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9th MEDIA CLIPPINGS UPDATE: Irving vrs. Lipstadt & Penguin Books
11 February 2000 Dan Yurman  mdoidaho@yahoo.com

http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/people/i/irving-david/press/irving-v-lipstadt.html

Permission granted to post for non-profit purposes on any public data
network, web site, or mailing list.  This is an independent index and
comments on the press coverage of the trial.  This update is posted at
the above site in collaboration with Ken McVay's Nizkor Project.

*** Background on the Trial

In her book "Denying the Holocaust; The Growing Assault on Truth &
Memory," Emory University Professor Deborah Libstadt accuses David
Irving, a British writer, of deliberately misrepresenting the facts
regarding the Holocaust.  In his writings and speeches Irving denies
that six million people died in the Holocaust. He denies that the Nazi's
gassed Jews in concentration camps.  Irving is suing Lipstadt and her
publisher Penguin Books for defamation in a British court.

Under British law the burden is on Lipstadt to prove she did not
"defame" Iriving in her book.  Proving the Holocaust, which is the theme
of the trial, focuses a spotlight on the issues and the deniers.  The
outcome of the trial, which is expected to take 12 weeks, will likely
have impacts on perceptions of the history of the Holocaust for years to
come.

The cutting edge of the trial, which is being heard before a judge but
no jury, will likely be brought to bear on four key issues.

* Descriptions of Irving's extremist views and descriptions of his
statements about the Holocaust, [Lipstadt]

* Documentation of Irving's manipulation of historical source material
to support his denier viewpoint, [Evans and others for the defense]

* The truth of the real number killed by the Nazis in the Holocaust, and

* Hitler's role in the 'final solution,"which Irving categorically
denies.

*** Summary of Press Coverage

The trial began January 11th and has attracted significant press
coverage in the UK though much less so in the US.  UK papers have
published news articles about trial proceedings on a daily basis while
US papers have for the most part published updates on a weekly basis.
The lower visiblity of the trial in terms of the US media response is
illustrated by the fact that there has been virtually no television
coverage, except for CNN, in the US.  Almost all US coverage has been in
print media.

Having said that it is important to note there is a large volume of
print media coverage of the trial.  An index of print coverage lists as
of 02.11.00 nearly 270 separate media reports.  Now in its fifth week of
proceedings, media coverage has been recorded in the UK, western Europe,
Canada, the US, and Australia.  The courtroom is packed with press and
onlookers according to media reports.

*** How to Use this Update

This is one of a series of updates on media coverage of the libel trial
taking place in London.  The updates will continue weekly, or more
frequently, as long as the trial is in progress.  The trial proceedings
take place Monday through Thursday each week. It began on January
11,2000, and is expected to take 12 weeks.

The information in this posting consists of pointers or URLs, e.g., web
site addresses, which contain news media reports about the trial. This
update does not itself contain any content from these web sites, only
their addresses on the Internet.  The objective of this update is to
provide the reader with access to information.  Ultimately, the decision
to read about this trial is up to you.  If you are interested, point
your web browser to the addresses listed in this article.

*** Online Archive & Sources

--- Lipstadt

Deborah Lipstadt, on the advice on her attorney, has said little to the
press.  There is no "official" website carrying material from her or the
defense team.

--- Nizkor Media Clips Archive "Holocaust Denial on Trial"

http://www.nizkor.org/hweb/people/i/irving-david/press/irving-v-lipstadt.html

http://www.nizkor.org/ftp.cgi/people/i/irving.david/press/irving-vrs-lipstadt

These are two online archive of English language media clips include a
robust catalog of much of the UK, US, and Jewish press coverage of the
trial.  You can view each of the files in this directory with any web
browser.  This is an archive of selected media clips, in text and html
formats, mostly from the UK press about the trial. As the trial is
taking place in London, this is good source material. US coverage is
included when it is available. You can download these clips using the
FTP protocol built into your web browser, just point and click, or use a
software package like WS-FTP.