The Atlantic·6 min read·hard
Postscript to American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center
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William Langewiesche
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The author reflects on his experience reporting on the cleanup of the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 attacks. He discusses his approach to documenting the event as a 'history in the present tense' while avoiding the emotionalism of public displays of grief.
Why it matters
It offers a retrospective look at journalistic ethics and the process of documenting historical trauma.
Larry Towell / Magnum U.S. Postscript to American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center A note from the author
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