The Canadian Media and the ‘Discovery’ of the Holocaust, 1944-1945
This article examines both the extent and nature of the coverage of the Holocaust in five major English Canadian newspapers and two magazines, from May 1944 to June 1945. Although the media did pay attention to the Holocaust at certain times, on the whole the genocide was inadequately covered by the...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Association for Canadian Jewish Studies/York University Libraries
1997-01-01
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| Series: | Canadian Jewish Studies |
| Online Access: | https://cjs.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cjs/article/view/19813 |
| Summary: | This article examines both the extent and nature of the coverage
of the Holocaust in five major English Canadian newspapers
and two magazines, from May 1944 to June 1945. Although the
media did pay attention to the Holocaust at certain times, on the
whole the genocide was inadequately covered by the Canadian
press. The media’s neglect cannot be explained sufficiently by
a climate of skepticism towards reports of atrocities. Rather, the
media tended to focus on the most sensational and incredible
aspects of reports of Nazi brutality. The lack of coverage is at
least partially explained by antisemitism. This prejudice can
been seen in a paradox in the press reports: although the media
did write about the Holocaust, they seemed intent on downplaying
the suffering of European Jews. |
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| ISSN: | 1198-3493 1916-0925 |