Tag #Max Frankel

What factors contributed to The New York Times's inadequate coverage of the Holocaust, according to Frankel's analysis?

Frankel's analysis uncovered that the New York Times only mentioned Jews as Hitler's target for annihilation on its front page six times between 1939 and 1945, and only once in a lead editorial. This lack of prominent coverage, he argued, stemmed from factors such as government policies against Jewish refugees and the publisher's reluctance to be seen as explicitly championing Jewish causes. This resulted in most readers not comprehending the scale of the Nazi crime.