Chernobyl: The Catastrophe

By Johannes Grotzky

Everything that was published years after the Chernobyl catastrophe could refer to a great deal of substantial material and facts in retrospect. But during the catastrophe, the reporting was partly characterized by ignorance, a lack of facts and the undermining of information, by speculations, fears and rumors. And that is exactly what this book is about: day by day reports as things were happening, the struggle for information, the development of glasnost in the Soviet media and a look back from today s perspective. Overall, this book is a small contribution to the realistic handling of journalism in crises at a time when there was neither the internet, nor mobile phones, nor e-mails or satellite television. And even free telephone connections were not allowed for Western correspondents in the Soviet Union.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3752608110
• ISBN13: 9783752608113
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Bod - Books on Demand
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"