1. Familiarity--even with the horrific--can breed nostalgia.
- Author
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Garfield, Bob
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SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001, in mass media , *DOCUMENTARY photography , *MASS media , *ADVERTISING , *PHOTOJOURNALISM , *DISASTERS , *MENTAL imagery - Abstract
The article presents the author's reflections on the impact of mass media imagery depicting the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States. The author states that despite the best efforts of media and government, September 11 became an icon of terror and hate against the U.S. In general, the U.S. advertising industry did not seek to use images of the September 11 attacks to promote their products, but that author cites examples of certain advertisements which, in his opinion, trespassed on the sacredness of the event.
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- 2002