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Media Coverage of September 11: 6 years later

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It was a Tuesday morning, and all over the country American eyes were glued to television sets.


Six years ago today 2,974 people were killed when four hijacked planes crashed into American soil.


"When I woke up that morning after finishing my exercises, I turned on CNN just in time to see the second plane crashing into the tower," said John Rothgeb, professor of political science at Miami University and author of the book U....

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MT 2004

posted 9/11/07 @ 4:15 AM EST

Some interesting things here. This first page is hinting at something, but it won't come out and say it. It says, "a large segment of the American public still remained misinformed about many of the issues surrounding September 11, especially who to blame." But, then it goes on to say that people believe it's UBL or Saddam Hussein. No third option that the media wouldn't dare tell you about. Then the director of journalism, Richard Campbell, says, "Newspapers were afraid of being called unpatriotic... I think you're patriotic if you're holding the government's feet to the fire."

So, my question, as an alum from the CS department, is, how many Miami students believe the "CT" or "myths" surrounding September 11, 2001? If you are not familiar with the views I'm speaking of, there are a host of oddities, and perhaps you should look into them.

Cheers
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posted 7/28/09 @ 8:43 AM EST

I must admit that it is really nice article!!!
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posted 11/05/09 @ 12:28 AM EST

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Interested Alum

posted 11/06/09 @ 4:03 PM EST

If you're one of those "special" people who know the real truth about who was responsible for the attacks on 9/11, assuage your fears by going to this site:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/blogs/911myths/

If you can't find answers to your questions here, you have an agenda.
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