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The Aftermath of the Nuclear Explosion: an Investigative Journalist's Fearless Pursuit and His World-shocking Report on Hiroshima

(us) Leslie Bloom

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On August 31, 1946, "The New Yorker" published "Hiroshima", a report by John Hersey who went to Hiroshima to interview survivors of the nuclear bombing, presenting the end of the nuclear war to the world. Why was John Hersey able to "preempt the world" in fully presenting Hiroshima after the nuclear explosion? Why is "Hiroshima" still one of the most important works in the history of journalism? The author of this book goes deep behind the scenes of "Hiroshima", visits multiple archives on three continents, interviews the descendants of the protagonists of "Hiroshima", political figures, and the media, and restores the release of the "Hiroshima" report: the widespread racial sentiment in the United States after World War II, the strict censorship of nuclear-related reports, and the fanatical journalism that pursues exclusives; Hersey How he traveled to Hiroshima and found his protagonist, "giving up God's perspective and regaining the perspective of mortals"; how the team of the "New Yorker", a "dispensable" humor magazine, adhering to "excavating facts that can only be obtained by going behind the scenes", published the full text of the report in a dedicated account, making it a milestone work. More than 70 years later, today, when extreme nationalism and racism dominate social media, how to see the truth behind dry statistics and similar photos, how the conscience record "Hiroshima" was released is still a warning prophecy for us today, and also reminds us of the importance of independent investigative journalism.