Articles
Links to articles and news reports from September 11, 2001 through October 19, 2001 related to the 9/11 attacks to the World Trade Center (WTC), the Pentagon, Flight 93, and related terror attacks.
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Articles and News Reports
Obviously there are thousands of articles and reports on the September 11 attacks. The desire here is to provide some highlights of the news each day. If you need more extensive information, check out the resources and newsfeeds sections here.
This News Reports section covered the first 6 weeks of the initial aftermath of the September 11th attacks.
October 19, 2001
- Bush Officials Try to Calm Anthrax Fears
After a week of often conflicting information, the new domestic security chief, Tom Ridge, and others try to calm fears about Anthrax and bioterrorism.
[10/19/01 by Todd S. Purdum and Elizabeth Becker, New York Times]
October 17, 2001
- Anthrax on Senate Letter Called Potent; Investigators Pursue Links to Fla., N.Y. Letters
Story about the anthrax delivered to Senate Majority Leader Thomas A. Daschle’s office.
[10/17/01 By John Lancaster and Dan Eggen, Washington Post]
October 16, 2001
- 'We Have Some Planes,' Hijacker Told Controller
Article covers transcripts from the last moments before the planes hit the WTC towers, the Pentagon, and the crash in Pennsylvania and what was going on behind the scenes with the air traffic controllers, fighter planes to defend the U.S., and more.
[10/16/01 by Matthew L. Wald with Kevin Sack, New York Times]
October 15, 2001
- DNA Technology Used in Bosnia May Help Identify N.Y. Victims
[10/15/01 Alissa J. Rubin, Times Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times] - Web News Sites Saw Traffic Surge In September
News sites' traffic surged up by over a third, according to research firm Jupiter Media Metrix, Inc.
[10/15/01 Informationweek.com]
October 14, 2001
- Personal Weblogs Put a Face on a Faraway Disaster
[10/14/01, by Renee Tawa, Los Angeles Times, latimes.com]
October 13, 2001
- Fla., N.Y. Exposures 'Could Be Linked,' Cheney Suggests
[10/13/01, by Edwin Chen, Los Angeles Times, latimes.com ]
October 12, 2001
- NBC Says New York Employee Tests Positive for Anthrax
Tom Brokaw’s assistant tests positive for exposure to Anthrax.
[10/12/01 by David Stout and Carla Baranauckas, New York Times] - New Anthrax Scare, Muslims Protest at Raids
[10/12/01 by Roger Atwood and Sayed Salahuddin, Reuters]
October 11, 2001
October 11 marks the one month anniversary of the terror attacks to the U.S.
- New York Carries On, but Test of Its Grit Has Just Begun
How New Yorkers are dealing with their city a month later.
[10/11/01 New York Times]
October 9, 2001
- Natural Cause Appears Unlikely in 2 Anthrax Cases
[10/09/01 New York Times] - Second Case of Anthrax Leads F.B.I. Into Inquiry
[10/09/01, by Dana Canedy and Alex Kuczynski, New York Times]
October 8, 2001
- Bin Laden appears on video to threaten US
[10/08/01 by Audrey Gillan in Washington, Guardian Unlimited] - Osama bin Laden: 'America will never feel safety'
Video of bin Laden’s message to the U.S. and the world following the September 11 attacks. In this video he is clearly stating his views against the U.S. and the world - anyone who doesn’t share his views.
[10/08/01 CNN.com]
October 7, 2001
- Bin Laden: No 'security or safety' for U.S.
[10/07/01 6:56 PM EDT, CNN.com]
October 4, 2001
- Securing the Lines of a Wired Nation
How well E-mail and the Internet worked after the September 11 attacks, and what the vulnerabilities are to be hacked by terrorists.
[10/04/01 by John Schwartz, Technology, New York Times]
October 3, 2001
- AAA survey: People starting to travel again
[10/03/01 CNN]
October 2, 2001
- Flag in noted photo flying on ship leading U.S. fleet
The flag from the famous photo of the 3 fire fighters hoisting up the flag on the bent pole at the World Trade Center after the attacks is now on a U.S. ship. Interesting story.
[10/02/01, The Record, New Jersey News] - Honoring the Rescuers
Story and photos of all the fire fighters who are believed to have lost their lives at the WTC disaster.
[by Dean E. Murphy, New York Times] - Speech by Tony Blair, Prime Minister, Labour Party conference, Brighton 2001
Important speech by Prime Minister Tony Blair stating his opinion about the attacks and what must be done to stop the terrorists and keep our world safe.
[10/02/01, Guardian Unlimited]
October 1, 2001
- 911 calls from WTC reveal diary of terror
[10/01/01 AP, via CNN] - Ashcroft says 'serious threat' of more strikes against US
[09/01/01 St. Augustine Record] - How Many Undocumented Workers Died at WTC?
[By Linda Bean, DiversityInc.com for Globalvision News Network]
September 30, 2001
- A Ground Zero Diary: 12 Days of Fire, Fear and Grit
Heartfelt account, personal story from Ground Zero.
