3 MEDIA REQUESTS 7/31

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Media Request (1):

Dear 9/11 Family Member:

We are working on an article about this year's September 11th memorial ceremony and the issues surrounding its location.

If possible, I'd appreciate it if someone could contact me to talk about his/her reaction to this event. I only need a few minutes for a brief interview.

The article will appear in a Japanese newspaper with a circulation of 8 million.

Thanks,
Beth
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Beth Hillman
Asahi Shimbun, New York Bureau
620 8th Avenue, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Office: 212-944-5667
Mobile: 646-707-4333
Fax: 212-221-1734
www.asahi.com

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Media Request (2):

Dear 9/11 Family Member:

I'm writing from Kyodo News, Japan's largest news wire service.

Both Japanese and English reporters here are preparing for 9/11 anniversary stories this year with a focus on hope and renewal. As part of those stories, we're looking to interview children of victims who are now in their early to mid 20s, post-college grads embarking on career paths.

We appreciate any leads you might be able to offer.

Thank you in advance.

Best,
Crystal

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Crystal Wong
Kyodo News America
747 Third Avenue, Suite 1801
New York, NY 10017
Tel 212-508-5474
Mobile 917-512-1883
Fax 212-508-5461

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Media Request (3):

Dear 9/11 Family Member:

I am a reporter for the ABA Journal magazine of the American Bar Association and am working on an article for our September issue about the September 11th Victims' Compensation Fund. The goal of the article is to look at the Fund from a lawyer's perspective and discuss whether it serves as a model for other, future mass tort cases. In other words, it is a 'lessons' learned' piece for the legal profession.

To that end I am seeking to interview victims' families who pursued claims through the Fund and also families who chose to pursue claims through litigation, outside of the fund to get their perspective on which process better served them and why. (I realize that many families are still in the midst of litigation). The Families of September 11th organization gave me your name as the administrator of a listserv for victims' families and suggested that you might be able to put this request on your listserv to see if anyone would be willing to talk to me for this article.

I am on a very tight deadline for the article and would need to speak to source by this Monday at the latest. I am happy to talk to in the evening or over the weekend as well.

I appreciate your assistance.

Jill Schachner Chanen
Legal Affairs Writer
ABA Journal
American Bar Association
321 North Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60610
Tel:(312) 988-6078
Cell: (773) 230-9248
email: chanenj@staff.abanet.org