1. Vietnam in the Media

2. A quick Timeline
1965-America starts to get heavily involved in Vietnam.
1968-America starts losing the war, hope to win fades (Tet offensive)
1973-America completely backs out of Vietnam.
*1965-Start
*1968-We start losing (Tet Offensive)
*1973-We back out

3. The Television War
During the Vietnam War, Americans finally had access to news through something other than a newspaper or magazine.
*The availability of video, along with some very popular journalists, meant that the Vietnam War was covered like no other war before it.
The U.S. government and military even tried to limit media access to Vietnam because it made them look bad.
*US govt limited media access to Vietnam

4. What Set Vietnam Apart
Vietnam was already a little different from previous wars for a few different reasons.
America had declared victory in pretty much every war to this point.
*It was (and still is) considered unpatriotic to not support a war America is involved in.