NY Times Leaves Mao's Atrocities Out of Obituary for Physicist Turned Maoist Joan Hinton

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:52:00 +0000

Clay Waters

The New York Times' obituary Saturday for Manhattan Project physicist turned Maoist Joan Hinton, by William Grimes, left out her Maoist beliefs in both the headline - "Joan Hinton, 88, Physicist Who Chose China Over Bomb" - and a text box: "A Manhattan Project member whose desire for peace led her to a Chinese farm." And the obituary itself completely omitted the deadly nature of Mao Zedong's totalitarian regime.

The Times Left Mao's Atrocities Out of Obituary for Physicist Turned Maoist Joan Hinton

admin — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:40:00 +0000

The Washington Post headline: "Joan Hinton, worked on Manhattan Project and became devoted Mao follower, dies at 88." The New York Times headline: "Joan Hinton, 88, Physicist Who Chose China Over Bomb." The contrast was even stronger in the obituaries themselves, with the Times completely omitting mention of the atrocities committed during Mao's Cultural Revolution.

Clay Waters

The Times' obituary Saturday for Manhattan Project physicist turned Maoist Joan Hinton by William Grimes left out her Maoist beliefs in both the headline - "Joan Hinton, 88, Physicist Who Chose China Over Bomb" - and a text box: "A Manhattan Project member whose desire for peace led her to a Chinese farm." And the obituary itself completely omitted the deadly nature of Mao Zedong's totalitarian regime:

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NY Times Leaves Mao's Atrocities Out of Obituary for Physicist Turned Maoist Joan Hinton

The Times Left Mao's Atrocities Out of Obituary for Physicist Turned Maoist Joan Hinton