9 lessons learned from writing an eyewitness story of Sept. 11

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As the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 looms, I am reminded of one of my favorite anthologies of journalism: “Eyewitness to History,” edited by British scholar John Carey. The book offers historical narratives that extend from ancient chronicles to 20th-century news reports.

The key organizing principle is embedded in the word “eyewitness.”

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