Comments on: 7 since 9/11

By: maria

maria — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:41:11 +0000

@Matt B. – When you joined the RCDS alum group thingie a few years back, you told us about your no “Ground Zero” policy. I never forgot that story, so I was actually thinking about you when I wrote the post, because everybody else on tv just abused us back then. Like that episode of South Park, where Stan’s(?) mom is catatonic watching the CNN ticker…

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:23:25 +0000

I covered 9/11 from a nice safe newsroom at NY1 -- covered nothing but 9/11 every day for nearly two years. (I was part of the World Trade Center Unit, when we had one.) In all my time doing that, never once did I use the phrase "Ground Zero" in any story -- and even now, the station has a policy against it. For which I am glad. Matt B.'s last blog post..Ever Get the Feeling That Everything is Completely Fucked Up?

By: Kyle MacLea

Kyle MacLea — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 21:34:25 +0000

Yes! I thought I was the only one.

By: maria

maria — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:20:10 +0000

Totally. Out loud I always say “September 11th”.

By: Kyle MacLea

Kyle MacLea — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:07:00 +0000

I also hate the term “Ground Zero” in reference to the Towers, and did from the moment people started using it. I actually dislike “9-11″ too but I put up with it.

By: S

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:37:52 +0000

M,
Thanks for posting this.
This is the first year since 01 that I haven’t lived in downtown Brooklyn. Without the lights shining at night, or the door of the neighbor in my building who never came home that day, I am feeling very disconnected from it this year (read guilty).
I almost have the same disbelief today as I did seven years ago. Except then I was able to walk past the teeming crowds from the bridges, down to the water, and see it for myself.