In light of this week's horrendous events, a double latte may seem a small thing. Nevertheless, coast to coast, Starbucks shut down so employees could go home to be with families and friends and then patted itself on the back for it in a “mawkish press release,” Dan Savage reports in The Stranger.
From coast to coast newspapers and broadcasters have expressed their horror and outrage after the terrorist attacks on Washington and New York. AAN members are no exception. Here is a sampling of alternative newsweekly opinion.
As part of the unprecedented daily news coverage In Pittsburgh Newsweekly is now running on its Web site, an expert from Carnegie Mellon University says Tuesday's terrorist attack may have been targeting U.S. defense and financial communications centers. If they weren't this time, they could attack our critical information systems next time, says Jeffrey Hunker, dean of Carnegie Mellon University’s Heinz School.
Philadelphia City Paper emptied its newsroom Tuesday, sending reporters into the streets of Philly and to New York and Washington to report on the terrorist attacks. The conclusion: "nothing will ever be the same."
