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Inside Canadian newsrooms’ triumphs — and regrets — while covering the 9/11 attacks
Journalists said the 44 hours of CBC coverage and The Canadian Press’s fast reporting were imperfect but shaped how Canadians understood the attacks.
- Twenty-Five years after the 9/11 attacks, prominent Canadian journalists are reflecting on the triumphs and challenges of covering the events that reshaped global security and influenced public understanding of the day's chaos.
- Canadian newsrooms faced immediate pressure as the World Trade Center towers fell; The Canadian Press editor-in-chief Scott White recalled it as a 'holy s---' moment, while Peter Mansbridge began 44 hours of continuous CBC coverage.
- Amid rampant rumors, reporters struggled with verification; White was haunted by an inaccurate border-closure report, while Mansbridge discovered a retired pilot's aviation credentials were fabricated despite his accurate technical insights.
- At Ground Zero, journalists documented iconic images including Canadian Press photojournalist Andrew Vaughan's photo of Rachel Uchitel; Toronto Star reporter Michelle Shephard described the scene as traumatizing, fearing for colleagues' safety.
- Journalist Michelle Shephard's book 'Decade of Fear' illustrates how Islamophobia coverage evolved over time, demonstrating that while their work wasn't perfect, it remains a vital record of a transformed world.
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Inside Canadian newsrooms’ triumphs — and regrets — while covering the 9/11 attacks
TORONTO — Like every other journalist working in a Canadian newsroom on Sept. 11, 2001, Michelle Shephard recalls the moment she learned a plane had struck the World Trade Center in New York City. Then a crime reporter at the Toronto Star, she barely s...
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Inside Canadian newsrooms' triumphs — and regrets — while covering the 9/11 attacks
TORONTO - Like every other journalist working in a Canadian newsroom on Sept. 11, 2001, Michelle Shephard recalls the moment she learned a plane had struck the World Trade Center in New York City.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Total News Sources18
Leaning Left9Leaning Right0Center8Last UpdatedBias Distribution53% Left
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources lean Left
53% Left
L 53%
C 47%
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