denverpost:

Interactive map: Newspaper front pages around the world on Sept. 12, 2001

A map of dozens of newspaper front pages from around the world on Sept. 12, 2001, following the now-infamous 9/11 attacks.

Cool.

3:05 pm  •  11 September 2012  •  15 notes

shortformblog:

United Flight 93, in voicemail form: The San Jose Mercury News got a hold of the voicemails to United Airlines Flight 93 passenger Mark Bingham. All sorts of people were trying to get a hold of Mark that day, who many now believe was one of the people who attempted to reclaim the plane from the hijackers. The voicemails start with “are you OK”-type messages, then notes of concern, then — after folks heard of his death — regret, remorse and appreciation for what he did. You’ll want to click this one and read closely. And, after you’re done, read the story that goes with it. We’d say this is the best newspaper page you’ll read about September 11, but that really gives all the other ones short shrift. There are many, many well-designed pages today. Charles Apple has a roundup.

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10:44 pm  •  11 September 2011  •  121 notes

denverpost:

10 Years After 9/11: Islam in America — A Changing World for Muslims

For American Muslims, the decade since 9/11 has been one long struggle for identity. Take a look at this exclusive series by the Denver Post examining Islam in America. This is the first part in a three-part series.

 PART I: A diverse Muslim population confronts a choice: step forward or retreat

The attacks carried out by men who claimed to be acting in the name of Islam happened as the majority of U.S. Muslims were quietly living their lives and comfortably assimilating.

Then came the aftershocks: the Muslim condemnations of extremism, the complaints that that wasn’t enough, the evangelist who called Islam an evil and wicked religion, the Patriot Act, two wars.

Yet in the years since 9/11, surveys of American Muslims have portrayed not an isolated community but one that is loyal to the U.S., happy and hopeful for the future — although concerned about discrimination, dubious about the FBI and irrevocably changed by that dark morning.

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Awesome stuff coming out of the Denver Post. What an interesting story and what an interesting way to tell it.

2:12 pm  •  19 August 2011  •  70 notes