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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.
(2:00:00)
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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.
(1:48:00)
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Viva Los Estados Unidos
KERA-FM - Dallas-Ft.Worth-Denton, TX
The attacks on September 11th, 2001 forced
the cancellation of Hispanic Heritage Month activities that were due to
begin nationwide five days later. The celebration resumes this year
immediately following the first anniversary of 9/11, and commentator Marisa
Treviño says the timing adds more confusion to an already difficult
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Survival of the Fittest
KERA-FM - Dallas-Ft.Worth-Denton, TX
The nation's airlines were stunned a year
ago when terrorists used four of their planes as weapons. American Airlines
lost two jets on September 11th, and since then has lost more than $2
billion. Bill Zeeble reports on the carrier's and its employees' continuing
efforts to recover and redefine themselves. (7:39)
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Defending the Future
WAMU/Soundprint - Washington, DC
When American Airlines Flight 77 flew into the Pentagon on September 11, it attacked the heart of this
country's armed forces. From Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the greenest recruit at Parris Island,
Defending the Future examines the outlook for America's fighting forces a year after the terrorist attacks
of 9/11. (59:00)
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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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