Ohio University
Carr Van Anda was born in Georgetown, Ohio, in 1864.
His interest in newspapers began at age six when he shared with his family a "newspaper" collection of clippings he had gathered. As a teenager, Van Anda bought his own printing press and produced The Boys' Gazette in Wapakoneta after his family moved there.
(Those Ohio boys are something else. Guess who also lived and grew up in Wapakoneta, Ohio? Would you believe Neil Armstrong, the first man who walked on the moon in 1969, almost 100 years later?)
Van Anda was a student at Ohio University for two years where he studied mathematics and physics. He worked in printing and reporting at newspapers in Wapakoneta, Cincinnati, Cleveland and Baltimore. At age 24, he arrived in New York to work for Charles A. Dana, editor at The Sun.
In 1904, Adolph S. Ochs hired Van Anda as managing editor for The New York Times, where Van Anda spent the remainder of his career. His abilities and work ethic turned The Times into an international newspaper of record with its reporting on the sinking of the Titanic, World War I and the technological developments that occurred after the Industrial Revolution.
Van Anda embraced science and technology; The Times became the first American newspaper to use telegraph reports from Europe and to cover science, exploration and discoveries on a regular basis.
He decoded Egyptian hieroglyphics after the discovery of King Tut's tomb and found a mathematical error that Albert Einstein made while giving a lecture at Princeton University on his Theory of Relativity.
After being made aware of the error, Einstein responded: "Yes, Mr. Van Anda is right. I made a slip in transcribing the equation on the board."
During Van Anda's tenure, The Times received in 1918 the first of its 153 Pulitzer Prizes. The 1918 award was for Public Service for coverage of World War I. Van Anda was described by his Times colleagues this way:
"A master in the gathering and presentation of news, he stood in the front rank of the working newspaper men of his time. His abilities found full scope in carrying out The Times' avowed purpose to gather and publish 'All the News That's Fit to Print' — a purpose declared by Adolph S. Ochs when he became publisher of this newspaper in 1896."
Biographical information is courtesy of The New York Times.
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quick search on NYtimes not reporting the holocaust. 😂 even AI is moving the goal post . Wait till you get to Rosevelt (they felt they needed to cover for the administration) 😘
AI Overview
The New York Times did not hide the Holocaust, but its coverage during World War II was severely inadequate, often burying the true extent of the genocide of Jews. The paper published numerous reports detailing Nazi atrocities, but frequently treated them as background to the broader war effort, rather than as the distinct, unique crime against humanity it was. This limited coverage contributed to public ignorance of the Holocaust and was influenced by factors such as rising American anti-Semitism, a desire to avoid alienating the public, and the perception that the Roosevelt administration did not prioritize reporting on the plight of the Jews.
Why the Coverage Was Insufficient:
Emphasis on General War Horrors:
The paper's coverage often framed the persecution of Jews as one among many war atrocities, failing to highlight the unique nature of the Nazi plan for extermination.
Low Volume on Front Page:
Despite receiving reports on the genocide, the paper published very few front-page articles about it, with only 26 front-page articles about the Holocaust appearing between 1939 and 1945.
Anti-Semitism and Assimilationist Desires:
The Times' owners and editors, like other prominent figures of the time, held assimilationist views and harbored anti-Semitic sentiments, which influenced editorial decisions and fostered a desire to avoid overtly stressing the "unique Jewish nature" of the genocide, according to a 2001 New York Times article and the book Buried by the Times.
Following the Roosevelt Administration:
Some editors felt they were simply reflecting the priorities of the U.S. government, which did not emphasize the war's specific impact on Jewish people.
Concern over Public Reaction:
There was a fear that giving prominent coverage to the Holocaust could undermine public support for the war by highlighting the plight of Jews, a concern amplified by significant levels of anti-Semitism in the United States.
Propaganda in WWI:
The press recalled the false atrocity reports from World War I and the Spanish Civil War, leading to skepticism and reluctance to believe or publicize the full extent of the unfolding genocide.
"A master in the gathering and presentation of news, he stood in the front rank of the working newspaper men of his time. His abilities found full scope in carrying out The Times' avowed purpose to gather and publish 'All the News That's Fit to Print' — a purpose declared by Adolph S. Ochs when he became publisher of this newspaper in 1896."
Put this guy in front of the view, 🤪🥹.. His head would literally exploded.. Human internal combustion 🔥.
"The New York Times is generally considered to have a left bias, particularly in its opinion section, which aligns with liberal and progressive viewpoints. This rating reflects the overall perspective of its editorial board and many of its opinion writers." Part of the fake media!
He still wasn't more intelligent than Einstein. I have also corrected some errors by college professors made on the chalkboard. It did't mean that I was more intelligent than the professor. Journalists today are not fair and impartial. They are advocates pretending to be journalists. You are also an antisemite, Juanito.
It also publishes right-wingers.
You know that, but you choose to be an idiot.
An antisemite is a person that doesn't approve of Jews. You are mistaken. People respect the Jews, the Jewish community. Why? Well, because people respect the Mexican culture, the American people, the European people etc It doesn't mean that you want to abandon your people you just respect others. Juanito belongs to a multicultural family, plus masters the word (primero fue la palabra) and publishes all posts, even those that should not be published.
Criticizing the political policies of Israel does not make you antisemitic. Expressing your opinions of American politics
doesn’t make you a treasonous traitor. Many Jews are against the genocide in Palestine. Bibi
is determined to stay in power
and avoid his day in court over corruption charges.
Negotiating for peace and the release of hostages is not a priority.
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