Author:
Monahan, Brian A.
Imprint:New York : New York University Press, c2010.
Descriptionxvi, 221 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:Introduction : understanding public drama -- News as public drama : the era of the endless news cycle -- Making public drama : telling a good story -- Framing September 11 : overview of the media and audience's response -- Seeking sense amid the shock : the coverage on September 11 -- The drama is in the details : dramatic amplification at ground zero -- A nation's tragedy : cultivating emotionality at ground zero -- America's heroes : New York firefighters in the spotlight -- To the stars go the spoils : moral currency and the FDNY -- September 11 and beyond : public drama in the twenty-first century.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
