The article discusses the use of journalism and memory to learn about the U.S. history. Mass media are used to get information about what happened in history. Anniversaries of events such as the attack on Pearl Harbor are used by the media to discuss the identity and ideals of the U.S. Productions concerning the history of the country is a work of the memory. Journalistic media in the U.S. make use of their anniversaries to make people recognize their role in history and consider them as public historians.
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