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Summary:

"In analyzing the dynamics of Drake and Adm. Nimitz's relationship, and in detailing Drake's interactions with reporters and Navy officials, the book reveals the inside story of the development of the Navy's public relations during World War II"-- [Provided by publisher]
"When Lt. Cdr. Waldo Drake, USNR arrived in Pearl Harbor in June 1941 as the U.S. Pacific Fleet's first Public Relations Officer (PRO), he was an admired maritime reporter for the Los Angeles Times and Reserve Officer appointed to intelligence duties. By October 1944, he was hated by most of the correspondents assigned to cover the war against Japan and seen by officials in Washington as an obstacle to the development of Navy public relations. What led Drake to become the Pacific Fleet's first PRO, what happened during the three years he served on the CINCPAC staff, and why he was removed from that position are the focus of Nimitz's Newsman: Waldo Drake and the Navy's Censored War in the Pacific. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Adm. Chester Nimitz, USN assumed command of the Pacific Fleet and inherited Drake's services. Drake became responsible for informing America's press about the Pacific Fleet's wartime role and thus gained an outsized ability to influence American public opinion. The Navy's decision to allow public relations officers to censor press copy caused numerous conflicts between Drake and the correspondents assigned to the Fleet. It was Drake's love for the Navy, his tendency to take on every job himself, and above all his close relationship with Adm. Nimitz that allowed him to perform censorship duties with approval. Drake's protection of Nimitz, and his reticence to give the press any information that could endanger operational security or dampen morale, caused Navy victories to go under-reported-much to the consternation of officials in Washington. In analyzing the dynamics of Drake and Nimitz's relationship, and in highlighting Drake's interactions with correspondents and Navy officials, Nimitz's Newsman reveals the inside story of the Navy's censored war in the Pacific during World War II. "-- [Provided by publisher]

Author/Creator:

Bean, Hamilton , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Nimitz's newsman: Waldo Drake and the Navy's censored war in the Pacific [by Bean, H.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: Nimitz's newsman [by Bean, H.] (Annapolis, MD : Naval Institute Press, [2024] — ISBN 9781682477939; LCCN 2024006324)

Subjects:

Drake, Waldo (William Waldo), 1897-1977

Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966 — Friends and associates

United States Office of Naval Intelligence — Biography

United States Navy — Censorship

World War, 1939-1945 — Censorship — Pacific Area

World War, 1939-1945 — Pacific Area

World War, 1939-1945 — Press coverage

World War, 1939-1945 — Naval operations, American

Public relations personnel — United States — Biography

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 04, 2024).

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Call Numbers:

D799.U6 D733 2024eb

ISBNs:

9781682470343 (electronic book)
1682470342 (electronic book)
9781682477939 (hardcover) [Invalid]

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2024006325

OCLC Numbers:

1427252365

Other Control Numbers:

EBC31279021 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp21203854