Associated Press Coverage of a Major Disaster : The Crash of Delta Flight 1141 (Hardcover)

Preface. Foreword John Lumpkin Part 1: The First Day 1. 9.11am, Wed, Aug 31st, 1988 2. The Dallas Bureau 3. The Reporter at the End of the Runway 4. 9.35am, Wed, Aug 31, 1988 5. 10.49am, Wed, Aug 31, 1988 6. 11.34am, Wed, Aug 31, 1988 7. 12.35pm, Wed, Aug 31, 1988 8. 1.23pm, Wed, Aug 31, 1988 9. 3.25pm, Wed, Aug 31, 1988 10. 5.48pm, Wed, Aug 31, 1988 11. 7.05pm, Wed, Aug 31, 1988 12. 9.28pm, Wed, Aug 31, 1988 Part 2: The Second Day 13. 12.10am, Thurs, Sept 1, 1988 14. 2.01am, Thurs, Sept 1, 1988 15. 3.18am, Thurs, Sept 1, 1988 16. 8.07am, Thurs, Sept 1, 1988 17. 9.25am, Thurs, Sept 1, 1988 18. 11.08am, Thurs, Sept 1, 1988 19. 8.16pm, Thurs, Sept 1, 1988 Part 3: The Third Day 20. 1.27am, Fri, Sept 2, 1988 21. Aftermath 22. Conclusions. Appendix A: Standard Operating Procedures for Reporters S. Griffin Singer. Appendix B: Filing the Wire. Appendix C: Wire and Computer Terms. Appendix D: How Texas Newspapers Covered the Delta 1141 Story. Appendix E: FAA Transcript of the Crash. Appendix F: National Transportation Safety Board Transcripts, Crew Interviews. Appendix G: Associated Press Broadcast Wire Stories. Appendix H: WMAQ-TV and the Crash of Flight 249. Appendix I: How USA Today Handled the Delta Crash