Media Coverage In The Vietnam War
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- Media Coverage
- Fulbright - 1971
- F - chairman of Foreign Affairs committee, investigated Viet., tried to end US involvement
- Lots of evidence given from soldiers about inhuman US behaviour
- Events like My Lai common, encouraged by leaders
- Raised questions about the purpose of US involvement in Vietnam
- Protest 1968-73
- Burning draft cards or refused to go. Criminal - 34,000 wanted by police
- Raiding and burning draft card offices - 2 priests arrested
- Demos and marches, called LBJ a war criminal ('67), 10,000 in Chicago march
- Students held peaceful protests, striked, burned draft papers, disrupted army transport
- Vet marches - no govt. support, many injured/addicts, 300,000 marched in 1971
- KSU - 1970
- Most famous uni protest - in Ohio
- Over 1000 students in a demo, refused to move
- National Guard used tear gas & bullets, four dead, 9 wounded
- Broadcast all over the world, lost faith in Nixon
- General
- First televised war, fully reported in colour - Increased protests
- VC suspect shot, napalm girl, My Lai etc.
- War didn't directly affect USA
- MLK didn't like bc LOTS of black deaths (biased draft)
- USA spent too much money on war, LBJ raised taxes in 67
- Fulbright - 1971
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