Something else from our Journalism Ethics class.
After 9/11, the New York Times decided to do a brief obit for each of those killed at the twin towers that day. It turned into Portraits of Grief, a remarkable mosaic of pain and loss and catharsis.
Here's the link. I'm not sure if the portraits are behind the subscription wall or not. I hope not.
Click on the Reporters and Editors video for sense of the effect the creation of these pieces had on those who wrote and edited them.
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/11/national/portraits/POGF-12FRY.html?ex=1173416400&en=f7760b8d96af28ae&ei=5070
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This is my uncle's portrait. I hate reading about all aftermath of 9/11, but this I think they did a wonderful job on these portraits.
I thought they did a good job of doing this in a respectful, personal, and touching way. My sister's ex fiancé has a portrait. They worked in one of those buildings together. My sister was in Boston at a meeting that day and the whole event affected my family and I a great deal. I'm pretty sure she and I and the rest of our family never want to read or hear about 9/11s aftermath again, but I agree with Whitney....these are nice because it doesn't seem like anyone is trying too hard to pull on heartstrings
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