Falling Man Flashcards
What did participatory journalism generate on 9/11?
The most traffic to traditional news sites in the history of the Internet
What form of journalism started on 9/11, 2001?
Participatory
What happened to traditional news sites on 9/11 which made people turn to other forms of communication,
News sites buckled under the pressure so people turned to blogs and forums
What form of journalism was created due to the news sites crashing?
DIY journalism, the public turns to each other
What was the name of the man who photographed falling man?
Richard drew
What was the name of the news paper which published the picture and the place it was distributed through
The morning call in Allantown
What was the circulation of the morning call?
170,000 and it circulated larger than any other paper in the country
When was the last time the falling man picture was run?
September 12th 2001
What agenda did the news papers turn to?
The agenda was set to American heroism, not the people who died
No one ran the image again, what is this called?
Self Sensorship
What is the name of the man which they though was falling man?
Norberto Hernandess
How man photos were actually taken of falling man even though one was only used
Twelve photos
Was it democratic that the falling man photo was shown?
Yes as people could find closure and deserve to see the images
Was it democratic that the falling man photo was shown on the cover of news papers?
Yes because people had the choice to look or not
Was it fair that such graphic photos were shown?
Yes because it is a fair representation of the tragedy and shows the realism of the situation
