Missing a beat.

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      UNITED States
    • Abstract:
      In attempting to construct a coherent narrative from the shocking events of September 11, 2001, American news anchors, reporters and officials faced the problem of an absence at the 'center' - a displacement of the main character whose agency was needed if the story were to unfold as expected. The rhetorical and narrative strategies called upon to fill this gap - to renegotiate the terms of the emerging narrative 'on the fly' - offer a rare, real-time glimpse of American cultural 'story-making' in operation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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