[09/30/01 by C.J. Chivers, New York Times] - Bracing For Attack
Attorney General John Ashcroft told CBS' Face The Nation that we need to be prepared for more attacks, especially if the U.S. retaliates with military action against terrorism.
[09/30/01 CBS News] - The Days After
"After September 11 the reality was hard to accept."
[09/30/01 by David Maraniss, Anne Hull and Paul Schwartzman, Washington Post]
September 29, 2001
- Anti-War Protesters March in D.C.
[09/29/01 Christina Pino-Marina, Washington Post] - Public Is Unyielding In War Against Terror
[09/29/01 Dana Milbank and Richard Morin, Washington Post]
September 28, 2001
- NOAA Remote Sensing Expertise Aids World Trade Center Recovery Efforts
3D imagery of the area by the NOAA’s National Geodesic Survey and Aircraft Operations Center based on sophisticated technology explained in this article. Incredible. Several examples shown.
[09/28/01 NOAA]
September 27, 2001
- Giuliani Explores Extending His Term by 2 or 3 Months
[09/27/01 by Jennifer Steinhauer and Michael Cooper, New York Times.] - Rites of Grief, Without a Body to Cry Over
[09/27/01 by Somini Sengupta and Al Baker, New York Times] - Web-Page Collection Preserves The Online Response to Horror
[09/27/01 Washington Post]
September 25, 2001
- Crews Work to Dismantle WTC Fragment
[09/25/01 Verena Dobnik, Associated Press, via firehouse.com] - Work At Ground Zero Continues As Mayor Says Many Remains Will Not Be Recovered
[09/25/01 WABC, New York]
September 24, 2001
- Online news visitors double in week of US attacks
[09/24/01 by Wendy McAuliffe, ZDNet UK]
September 23, 2001
- New Yorkers Sing and Pray for Attack Victims
[09/23/01 04:35pm ET Reuters] - Pa. Coroner Identifies Seven Victims
[09/23/01 The Washington Times] - Powell Says U.S. Will Unveil Evidence Against Bin Laden
Until this, the U.S. had refused to reveal its evidence. Now they will "soon" according to Powell on 'Meet The Press' Sunday morning.
[09/23/01 01:43pm ET Reuters]
September 21, 2001
- Giuliani Reports Sharp Increase in the Number of Those Listed as Missing
As reports continue to come in from businesses and other countries, the death toll rises dramatically.
[09/21/01 by Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times] - President Bush’s Speech:
I’ve listed several ways to check out Bush’s speech before congress regarding preparing for war against the Taliban and terrorism. Available on the web, the transcript, download for PDA, print, watch the video, more.- Prepare for Casualties, Bush Says, While Asking Support of Nation
[09/21/01 by Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times] - VIDEO: In national address, Bush rallies world in war against terrorism
Video of the President’s speech 9-20-01 preparing for war against all terrorism. Standard, broadband, Realplayer, Windows media player, more.
[09/21/01 Nando Times] - Text of President Bush’s address to Congress, nation
Transcript of the speech given before Congress. Print, email, PDA capabilities, too.
[09/21/01 1:12 a.m. EDT, Nando Times]
- Prepare for Casualties, Bush Says, While Asking Support of Nation
- Warning 'was given to US over Terrorists'
[09/21/01 smh.com.au] - Without Evidence, the Taliban Refuses to Turn Over bin Laden
[09/21/01 by John F. Burns and Christopher S. Wren, New York Times]
September 20, 2001
- Digital moles in White House? Terrorists had top-secret presidential codes
[09/20/01 WorldNetDaily] - Flight 11 Detailed Struggle with Hijackers
[09/20/01 03:22 PM ET Reuters] - NYC Developer Sees Four New WTC Buildings
[09/20/01 5:02 PM ET, Reuters.]
September 19, 2001
- Carrying On: Mayor Holds Little Hope
of Recovering Anyone Alive
[09/19/01 ABCNews.com] - E-archive planned for US attack Web sites
The US Library of Congress is backing the creation of a digital archive of Web pages and sites that have been set up in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.
[09/19/01 Wendy McAuliffe, ZDNet UK]
September 18, 2001
- Passengers' Actions May Have Helped Curb Tragedy
[09/18/01 Washington Post] - Engineers Tackle Havoc Beneath Trade Center
[09/18/01 by Dennis Overbye, New York Times]
September 17, 2001
- Back-to-Work Wall Street Seems Strangely Different
[09/17/01 by Sherri Day, New York Times] - Bin Laden Is Wanted in Attacks, 'Dead or Alive,' President Says
[09/17/01 by David E. Sanger, New York Times] - Bush: We’ll Win War Against Terrorism
[09/17/01 by Tom Raum, Associated Press via Detroit News] - Economic Terrorism Comes With A High Price
[09/17/01 Jerry Post, Columnist, Washington Post] - Gold, silver buried in WTC rubble
[09/17/01 The Associated Press] - Reopening: Investors Sell Airline Stocks; Central Banks Act to Help Markets
[09/17/01 by Jack Lynch and Sherri Day, New York Times]
September 16, 2001
- At the Height of the Crisis, Reaching Out for Human Connections
[09/16/01 by Carrie Johnson, Washington Post]
September 15, 2001
- Amateur Newsies Top the Pros
Compares the personal accounts with journalists and claims personal accounts to be far superior.
