A roundup of Paris coverage from a variety of news organizations
A man pays respect to the victims of the attacks next to a sign reading "We Are Not Afraid" at Place de la Republique (Republic Square) in Paris on Saturday. Associated Press photo.
News coverage of the murderous rampage in Paris is extensive and widely available. The Spokesman-Review's website has several stories following up on the attack, including this one that quotes Parisians on what it was like today on the streets. We'll have several more stories and photos in the Sunday newspaper.
Like many, I've been spending much of the past 24 hours reading various accounts and background pieces on the events that unfolded late Friday night, Paris time. I've put together a summary graph or sentence and links to several stories that might be of interest to anyone following what happened. I would welcome suggestions and links to other coverage that you have read and think is worthy of a wider audience. I've stayed away from very much commentary because I wanted to focus on just what happened and some historical context.
For starters, I scoured some U.S. newspaper websites to see how local French communities and ex-pats might be responding to the story. I'll lead with those:
With cheers of “Vive la France” and singing the French national anthem, “La Marseillaise,” Seattle’s local French community gathered at a Belltown bakery Saturday afternoon to support one another and Paris after Friday’s attacks, the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II. The Seattle Times
On Sunday, San Francisco city officials and French ambassadors are scheduled to gather for a day of remembrance at City Hall, which flew the French flag and glowed red, white and blue Friday evening, in honor of the French tricolor flag. The San Francisco Chronicle
In Chicago, traveling Parisians struggle to cope with terror attack back home. The Chicago Tribune
Elsewhere, people around the world have responded to the Paris attacks with solidarity. State buildings were illuminated with the blue, white, and red of the French flag. Embassies around the world are now surrounded with bouquets, candles, and messages of good will in the memory of the people who were killed. A photo gallery on the Atlantic online site shows images around the world. The Spokesman's Geoff Pinnock, senior editor for visuals and production, also put up a gallery of Associated Press photos on our website. The Scotsman, a national newspaper published daily in Scotland, posted a variety of photos around the country showing the flying of French colors in tribute to the victims of terror.
If you are looking for stories offering context, you might be interested in a Foreign Affairs magazine piece on the long history with political terrorism in Paris; no generation has come of age without experiencing the tragic theater of violence on at least a few occasions. The New Yorker's Philip Gourevitch observes "...The surprise is that it has taken so long for such attacks to become as commonplace in the West as they are in so much of the rest of the world, in the course of the ever proliferating and metastasizing post-9/11 wars, which Pope Francis now describes as a 'piecemeal World War Three.' " Security experts tell The Washington Times it is only a matter of time before similar attacks happen in the U.S.
Meanwhile, a story in The Christian Science Monitor examines the role that social media played in allowing friends and relatives in France to connect instantly, even across national borders.
The Los Angeles Times reports the distributor of "Made in France," a drama about a French journalist who follows a group of radical jihadists intent on creating trouble in Paris, has pulled the release of the movie in France following Friday's attacks.
Finally, KHQ lists ways for people in our region to help victims of the attacks.
