News zero : the New York times and the bomb / Beverly Deepe Keever.

Author/creator Keever, Beverly Deepe
Format Book
Publication InfoMonroe, Me. : Common Courage Press, ©2004.
Description374 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm
Subjects
Groves, Leslie R., 1896-1970.
Laurence, William L., 1888-1977
New York times--Press coverage.
New York times.
Atomic bomb--United States. --History.
Atomic bomb--Press coverage. --United States. --History.
Atomic bomb--Government policy. --United States. --History.
Atomic bomb--Moral and ethical aspects. --United States.
Nuclear weapons--Marshall Islands. --Testing. --Press coverage.
Nuclear weapons--United States. --History.
Nuclear weapons--Press coverage. --United States. --History.
Nuclear weapons--Government policy. --United States. --History.
Nuclear weapons--United States. --Testing. --History.
Nuclear weapons testing victims--Marshall Islands. --Press coverage.
Nuclear weapons--Health aspects. --United States.
Nuclear weapons--Environmental aspects. --United States.
Nuclear weapons--Moral and ethical aspects. --United States.
Hydrogen bomb--Government policy. --United States. --History.
Deception--Political aspects. --United States.
Government and the press--United States. --History.
Journalistic ethics--United States.
Press and politics--United States.
United States--Military policy.
United States--Politics and government. --1945-1989.
United States--Politics and government. --1989-.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History. --Bombardment, 1945.
Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands)
Marshall Islands.

Portion of title New York times and the bomb
Contents pt. 1. 1945-1962. Introduction: neutrons, news, news zero. The New York times as propaganda organ : what made it the ideal outlet. Conflicts of interest behind and beyond the "atomic curtain" : the bomb as a Second Coming of Christ yarn. News Zero from the first ground zeroes. From orality to infernos : "These were the forgotten people." Building a superpower by standing on the shoulders of native peoples. The Times defines its duty : "We must accept our destiny as the defender of the free world. The lost millennia : from here to near-eternity. "Standing at the gates of hell looking into eternity." Americans "are smart at doing stupid things"; H-bomb's biggest fallout in U.S. history (but not in the Times) -- pt. 2. 1980-2004. "The only victims of U.S. nuclear arms since World War II have been our own people." Conclusion: News Zero and the next rough drafts of history.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [352]-365) and index.
ISBN1567512828 (pbk.)
ISBN1567512836

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