and Found Sound and the public broadcasting community are collecting audio traces of the World Trade Center, its neighborhood and the events of September 11th. Explore the archive, contribute your own sounds and stories, and immerse yourself in the Sonic Browser, an interactive soundscape of stories and audio fragments at www.sonicmemorial.org
NPR Special Coverage:
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Living with Terror: The World Speaks a Year After 9/11
WAMU - Washington, D.C. and BBC - London
Award-winning journalists Robin Lustig and Deborah Amos hosted a two-hour live event featuring call-outs to top foreign correspondents, comments from dignitaries, and questions from around the world.
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Living with Terror: America Speaks a Year after 9/11
WBUR - Boston, MA, Minnesota Public Radio - St. Paul, MN, KPCC Los Angelos, CA
Ray Suarez, now with PBS, and Stephen Sackur from the BBC in London hosted live roundtable discussions in L.A., the Twin Cities, and Boston. Audiences compareed views about how 9/11 has changed their lives and the country, and how the fear of terrorism will influence the future.
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It's More Than a Game
WFUV - New York, NY
The National Anthem means more than ever at sporting events, and since
9/11, the meaning of the game has changed for New York's athletes and
fans. Area pros talk about sports as a diversion from the threat of
terrorism, and their new perspective on playing for a living. (5:00)
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Civics Lessons
KQED - Northern California
Public schools in America were founded on the belief that learning about citizenship was essential to the newly created democratic union. Since then, democracy has been challenged by immigration, unpopular wars and diversity. Many schools responded by backing away from civics education, but since September 11, many are reconsidering. (8:33)
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The Spiritual Fallout of 9/11
Minnesota Public Radio, KNOW, St. Paul, MN
We delve into uncomfortable religious and moral questions that the September 2001 terrorist attacks raised—questions of meaning that Americans have only begun to ponder one year later. Also, a riveting first-person account of the religious life that grew up at and around Ground Zero and was largely hidden from news reporting. (58:50)
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Navajo Reflections on 9/11
KUER - Salt Lake City, UT
This is an audio portrait of Native American reflections on September 11 and its aftermath. Jenny Brundin allows Navajos to share the spiritual and life lessons they gained from the 9/11 tragedy. This portrait with no narration is steeped in the sounds indigenous to the reservation. (8:10)
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