Description:
This lecture aims to present the ways in which major newspaper accounts
memorialized the event of the world's first nuclear attack on Hiroshima,
60 years previously. The goal is to help the students understand the extent
to which the depictions of the event overlap, in what ways they differ,
and why. The following questions are addressed: (1) How was the act of
dropping the bomb framed (e.g., as a justifiable means of ending the war,
as a war crime) and/or compared to other similar events?, (2) To what extent
were the readers informed of the horrible aftermath and delayed effects
of radiation on the victims of the bombing?, and (3) Was the morality of
the action of dropping the atomic bomb questioned?
Objective:
After reading newspaper articles about Hiroshima bombing from various countries, students are encouraged to discuss the above questions.
Readings:
Inoue, Yasuhiro & Rinnert, Carol. (2007). "Editorial Reflections on Historical/Diplomatic Relations with Japan and the U.S.: International Newspaper Coverage of the 60th Anniversary of the Hiroshima Bombing." Keio Communication Review, v.29.
In addition, handouts (newspaper articles) will be provided in class.
Recommended Readings:
Keever, B.D. (2004). News Zero: The New York Times and the Bomb. MA: Common Courage Press.
Name: INOUE Yasuhiro
Present Post and Title: Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Hiroshima City University.
Final Education: Michigan State University, Ph.D.
Specialized Field: Mass Media Effects, Web, International Communication/Global Media, and
Political Communication (e.g., public diplomacy), and Journalism. Currently,
he has been working on anime and its effects on non-Japanese people's opinion
about Japan.
Recent Publications:
*Inoue, Yasuhiro & Patterson, Dennis. (2007). "News Content and American Perceptions of Japan and U.S.-Japanese Relations." Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, v.12, n.1, 117-121.
*Inoue, Yasuhiro & Kawakami, Yoshiro (2006). "Japanese Women, Show Biz News and Hard News: Contradictions between Reality and Stereotype", in Kiran Prasad (Ed.), Globalization, Women and Mass Media (pp.73-93). New Delhi: The Women Press.
*Cyber Election Campaigning: U.S. Presidential Election 2000. Hiroshima, Japan: Keisuisha. (2004).
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| He was a news reporter in Japanese national newspapers, Mainichi Shimbun
and Yomiuri Shimbun. |
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