The events of 9/11 are of great interest to me and therefore I decided to do my dissertation on how Al-Jazeera and CNN analysed post 9/11 with reference to Arab and US cultural values.
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Thursday, 8 April 2010
9/11 and the media
Hello Bloggers!
I want to explore how different cultures interpret the media coverage on post 9/11 events. I think it's fascinating to investigate how these values are embedded in the media content.
Therefore, I wanted to ask you all, what are your thoughts on the 9/11 events? Do you believe in the conspiracy theories? Do your cultural values interfere in the way you interpret media content?
Voice your opinions!
Voice your opinions!
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9/11 was one of the biggest media events in the past decade.. thus it's no wonder that people have created various theories containing their own fears or hates about the terrorists.. or the system behind. but i personally don't really believe in any of them.. honestly, f.i. why should bush kill thousands of people??
It's to expected that there are conspiracy theories for what was probably the biggest tragedy of our generation. I don't believe any of them. Conspiracy theories become common knowledge because they are outrageous, not because there is anything to them. They are invented and believed by those who search for some kind of understanding and closure, which terrorism does not offer.
@Irina - Many conspiracy theorists say that Bush was part of the planning of 9/11 or that he was aware of the attacks way before they took place, in order to go to war in the Middle East. I myself believe partly in some of the conspiracy theories circulating out there but I also believe that conspiracy theories are generated by people to make sense of what happened.
i also believe that conspiracy theories help people to understand the sense behind the attack. personally i have to agree with sweeba, i also believe partly in conspiracy theories. i think it is possible that bush became a threat and already knew before.
Conspiracy theories are always made up when something is unclear. In the case of the 9/11 attacks there was the question who was behind the planning. I also believe that there are used to understand mysteries, however I believe that the media also uses them to scare people to get sensationally stories, f.ex. fear on terrorists. I partly believe in conspiracies, because there could be a possibility that Bush could have known about the attacks, because he had economical interest on iraq...
Conspiracy theories are always made up when something is unclear. In the case of the 9/11 attacks there was the question who was behind the planning. I also believe that there are used to understand mysteries, however I believe that the media also uses them to scare people to get sensationally stories, f.ex. fear on terrorists. I partly believe in conspiracies, because there could be a possibility that Bush could have known about the attacks, because he had economical interest on iraq...
I think that cultural values and upbringing always interferes with how we absorb and process information. My understanding of the events of 9/11 will most likely correspond to a Western 'CNN'-like approach. Being able to recognize this in itself is a step towards forming unbiased opinions, yet taking in how Islamic media outlets present events like 9/11 will still remain inherently difficult, based purely on my positionality.
I personally don't really believe in the conspiracy theories but the whole terror attack on the two towers conceals something shady. It didn't happen in the way the media showed it to people. In my opinion the media of today is a quite dangerous manipulating force-instrument. So you have to be able to create own opinions and not only believe blank for example to CNN or BBC or other broadcast stations.
Although all these conspiracy theories sound "entertaining" and some people really want to believe in them, I can't imagine that Bush would want to harm his own country in this way and I am sure if it really was true, we would know by now.
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