Here’s a round-up of some of the more interactive approaches to the anniversary coverage:
MSNBC’s “9/11: Five Years Later” displays an interactive section of audio personal narratives and a
feature on the controversial ABC docudrama.
CNN sought for user-response in compiling “America Remembers: The Faces of September 11.” This site tells some of the personal stories, documenting “the actions, reactions and perspectives” of 10 people connected with the attacks in various ways. Included in this list is Tom Burnett, 38, who was on the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 that went down in Pennsylvania.
CNN Pipeline is providing a free trial to its service that includes video from the network’s original coverage of 9/11 in its entirety. The real-time broadcast takes place from 8:30 a.m. to midnight.
When the idea of a Ground Zero memorial was proposed by officials, CNN.com asked readers to propose their own
ideas. What resulted was an outpouring of more than 3,000 entries from
all over the United States, as well as 76 countries.
NPR also keys in on audience feedback in the Sonic Memorial Project. Led by NPR’s Lost and Found Sound, the collborative project continues to “collect stories,
ambient sounds, voicemails, and archival recordings to tell the rich history
of the twin towers, the neighborhood and the events of 9/11.” More than “50 independent radio and new media
producers, artists, historians, and people from around the world … have
contributed personal and archival recordings.” More than 1,000 contributions have been added.
The New York Times makes good use of the voices of its own staff in “The Faces of 9/11.” Times photojournalists provide narration, describing the story behind their pictures. “I very vividly remember seeing this piece of
the World Trade Center sticking up out of the ground, the skin of that
building, silhouetted against the sky, and you just can’t believe what
you’re seeing,” said staff photographer Justin Lane. His photo: Two women stand grieving on an empty street, the scene shrouded in a cloud of grayish dust, debris scattered around them.
