Reporting World War II (World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension)

Description: Reporting World War II (World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension) [Paperback] Piehler, G. Kurt; Trauschweizer, Ingo; Casey, Steven; Cosley, Kendall; Daniel, Douglass K.; Delozier, Alan; Edy, Carolyn; Garner, Karen; Greene, Larry; Lovelace, Alexander; Moir, Nathaniel L.; Oinas-Kukkonen, Henry; Sandy, James Austin and Sotvedt, Victoria Product Overview This set of essays offers new insights into the journalistic process and the pressures American front-line reporters experienced covering World War II. Transmitting stories through cable or couriers remained expensive and often required the cooperation of foreign governments and the American armed forces. Initially, reporters from a neutral America documented the early victories by Nazi Germany and the Soviet invasion of Finland. Not all journalists strove for objectivity. During her time reporting from Ireland, Helen Kirkpatrick remained a fierce critic of that country’s neutrality. Once the United States joined the fight after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, American journalists supported the struggle against the Axis powers, but this volume will show that reporters, even when members of the army sponsored newspaper, Stars and Stripes were not mere ciphers of the official line. African American reporters Roi Ottley and Ollie Stewart worked to bolster the morale of Black GIs and undermined the institutional racism endemic to the American war effort. Women front-line reporters are given their due in this volume examining the struggles to overcome gender bias by describing triumphs of Thérèse Mabel Bonney, Iris Carpenter, Lee Carson, and Anne Stringer. The line between public relations and journalism could be a fine one as reflected by the U.S. Marine Corps’ creating its own network of Marine correspondents who reported on the Pacific island campaigns and had their work published by American media outlets. Despite the pressures of censorship, the best American reporters strove for accuracy in reporting the facts even when dependent on official communiqués issued by the military. Many wartime reporters, even when covering major turning points, sought to embrace a reporting style that recorded the experiences of average soldiers. Often associated with Ernie Pyle and Bill Mauldin, the embrace of the human-interest story served as one of the enduring legacies of the conflict. Despite the importance of American war reporting in shaping perceptions of the war on the home front as well as shaping the historical narrative of the conflict, this work underscores how there is more to learn. Readers will gain from this work a new appreciation of the contribution of American journalists in writing the first version of history of the global struggle against Nazi Germany, imperial Japan, and fascist Italy. Read more Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fordham University Press; 1st edition (April 25, 2023) Language ‏ : ‎ English Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1531503101 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 09 Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.75 x 8.75 inches Best Sellers Rank: #2,370,180 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #255 in Journalism #349 in Photography (Books) #834 in Military History (Books) #255 in Journalism Quality Products This will be shipped securely Returns must be within 30 days - item EXACTLY as it was sent. Must have tracking number. Email us with any issues/questions. Thanks for looking! Fast and Free Shipping Shipping is free for this item. We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!

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