The Nuremberg Trials represented not only a juridical act of historic significance but also a complex and pioneering media operation. This thesis aims to reconstruct the media apparatus that supported the trials, analyzing the multiple layers through which global coverage unfolded and assessing the strategic impact this visibility had on establishing a new model of international justice.The media coverage resulted from a coordinated effort involving administrative structures and intelligence departments. Specific spaces within Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice were allocated to journalists and international visitors, ensuring the hearings were public and transparent, with accurate and immediate information dissemination.Through meticulous logistical planning, numerous correspondents from various national backgrounds were engaged, with media coverage relying on news agencies such as the Associated Press, United Press, and Reuters, among others. These agencies ensured a continuous flow of information and reports that reached a broad global audience, helping to build international consensus around the trials and their principles of justice. A key innovation was the introduction of simultaneous interpretation, overcoming language barriers and enabling immediate comprehension among participants and correspondents in four main languages. This advancement made the trials accessible to a heterogeneous audience and established a standard for subsequent international proceedings.Beyond its legal significance, the media apparatus of the Nuremberg Trials amplified its symbolic and diplomatic importance. Through Italian participation, media coverage not only provided a direct information channel to the national public but also facilitated the re-establishment of Italy’s diplomatic presence in post-war Germany.This thesis reveals how the trial’s media structure, studied and reconstructed in detail, transformed Nuremberg into a symbol of global justice and transparency, influencing not only international criminal law but also the practices of modern judicial communication.
Il processo di Norimberga rappresentò non solo un atto giuridico di portata storica, ma anche una complessa e innovativa infrastruttura di supporto mediatico e logistico.Questa tesi si propone di ricostruire tale infrastruttura, analizzando i molteplici livelli su cui si articolò la copertura globale e valutando l’impatto strategico che tale visibilità ebbe nell’affermare un nuovo modello di giustizia internazionale.La tesi dimostra come la copertura mediatica sia stata il risultato di una coordinazione tra strutture amministrative e reparti d’intelligence. La predisposizione di spazi specifici all'interno dell’aula 600 del Palazzo di Giustizia di Norimberga per giornalisti e visitatori internazionali rispondeva all’esigenza di rendere pubbliche e trasparenti le udienze, garantendo un processo di trasmissione accurato e immediato delle informazioni.Grazie a un’attenta pianificazione logistica, furono coinvolti numerosi corrispondenti di diverse nazionalità, e il progetto di copertura mediatica si basò su un’analisi documentale e una valutazione comparativa della copertura tramite agenzie stampa come l’Associated Press, la United Press e Reuters, tra le altre. Queste assicurarono un flusso continuo di reportage che raggiungeva un vasto pubblico globale, contribuendo a costruire un consenso internazionale attorno al processo e ai suoi principi di giustizia. Un'innovazione centrale fu l’introduzione dell’interpretazione simultanea, che consentì di superare le barriere linguistiche e mantenere un livello di comprensione immediata tra i partecipanti e i corrispondenti, operando in quattro lingue principali. Tale innovazione rese il processo accessibile a un pubblico eterogeneo, fissando uno standard per i procedimenti internazionali successivi.Parallelamente al valore giuridico, la struttura mediatica del processo di Norimberga amplificò il suo valore simbolico e diplomatico. Attraverso la partecipazione italiana, la copertura mediatica garantì non solo un canale di informazione diretto al pubblico nazionale, ma facilitò anche il rilancio della presenza diplomatica italiana nella Germania postbellica. Questa tesi rivela come la struttura mediatica del processo, studiata e ricostruita in dettaglio, trasformò Norimberga in un simbolo di giustizia globale e trasparenza, influenzando non solo il diritto penale internazionale, ma anche le modalità della comunicazione giudiziaria moderna.
Dalle macerie al Tribunale: la copertura mediatica del processo di Norimberga
PACILLO, Manuela
2025
Abstract
The Nuremberg Trials represented not only a juridical act of historic significance but also a complex and pioneering media operation. This thesis aims to reconstruct the media apparatus that supported the trials, analyzing the multiple layers through which global coverage unfolded and assessing the strategic impact this visibility had on establishing a new model of international justice.The media coverage resulted from a coordinated effort involving administrative structures and intelligence departments. Specific spaces within Courtroom 600 of the Nuremberg Palace of Justice were allocated to journalists and international visitors, ensuring the hearings were public and transparent, with accurate and immediate information dissemination.Through meticulous logistical planning, numerous correspondents from various national backgrounds were engaged, with media coverage relying on news agencies such as the Associated Press, United Press, and Reuters, among others. These agencies ensured a continuous flow of information and reports that reached a broad global audience, helping to build international consensus around the trials and their principles of justice. A key innovation was the introduction of simultaneous interpretation, overcoming language barriers and enabling immediate comprehension among participants and correspondents in four main languages. This advancement made the trials accessible to a heterogeneous audience and established a standard for subsequent international proceedings.Beyond its legal significance, the media apparatus of the Nuremberg Trials amplified its symbolic and diplomatic importance. Through Italian participation, media coverage not only provided a direct information channel to the national public but also facilitated the re-establishment of Italy’s diplomatic presence in post-war Germany.This thesis reveals how the trial’s media structure, studied and reconstructed in detail, transformed Nuremberg into a symbol of global justice and transparency, influencing not only international criminal law but also the practices of modern judicial communication.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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