Back in September 2001 people still read print. Morning papers were still must-reads.
Magazines still mattered.
Jpegs of cover images were not available in advance to be passed around on Twitter. And how the newsweeklies framed current events often dictated the national mindset on that event.
Shorter version: It was a different world...in many, many ways. But perhaps none so measurable as the media world.
To wit. We've collected some of the most powerful magazine and newspaper covers from the weeks following the September 11 attacks.
What is perhaps the most striking about some of these images is how graphic they are. In the years since 9/11 the media -- not generally known for its self restraint -- has shied away from graphic images of that day.
As a result some of these covers, with their direct images from that day, feel as if they are the visual equivalent of a profanity.
Suffice to say, they remain incredibly jarring.
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