September 9th, 2011
CNN.com
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/09/911.audio.recordings/index.html?hpt=us_c2
The article that caught my eye today dealt with the audio recordings from American Airlines Flight 11. It gives a detailed account of the conversation that takes place between flight attendant Betty Ong and a controller at an American Airlines office. At times, the author explains, you can even hear the haunting voice of a terrorist named Mohamed Atta making demands in the background. With the anniversary of the infamous day in history having just passed, this article can certainly be considered newsworthy. As we all know, the events that took place on September 11, 2011 changed not only individual lives, but the face of America as a whole. I have very strong feelings about the media's releasing of such heart wrenching material, ranging from 911 phone calls to photos of businesspeople jumping from the towers to their eventual deaths. While I understand that it is the job of a news outlet to report anything and everything considered significant, I also believe in the consideration of the families who's lives were lost. For anyone who was alive on that awful day, the image of the two planes crashing into the World Trade Center buildings is forever burned into our minds, therefore; there is no reason to be forced to relive it.
My Question: What must it feel like to realize the plane you are on is being hijacked?
Alternate Title: Last Call
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