The last time the world watched one tragedy unfold together on live TV

The 25th anniversary of 9/11 marks a milestone as the last major global tragedy broadcast live through a shared media source. How we experience world events has transformed.

Why it mattersHow we experience catastrophes has shifted. In 2001, tragedy united audiences through one screen. Today, information spreads differently. 9/11 was likely the last event where almost everyone on Earth saw the same images at the same moment.

AustraliaAustralians watching 9/11 unfold in 2001 experienced it as Australians do all major news now: through fragmented, real-time social media rather than the unified TV experience that bound the world then.

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