“In this first testing ground of the atomic bomb I have seen the most terrible and frightening desolation in four years of war. It makes a blitzed Pacific island seem like an Eden. The damage is far greater than photographs can show.” YearsFirstsWarShowsSeemsGreaterFourTerriblePhotographScaryIslandsDamageBombsFour YearsFrighteningTestingEdenPacificAtomic BombDesolationAtomic War Author:Wilfred Burchett
“My emotional and intellectual response to Hiroshima was that the question of the social responsibility of a journalist was posed with greater urgency than ever.” SocialResponsibilityGreaterEmotionalIntellectualResponseJournalistSocial ResponsibilityUrgencyHiroshima Author:Wilfred Burchett