Wrap-Up

Take Notes

Now that you have examined four different newspapers’ coverage of the September 11 attacks, printed on the day they occurred, answer the following questions. Refer to your notes in My Work and look back at the newspaper front pages as needed.

1. Which newspaper’s front page gives readers the most complete understanding of what happened on September 11, 2001? Explain your answer with specific details from the newspaper images.

2. Which newspaper’s front page gives readers the most sensational and least accurate picture of what happened on September 11, 2001? Explain your answer with specific details from the newspaper images.

3. Which newspaper’s front page do you find most compelling, and why?

4. What is the value of newspapers as historical primary sources?