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“Vietnam was America‘s first true televised war, television having been in its
infancy, and not yet a major source of news, at the time of Korea. It was also the country’s most divisive and least successful foreign war” (Hallin, 105). The Vietnam War consisted of a lot of things that were new to the general American public. This was the first time that American families could watch the war right in their own living rooms as if they were on the front line with the troops in Vietnam. Vietnam also became the first war that allowed journalists to accompany the troops to the war zone. ... Such restrictions that were not enforced during this war were censorship and rules that had been established during the Persian Gulf War. The freedom of press that was exercised during Vietnam War would cause a lot of controversy in the many years to follow. Vietnam War is said to be a media fought war because the media had the most affect on the public’s support for the war. ... They now had the opportunity to follow the war by newspaper, radio, magazine, and television. While many families heavily relied on the coverage to keep them informed, voters relied on this coverage to keep them posted on the progress of the war. ... The one thing that made this war very different than other wars before, was that there was no censorship. Vietnam was the first war that issued full freedom to the press, allowing the media to cover the war as they saw it. ... The heat and flames that burned away her clothing showed the rest of the world just how cruel war could be, (Daily Herald, Section1/Page 7).
Approximate Word count = 1346
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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