The devastating explosion has received extensive attention from the whole citizenry in America. According to reports in the Wall Street Journal, locals in Oklahoma City almost replaced the traditional role of the reporter. They transmitted their first-hand observations over the Internet; the speed was faster than the television reports.
這起傷亡慘重的大爆炸案，受到全美人民關注，根據華爾街日報的報導指出，當地民眾幾乎取代了傳統記者的角色，他們將所見所聞輸進網路傳送出來，速度比電視報導更快。