Over this past weekend, The Oregonian covered just about everything, but the decade anniversary of 9/11. Even on the day of the attack itself, there was no coverage above the top half of the page. There was lots of scrolling before anything interesting caught my attention.
I'll give them credit, The Oregonian does a wonderful job at covering local stories, especially sports. However, on such a monumental day like the 10th anniversary of 9/11, commemorative articles are almost expected.
On Saturday, there were a few Opinion articles about the writer's personal experiences on 9/11 and exactly where they were when the news broke. Shannon Davis discussed her experience from New Mexico and the struggle to define what it means to be American, and her families personal experiences with war.
On Sunday there was still no coverage of 9/11 above the top half of the page, but after some searching, I found something of substance. The "9/11 Roundup" offered an outlined description of what was happening throughout the day in New York City, Washington D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The article, however, only led to other well known news sources, giving little credibility to The Oregonian for it's own coverage.
Post 9/11, The Oregonian finally answered my call for interesting coverage with "9/11 Remembered Around the World," a series of photographs from around the world showing how firefighters, soldiers, citizens, and widows honored the day. The story pictured also was a fitting timeline and personal experience of that fateful day.
Despite the disappointing minimal coverage pre-9/11, the follow up story and photographs surely made up for it. Overall, I'm not to pleased with the Oregonian's attention to detail, or lack there of when it comes to honoring such a monumental decade.
I'll give them credit, The Oregonian does a wonderful job at covering local stories, especially sports. However, on such a monumental day like the 10th anniversary of 9/11, commemorative articles are almost expected.
On Saturday, there were a few Opinion articles about the writer's personal experiences on 9/11 and exactly where they were when the news broke. Shannon Davis discussed her experience from New Mexico and the struggle to define what it means to be American, and her families personal experiences with war.
On Sunday there was still no coverage of 9/11 above the top half of the page, but after some searching, I found something of substance. The "9/11 Roundup" offered an outlined description of what was happening throughout the day in New York City, Washington D.C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The article, however, only led to other well known news sources, giving little credibility to The Oregonian for it's own coverage.
Post 9/11, The Oregonian finally answered my call for interesting coverage with "9/11 Remembered Around the World," a series of photographs from around the world showing how firefighters, soldiers, citizens, and widows honored the day. The story pictured also was a fitting timeline and personal experience of that fateful day.
Despite the disappointing minimal coverage pre-9/11, the follow up story and photographs surely made up for it. Overall, I'm not to pleased with the Oregonian's attention to detail, or lack there of when it comes to honoring such a monumental decade.