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Since Sept. 11, newspapers and TV networks have turned their attention to more substantive matters. It's impossible these days to open a paper, or turn on the TV, and not find extensive coverage of the terrorism attacks and the world's response.
The Internet, of course, is playing a greater role in the coverage than it has in any major news event in its brief history. The Washington Post and other papers, large and small, are providing updates of their print editions throughout the day. And the Web, as always, is a great place to find out more details about what you've read in the paper or watched on TV.
One of the best war-related sites I've encountered is a special collection of links put together by Investigative Reporters & Editors. It's a valuable resource for journalists and for anyone else interested in finding out more about what they've read or watched on TV.
The site -- located at http://ire.org/related/weblinksubject.ht... -- offers dozens of links to Web sites devoted to the Sept. 11 attacks, Islam, the Taliban, anthrax, the U.S. military and more.
Among other things, you'll find links to information about the treatment of women in Afghanistan; fact sheets from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; "100 Questions and Answers about Arab Americans" from the Detriot Free Press; a glossary of terms related to Islam; and assorted studies on how well prepared the United States is for biological or chemical warfare.
In addition to the IRE site, here are a couple of other war-related sites that are worthy of placing in your bookmarks for the months ahead:
http://www.freepint.com/gary/91101.html
George Washington University librarian Gary Price provides a lengthy list of research and reference resources related to the Sept. 11 attacks. The offerings include speeches by U.S. and world leaders about the attacks and the resulting military action in Afghanistan.
(For more information about Price's Direct Search site, visit http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/jour... .)
http://www.geocities.com/mike_reilley_20...
At The Journalist's Toolbox, former L.A. Times and Chicago Tribune reporter and copy editor Mike Reilley offers more than 500 links to information about anthrax, aviation safety, Osama bin Laden's terrorism organization and more.
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