On Friday the New York City Fire Department released over 12,000 pages of oral histories from 503 firefighters, paramedics and emergency technicians, in addition audio of fire dispatches and 911 operators were also made public. The oral histories were recorded in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11th, and their release was only obtained due to a suit filed by the New York Times and eight family members. Monday on the Brian Lehrer Show, the New York Times reporter responsible for the suit, Jim Dwyer, analyzes the audio and transcripts and their importance to the public record.
Pieces of September 11
Jim Dwyer, reporter for the New York Times and co-author with Kevin Flynn, 102 Minutes : The Untold Story of the Fight to Survive Inside the Twin Towers (Times Books, 2005),
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Glenn Corbett, professor of fire science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Glenn Corbett, professor of fire science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
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Centering Art
Matthew Schuerman commerical real estate and economic development reporter for the New York Observer
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Justin Davidson architectural critic for Newsday
- on the developments with the cutltural center at ground zero
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Justin Davidson architectural critic for Newsday
- on the developments with the cutltural center at ground zero
Constitution 101
Noah Feldman, professor of law at New York University, former senior adviser for constitutional law at the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance in Iraq and author, Divided by God: America's Church-State Problem - and What We Should Do About It (Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005, What We Owe Iraq ...
Symphony of Sin
Blair Tindall, journalist, oboist and author, Mozart in the Jungle: Sex, Drugs and Classical Music (Atlantic Monthly Press 2005)
- gives a behind the scenes look at the real life of a classical musician
- gives a behind the scenes look at the real life of a classical musician
Blogcall: Jeff Jarvis
We had a call this morning from blogger and frequent BL guest Jeff Jarvis, weighing in against controversial art on the former WTC site.
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