September 11, 2001, represents not only the most tragic event of modern times on American soil but also the event that garnered the most intense and pervasive media coverage of our time. The need for information is the instinctive human reaction to crisis. After September 11th, this need was especially great. In the aftermath of this tragic event, journalism and mass communication scholars around the country used a variety of research methods and theories to investigate the news media's performance and the audience's response. In Media in an American Crisis, these studies have been edited into one collection that informs us about the communication process during a national crisis. The content is rich in its variety of perspectives and topics.

About the Author
Elinor Kelley Grusin is Professor of Journalism at the University of Memphis. She holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Ohio University. Sandra H. Utt is Assistant Chair of Journalism at the University of Memphis. She holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from Ohio University. The editors are also co-editors of Newspaper Research Journal.


Book Information
ISBN 9780761831846
Author Elinor Kelley Grusin
Format Paperback
Page Count 314
Imprint University Press of America
Publisher University Press of America
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 225mm * 154mm * 24mm