Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource "Satan in the Smoke" Emails Description An account of the resource On the morning of September 11, immediately after two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, photojournalist Mark D. Phillips took a picture that would prove to be one of the most evocative and disputed images of that tragic day. Many peple later construed the image of the smoke in his photo of the burning buildings to compose the face of Satan. These e-mails related to this picture provide a revealing portal into Americans' responses to the attacks in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Rest assured my brother, I was not trying to mis-represent you in anyway and will get a follow-up piece on our site today. Peace, Kenny >--------------------<<KFI>>>----------------------- Kenneth F. Irby, Visual Journalism Group Leader The Poynter Institute For Media Studies >801 Third Street South * Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-4920 ONLINE* Irbyman@Poynter.org >www.Poynter.org >VOICE* (727) 821-9494, EXT. 297 or 456-2333 FAX * (727) 896-6703 or eFax(603) 462-2135 HOME* (727) 865-9005 >------------------------<<-30->>>---------------------- >---------- >From: Mark D. Phillips >Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 8:43 AM To: Kenny Irby >Subject: RE: Devil in smoke photo/I am photographer >Thanks Kenny. I am in a unique situation where I am defending my reputation on a worldwide basis. I was interviewed yesterday by the Boston Globe and today in her piece she called me a "sometime photojournalist." So if you are not a full-time member of the news media, even after 20 years of full-time work for different media organizations, I am called a sometime photojournalist by one of my peers. It is a terrible thing to feel your reputation is at stake. >I'll be in my office most of the day and at home tonight. >Sincerely, >Mark >>Thanks so much Mark, >>I appreciate your comments. I did try to contact you last week but, it >was >>very problematic. I will call you this evening for a follow-up piece. >>Understand that I do respect your good work. Peace, >>Kenny >>>--------------------<<KFI>>>----------------------- Kenneth F. Irby, Visual Journalism Group Leader The Poynter Institute For Media Studies >>>801 Third Street South * Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-4920 ONLINE* Irbyman@Poynter.org >>>www.Poynter.org >>>VOICE* (727) 821-9494, EXT. 297 or 456-2333 FAX * (727) 896-6703 or eFax(603) 462-2135 HOME* (727) 865-9005 >>>------------------------<<-30->>>---------------------- >>>---------- >>>From: Mark D. Phillips >>>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 6:36 PM To: kirby@poynter.org >>>Subject: Devil in smoke photo/I am photographer >>>Kenny, >>>As the photographer at the forefront of a controversy, I find it >amazing >>>that NO ONE has bothered to talk to me about this image and give me the opportunity to defend my reputation. >>>I cannot explain how this image came to be. As a photographer for three newspapers, The Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, I am amazed that anyone could call my reputation into question. I was inundated >with >>>email through my company website, http://www.stellarimages.com, to the point where I had to put up an open letter bringing everyone back to >the >>>fact that it is a photograph, not a religious or moral statement. >Everyone >>>has to look at this photograph and decide on their own what it shows. >>>Vin Alabiso still has not returned my calls. He is making statements >when >>>he never talked to me. I stand by my reputation of 25 years. I am no longer in the "news" business, starting an Internet company in 1994, >but >>>everyone I have worked with in the news industry knows the high >standards >>>I maintain. >>>I invite you to read my open letter on http://www.stellarimages.com or http://www.markdphillips.com and would hope that you could contact me >to >>>discuss this. It has left a very bad taste in my mouth. >>>Sincerely, >>>Mark D. Phillips >>>President, StellarImages >>>718-858-8980 (work) >>>718-522-1341 (home - here now) September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. Tue, 18 Sep 2001 12:19:37 -0400 September 11 Email: To The email addresses, and optionally names of the message's recipients "'Mark D. Phillips'" <mphillips@stellarimages.com> September 11 Email: From The email address, and optionally the name of the author. Kenny Irby <irbyman@poynter.org> September 11 Email: CC The email addresses of those who received the message addressed primarily to another. September 11 Email: Subject A brief summary of the topic of the message. RE: Devil in smoke photo/I am photographer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RE: Devil in smoke photo/I am photographer 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. email Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2001-09-18