Hate on trial : the Zundel affair, the media, public opinion in Canada / Gabriel Weimann and Conrad Winn.

Hate on trial : the Zundel affair, the media, public opinion in Canada / Gabriel Weimann and Conrad Winn.

By
Weimann, Gabriel, 1950-

Publication Date
1986

Publication Information
Oakville, Ont. : Mosaic Press,

Physical Description
201 p.

Subject Term
Trials (Hate propaganda) -- Canada -- Public opinion.
 
Antisemitism -- Canada.
 
Mass media -- Canada.

Additional Contributors
Winn, Conrad, 1945-

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary
Report of a national survey following the trial of neo-Nazi Ernst Zundel in Toronto in March 1985. Zundel was tried for promoting hatred against the Jews by distributing the pamphlet "Did Six Million Really Die?" Before the trial, concern was expressed regarding its effects on public opinion - the dangers of providing a public platform for hatemongers and the consequences of a possible acquittal. The trial ended in a conviction - Zundel was sentenced to fifteen months in jail. [The conviction was later overturned on appeal - ed.] The survey examined the impact of the trial on feelings towards Jews, Germans, and the Holocaust, the role of the media, and previously-held prejudices of the respondents. The results show that the trial did not engender support for Zundel's views, particularly because the people most susceptible to his views were not regular consumers of media news and were not even aware of the trial. Media reports increased awareness of the Holocaust and aroused sympathy for Jews, but also persuaded Canadians that Zundel's ideas have a following.

Language
English

ISBN
9780889623293
 
9780889623286


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