'Total chaos.' How PBS News crews filmed the Pentagon on 9/11
Summary
On September 11, 2001, two camera operators from WETA and an intern from NewsHour with Jim Lehrer quickly went to the Pentagon after it was hit by a hijacked plane. As the 25th anniversary of the attacks nears, they remember what they recorded and how the experience affected them.Key Facts
- The Pentagon was attacked on September 11, 2001, when a hijacked plane struck the building.
- Two WETA camera operators and a NewsHour intern were among the first news crews to arrive and film the scene.
- They captured footage of the immediate aftermath of the attack.
- The story is shared as the 25th anniversary of the terror attacks approaches.
- The people who filmed the attack reflect on the impact the event had on them personally.
- The footage remains a significant record of that tragic day.
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