August 12, 2011

CBS announced that on the weekend of the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the network will rebroadcast "9/11," the documentary (hosted by Robert DeNiro) that examines the lives of a group of firefighters in a single firehouse on that fateful day. Shot by the French filmmaker-brothers Gedeon and Jules Naudet, with the assistance of firefighter-producer-actor James Hanlon, the documentary has aired in 140 countries.

The Naudet brothers, Hanlon, Susan Zirinsky, Graydon Carter, and yours truly won Emmy and Peabody awards as executive producers of the documentary.

The Naudets' story is told exclusively in Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11. The book is being republished later this month -- with a new preface that addresses the advances since 9/11 in social media, digital photography, and 24/7 news, considering how these breakthroughs have propelled and shaped political change.