Introduction
Vietnam war was the first war that entered all houses in America. People could watch every second from the war during school break, dinners and work. The media wasn't censored at all so everything that came straight from the war was seen everywhere in America. Journalist were in the Vietnam war and they daily reported facts about battles, casualties and the morale of the soldiers.
Most important source showing news
In 1960's, television was considered to be the most important source of news for the American public. It was the most powerful source that could change public opinion at anytime. Around 1950's only 9% of homes owned a television but by 1960's it increased to 93%. Producers and reporters didn't want television to be a public service, they wanted to gain profit from it. They tried to achieve that by making news more entertaining. They showed conflict and people's morality. The news didn't find enough material that was dramatic enough until the number of American troops raised to 175, 000 in July 1965. There were interviews with American soldiers, and helicopter scenes to make it as dramatic as possible.
Media involved in Vietnam war.
During the Vietnam War, was The New York Times showed as a liberal newspaper? One of famous media critics Edward Herman beliefs and argues with other critics that The New York Times was a promoter and that it supported the aggressive aspects of the war.
Danny Schechter was a MediaChannel News Dissector who covered Vietnam from his studio in Boston. He was interviewing soldiers from the North and South Vietnam in 1974 just before the war ended in 1975.
Journalist who died during the Vietnam war
Vietnam war was the first war that entered all houses in America. People could watch every second from the war during school break, dinners and work. The media wasn't censored at all so everything that came straight from the war was seen everywhere in America. Journalist were in the Vietnam war and they daily reported facts about battles, casualties and the morale of the soldiers.
Most important source showing news
In 1960's, television was considered to be the most important source of news for the American public. It was the most powerful source that could change public opinion at anytime. Around 1950's only 9% of homes owned a television but by 1960's it increased to 93%. Producers and reporters didn't want television to be a public service, they wanted to gain profit from it. They tried to achieve that by making news more entertaining. They showed conflict and people's morality. The news didn't find enough material that was dramatic enough until the number of American troops raised to 175, 000 in July 1965. There were interviews with American soldiers, and helicopter scenes to make it as dramatic as possible.
Media involved in Vietnam war.
During the Vietnam War, was The New York Times showed as a liberal newspaper? One of famous media critics Edward Herman beliefs and argues with other critics that The New York Times was a promoter and that it supported the aggressive aspects of the war.
Danny Schechter was a MediaChannel News Dissector who covered Vietnam from his studio in Boston. He was interviewing soldiers from the North and South Vietnam in 1974 just before the war ended in 1975.
Journalist who died during the Vietnam war
More than 70 journalist were killed during the war in 1965-1975. Many of the journalist were killed in military air crashes or in battle fields where they were never found.
