Paper Soldiers The American Press and the Vietnam War

Name: Paper Soldiers The American Press and the Vietnam War
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ISBN: 9780226917955

ISBN-10: 0226917959

ISBN-13: 9780226917955

Edition: 1994

Authors: Clarence R. Wyatt

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Praised and condemned for its aggressive coverage of the Vietnam War, the American press has been both commended for breaking public support and bringing the war to an end and accused of misrepresenting the nature and progress of the war. While in-depth combat coverage and the instantaneous power of television were used to challenge the war, Clarence R. Wyatt demonstrates that, more often than not, the press reported official information, statements, and views. Examining the relationship between the press and the government, Wyatt looks at how difficult it was to obtain information outside official briefings, what sort of professional constraints the press worked under, and what happened…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 3/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.682



Preface



A Different Kind of World: The Cold War and Secret Government



Managing the News: The Press, Public Information, and Foreign Policy in the Kennedy Years



Dramatize the Truth: Coverage of Vietnam, 1955-60



In Country: The Press Comes to Vietnam, 1961-62



"Let Them Burn": The Buddhist Crisis of 1963



"Get on the Team": The End of Diem



"I Don't Know": Explaining the War, 1964-67



"Fighting in the Open": Sources and the Story, 1964-67



"Buddha Will Understand": The Crisis of Confidence, 1967-68



No More Bodies: Turning Away from Vietnam, 1969-75 Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Bibliography


Index