Washington Week with The Atlantic

Remembering 9/11: As Reporters

Clip: 09/08/2011 | 3m 6s

September 11 changed the world and it changed journalism. As the United States went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, there were challenges facing the news media. It brought about a new generation of war correspondents and journalists were criticized for not investigating the motives of government. Our Washington Week panelists examine the huge impact 9/11 had on the news media.

Aired: 09/08/11

Rating: NR

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Washington Week came on the air February 23, 1967. In the 50 years that followed, we covered a lot of history-making events. Read up on 10 of the biggest stories Washington Week covered in its first 50 years.

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