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In a panel study where one survey was conducted immediately after a terrorist attack in central Stockholm, with over 20,000 participants, we examine the possibility that first-hand experiences with terror increases effects compared to people located elsewhere in Sweden. We use matching and as-if random variation in our data to identify the effect of personal proximity. While we find that people close to the attack perceived themselves as more affected, attesting to the vividness of the experience, we find no evidence of stronger rally effects, greater outgroup dislike, preferences for security policies or emotional effects. The results challenge previous theories on public opinion change in the aftermath of vivid events. In line with prior research, however, the results indicate that public opinion among people across Sweden did change on a range of issues. These general effects occurred uniformly, regardless of geographic location in the country. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to move beyond the previous reliance on structural and bureaucratic routines in explaining news production. As a way of moving beyond the previous focus on homogeneity in the responses of news organizations, a neo-institutional framework is proposed. The following is a case study on management decision making during 11 September 2001 in three Swedish broadcasting organizations: Swedish Radio (SR), Swedish Television (SVT) and TV4. This article aims to explain why two of the managerial bodies (SR and TV4) made scheduling decisions that had never been applied before as a response to the terror attack, whereas SVT chose to broadcast according to their previous established policy on extraordinary events. In the context of organizational 'rule regimes', the article examines the reason for news organizations adopting routine or inspirational decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]