What was the first thing you did after you heard that a plane had flown into the side of the World Trade Center on the morning of September 11, 2001? Did you go online or turn on the TV to witness what was happening for yourself? I did too. The media coverage of these attacks was unprecedented. Never in history had the entire world been able to witness something of that scale as it was unfolding. Hour by hour we watched. We waited anxiously to see what would happen next. So much information was coming in that Fox News, CNN and MSNBC put news tickers at the bottom of their program feeds to supplement their broadcast for the first time that morning. We watched, listened to and read the reports, praying for the victims and their families…praying for our safety…praying for our nation.
I believe the true power of media was revealed that day. As media ministers and volunteers, you and I have been entrusted with a very powerful tool. How will we choose to use it.
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