"Portraits of Grief" Remembered

In reading and watching the stories commemorating the anniversary of 9/11, I'm reminded of all the tremendous work by the news media reporting the terrorists attacks ten years ago. Fortunately for us, the news media often does some of its best work when catastrophic events occur and that certainly was the case after the attacks. The work that has always stood out to me were the "Portraits of Grief" by the New York Times. The little sketches, published over a series of months, captured the lives of more than 2,500 victims. To read them again ten years later is to be reminded of all that was lost on that terrible day, as well as the importance of good journalism when we need it most.