How was the media effected by the Vietnam War?

Answer 1

The media ended up having a tremendous effect on the Vietnam War. This was the first war in history that people were able to follow on television. The stories on the nightly news fueled resistance to the draft and the war as a whole, leading to large protests to end US involvement.

Answer 2

Some of the Ameriican Media began to scoff at The Five O'Clock Follies which was the Official report of the Vietnam War intended for the press to release to the home front. Essentially it was a Declaration that the war was being won and that the "Body Count" was proving it. When journalists left Saigon to seek out the facts, a different story was encountered in the field. Inflated body counts were called into question and honest US battlefield numbers began to be reported on the 10 O'Clock news and the people in Peoria, Plano and Pasadena began to see a different war portrayed.

Answer 3

They programmed many pictures and horrifc photos of the Vietnam war which annoyed the US public and army therefore increased American opposition.

Answer 4

The media LOVED Vietnam! They had total free reign. With the rare exceptions of the times that their cameras were confiscated and their film exposed, during certain episodes of the war.