{"product_id":"following-911-religion-coverage-in-the-new-york-times-9780815609865","title":"Following 9\/11: Religion Coverage in the New York Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFollowing 9\/11\u003c\/i\u003e examines the religious ramifications of 9\/11 and its aftershocks through the lens of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eAfter the attacks occurred, the Times turned to its standards of journalistic comprehension and its institutional memory regarding religious phenomena to grasp the news with customary tools of coverage. The events made good copy, surely, but also uncovered persistent themes in the treatment of religion in the newspaper. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDay in, day out, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most important news sources for understanding the contemporary world. Drawing from the paper's articles, Vecsey compiles an encyclopedic record of religion in our day. Analysis of religion coverage in the \u003ci\u003eTimes, \u003c\/i\u003e focusing on 9\/11 and its upshots, shows not only how the paper reported on the tragedy and its consequences, but also how it presented its conventional religious themes--traditions, diversity, tolerance, institutional organization, interfaith cooperation, ethical judgment, etc.--in the crucible of the crisis, perhaps the most galvanizing event concerning contemporary religion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e9\/11 was a political as well as a religious event, and it becomes evident--by probing \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e coverage--how religion and politics have particularly defined one another since 2001. Vecsey draws attention to the volatile public phrases culture wars and clash of civilizations to perceive the ways in which 9\/11 crystallized and recast those concepts, so important in understanding the political dimensions of religion over the past decade. For years after 2001, in stories related to the tragedy, the Times moved beyond political coverage to the social, the cultural, the artistic, the intellectual, and especially the religious. Above all, however, the paper showed how religion, politics, and journalism define each other in these times following 9\/11.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Vecsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.26w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815609865\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Vecsey\u003c\/b\u003e is Harry Emerson Fosdick Professor of the Humanities and Religion at Colgate University. He has written extensively on religion in America and on the culture and religion of Native Americans.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40183721623667,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_6a6b4038-f0c1-49c9-ac21-3259c78e40bf.jpg?v=1655558973","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/following-911-religion-coverage-in-the-new-york-times-9780815609865","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}