[09/15/01 By Leander Kahney, Wired News] - The Trade Center: Heart-Rending Discoveries as Digging Continues in Lower Manhattan
[09/15/01, by Susan Sachs, New York Times.] - Afghan opposition leader dies of bomb injuries
Afghan opposition leader Ahmad Shah Massood died today of injuries suffered in a suicide bombing last weekend.
[09/15/01 AP via Startribune.com]
September 14, 2001
- Europe mourns with US
Report on Europe’s 3 minutes of silence, tribute for victims, families and friends.
[09/14/01 12:02 GMT; BBC News. Thanks to Meryl Evans for the link!] - From Niche Site to News Portal: How Slashdot survived the attack.
[09/14/01 By Robin 'Roblimo' Miller, OJR Contributor, Online Journalism Review] - Technology Can Be Frustrating, But This Time It Came Through
How email and discussion lists helped within seconds of the attacks to let people know if they were OK, what was going on, more.
[09/14/01 Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post] - Trade Center’s Past in a Sad Paper Trail
[09/14/01 By Jane Fritsch and David Rohde, New York Times]
September 13, 2001
- A Vow to Erase Terrorist Networks—bin Laden Is Singled Out
[09/13/01 By Elisabeth Bumiller and Jane Perlez, New York Times.] - British death toll approaches 100
Report about British citizens who’ve lost their lives in the attack at the WTC and Pentagon. More expected as search continues.
[09/13/01 12:04 GMT; BBC News.] - Web Searchers Thirsty For Information On Terrorist Attacks
[09/13/01 By Steven Bonisteel, Newsbytes for washingtonpost.com] -
When Phones Failed, New Technology Filled the Void
When phones were out in New York City, people had to rely on alternatives for communications while communications companies scrambled.
[09/13/01 by Cynthia L. Webb and Yuki Noguchi, Washington Post]
September 12, 2001
- A Flood of Anxious Phone Calls Clog Lines, and TV Channels Go Off the Air
[09/12/01, Seth Schiesel with Saul Hansell, The New York Times. Thanks to Carole Gueven, Netdiver.net and Soulmedia for the link.] - Commercial Sites Struggle to Keep Current
[09/12/01 by Amy Langfield, Online Journal Review] - Jet Crash Victims' Stories Start To Emerge, Loved Ones Describe Lives, Last Contacts
[09/12/01 Page A06, Amy Goldstein and Cheryl W. Thompson, Washington Post] - Passengers' Actions May Have Helped Curb Tragedy
Jeremy Glick and possibly other passengers on United Airlines Flight 93 attempted to stop the terrorists' plan, which helped divert the plane and miss its target.
[09/12/01 3:42 P.M., Charles Lane, Washington Post] - Tragedy sends New Zealanders online to monitor news
[09/12/01 nielsen-ratings.com] - Web acts as hub for info on attacks
[09/12/01 3:42 P.M., Charles Lane, Washington Post] - Web Offers Both News and Comfort
[09/12/01 by Amy Harmon, New York Times] - Who Said the Web Fell Apart?
[09/12/01, Leander Kahney, Wired News]
September 11, 2001
- America’s Day of Horror
Well done report - written, audio, and video by MPR. Slideshow, current news, audio of latest news by MPR and NPR, listen to speeches by Pres. Bush and others.
[09/11/01 MPR News Headlines] - America Under Attack : Terror from the sky
CNN’s special report of Tuesday’s attacks to the World Trade Center, Pentagon, plane crashes and aftermath. Links to stories, photos, video, audio, more.
[09/11/01 CNN] - Chronology of terror
Excellent chronological overview of the day’s events from 8:45 a.m. - 8:45 p.m.
[09/11/01 9:27 PM EDT (0127 GMT) CNN] - Collapsed Trade Center towers still dangerous
[09/11/01 9:07 PM EDT (0107 GMT) CNN] - Flight Tracker : Trade Center Crash
Animation of the flight paths of the two planes that crashed into the WTC.
[09/11/01 New York Times] - In pictures: Terror strikes New York
Photographic chronology of the day’s events from just after the first plane hit the WTC through both towers collapsing.
[09/11/01 9:27 PM EDT (0127 GMT) CNN] - September 11
Screen shots of 150 news and information sites from September 11th.
[09/11/01 interactivepublishing.net ] - When Web Sites Caught Up, They Ran Far
How main news sites couldn’t initially handle load but adjusted as the day went on. Meanwhile other sites, like Google, set up links and ways to find information quickly about the terrorist attacks.
[09/11/01 by Amy Langfield, Online Journalism Review]
Timelines of Events
- America’s day of terror: Timeline
[09/12/01 BBC] - The evolution of islamic terrorism: an overview
[by John Moore, Frontline, PBS] - Timeline: terrorist attacks on america, 1979-1988
The attacks, the groups, and the US response.
[Frontline, PBS]
