We’ve made it to the 9th anniversary. I feel obligated to mention something before the day is over, but I really don’t have much. My memories of the event itself are scarce; I was in college, not yet eating news for breakfast, lunch and dinner. On the 6th anniversary, I wrote words that seem a little too strong now. I agree with some of the sentiment still, blaming the rest of it on memorial fatigue. As a news organization, how do you localize a remembrance? How do you make a ceremony seem genuine from 2,000 miles away? So I leave you with a few links today, important stories and photos that otherwise might be lost amid the Internet bustle. We shall see how September 11th is remembered 20, 30 and 100 years from now.
- There’s an app for that: In Your Palm, Memories of Horror and Valor
- Esquire magazine’s 2003 story on one striking photograph: The Falling Man
- Newseum: Front pages from Sept. 12, 2001
- Boston.com’s The Big Picture: Remembering September 11th