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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keever, Beverly Deepe.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New York times.

Atomic bomb--United States--History.

Atomic bomb.

Press coverage.

Government and the press.

History.

Hydrogen bomb.

Government policy.

Nuclear weapons--Moral and ethical aspects.

Nuclear weapons--Environmental aspects.

Nuclear weapons.

Testing.

Nuclear weapons--Government policy.

Nuclear weapons--Press coverage.

Atomic bomb--Moral and ethical aspects.

Atomic bomb--Government policy.

United States.

Atomic bomb--Press coverage--United States--History.

Atomic bomb--Government policy--United States--History.

Atomic bomb--Moral and ethical aspects--United States.

Nuclear weapons--Testing--Press coverage--Marshall Islands.

Nuclear weapons--Testing.

Marshall Islands.

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--Press coverage--Marshall Islands.

Nuclear weapons testing victims.

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.

Deception.

Deception--Political aspects.

Government and the press--United States--History.

Journalistic ethics--United States.

Journalistic ethics.

Press and politics--United States.

Press and politics.

New York times--Press coverage.

Groves, Leslie R., 1896-1970.

Groves, Leslie R.

Laurence, William L., 1888-1977.

Laurence, William L.

United States--Military policy.

Military policy.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

Politics and government.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.

Hiroshima-shi (Japan).

Bikini Atoll (Marshall Islands).

Physical Description:

374 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 23 cm

Other Title:

New York times and the bomb

Place of Publication:

Monroe, Me. : Common Courage Press, [2004]

Summary:

How did a world class newspaper become little more than a propaganda outlet for the U.S. government in its drive to cover up the dangers of radioactivity emanating from the testing of nuclear weapons? And why is it still offering warped coverage of the issues 40 years after the end of nuclear tests above ground? Hiding nearly half of the tests from public view, "The New York Times"' stories predated by more than 40 years its recent crisis of made-up stories by reporter Jayson Blair.

Reporter Beverly Keever takes you inside our most prestigious propaganda machine to show just how the "Times" covered up the reality from half lies with half truths to supplying a complete alternative framework to manufacture consent.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [352]-365) and index.

ISBN:

1567512828

1567512836

OCLC:

56955178