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The Vietnam War and the press

Abstract

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This study examines how three liberal publications (Washington Post, Newsweek, and New Republic) and three conservative publications (Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, and National Review) reported six different events of the Vietnam War. Chapter one will examine the publications’ coverage of the Tonkin Gulf incidents of August 1964 and the November 1965 Pleiku attack. The 1968 Tet offensive will be the concern of chapter two. Chapter three looks at how the six publications covered the My Lai incident, the Christmas bombing of 1972 (Linebacker II), and the release of American prisoners of war (Operation Homecoming).

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Arts
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
History
Department dc:contributor.department
History
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1990

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Wilson, Anthony Wayne

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-03032009-040753
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/41376

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Wilson, Anthony Wayne. The Vietnam War and the press. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41376