Media Strive to Cover 9/11 Without Seeming to Exploit a Tragedy

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By: Jeremy W. Peters & Brian Stelter | New York Times

Anniversaries are hard to resist for most media outlets. The stories are evergreen, but in documenting the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, there is a fine line between commemoration and exploitation.

Mindful of this, television networks, magazines and others planning special coverage of the anniversary have weighed issues like how much American audiences can stomach, and how much such a solemn occasion should be viewed as a business opportunity.































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