My teacher asked me to write an essay proving whether John Hersey was biased or objective when writing Hiroshima. Quotes from the book are from the "Vintage books" company hardcover copy.

Objectivity in Hiroshima At 8:15 A.M. on August 6, 1945, the President of the United States of America ordered the dropping of an atomic bomb over Hiroshima causing the death of an estimated 66,000 people. The journalist, John Hersey, wrote a 30,000 word essay in 1946 entitled, Hiroshima, which was later turned into a book. In 1985, Hersey added chapter five which tells the stories of the six survivors' lives after the bomb was dropped. While writing Hiroshima, John Hersey was …

…decide whether it was unfortunate for the bomb to be dropped or if it was necessary for the United States of America. In Hiroshima, John Hersey achieved supreme objectivity by not giving out his opinions on the habashuka, pro-American beliefs, or judging the dropping of the bomb. As a journalist, Hersey did a wonderful job of only giving the "who", "what", "when" and "where" facts and leaving out the "why" as most great journalist achieve.