Shuttle Columbia Disaster

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Shuttle Columbia Disaster February 1, 2003 A
Global Media Event
This day brings us terrible news President Bush
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The story flashed round the world Instantaneous
global communication allows a major event to be
shared in minutes the world over, momentarily
reducing a planet to a village and transforming a
disparate world population into concerned
neighbors. If only fleetingly, shared grief and
common bonds are felt by all.
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Pedestrians react in Times Square New York.
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Jerusalem electronics stores awash in tragic
images.
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Palestinian viewers watch live CNN reports
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New Delhi viewers tune in to the news.
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An interstate display in Texas alerts drivers to
debris danger.
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An official guards debris in Texas.
Neighbors inspect what fell from their sky.
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Remembrance