Journalists between Hitler and AdenauerAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 20 November 2018
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The moral and political role of German journalists before, during, and after the Nazi dictatorshipJournalists between Hitler and Adenauer takes an in-depth look at German journalism from the late Weimar period through the postwar decades. Illuminating the roles played by journalists in the media metropolis of Hamburg, Volker Berghahn focuses on the lives and work of three remarkable individuals: Marion Countess DAnhoff, distinguished editor of Die Zeit; Paul Sethe, â?othe grand old man of West German journalismâ??; and Hans Zehrer, editor in chief of Die Welt. All born before 1914, DAnhoff, Sethe, and Zehrer witnessed the Weimar Republicâ?Ts end and opposed Hitler. When the latter seized power in 1933, they were, like their fellow Germans, confronted with the difficult choice of entering exile, becoming part of the active resistance, or joining the Nazi Party. Instead, they followed a fourth pathâ?"â?oinner emigrationâ??â?"psychologically distancing themselves from the regime, their writing falling into a gray zone between grudging collaboration and active resistance. During the war, DAnhoff and Sethe had links to the 1944 conspiracy to kill Hitler, while Zehrer remained out of sight on a North Sea island. In the decades after 1945, all three became major figures in the West German media. Berghahn considers how these journalists and those who chose inner emigration interpreted Germanyâ?Ts horrific past and how they helped to morally and politically shape the reconstruction of the country. With fresh archival materials, Journalists between Hitler and Adenauer sheds essential light on the influential position of the German media in the mid-twentieth century and raises questions about modern journalism that remain topical today.
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