Television and the Vietnam War

Authors

Michael C. Mitchell

Abstract

The Vietnam war was the first major American conflict to be presented to the public through the medium of television. Inasmuch as a case may be made that television has a potential for influencing American national security policy through public opinion, considerable controversy has centered on the coverage of that war by the major networks. Roger Mudd, reflecting upon the impact of television on the conduct of military operations in Vietnam, once wondered ''whether in the future a democracy which has uncensored television in every home will ever be able to fight a war however moral or just. "1

Recommended Citation

Mitchell, Michael C. (1984) "Television and the Vietnam War," Naval War College Review: Vol. 37: No. 3, Article 7.
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