9/11 Through the Media Lens: 25 Years Later
6:30 pm
The Paley Museum, 25 West 52 Street, NYC
On September 11, 2026, the nation will mark the 25th anniversary of the attacks that claimed 2,977 lives and reshaped American life. As we approach this milestone, The Paley Museum, in collaboration with the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, brings together a distinguished panel of journalists, historians, and photographers who covered the events firsthand, as well as those who later documented, analyzed, and reflected on that tragic day. The conversation will explore their personal experiences and perspectives, how news was reported across media platforms in 2001, how reporting has evolved in the decades since, and why preserving these firsthand accounts and reflections remains essential to informing future generations.
In Person:
Jonathan Capehart, Cohost, The Weekend on MS NOW; Political Analyst, PBS News Hour; Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist; New York Times Best-selling Author
Rehema Ellis, Emmy Award–winning Journalist; former Chief Education Correspondent, NBC News
Pat Kiernan, Anchor, Mornings on 1, Spectrum News NY1
Matthew McDermott, Photojournalist
Nina Pineda, 7 On Your Side, Consumer Reporter, WABC-TV
Barbie Zelizer, Professor of Communication, The University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication; Editor, Journalism After September 11
Moderator: Paula Zahn, Host & Executive Producer, Investigation Discovery’s Newsmagazine, On the Case with Paula Zahn
Events and participants are subject to change.
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Members: $20
General Public: $25
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