How did the tv broadcast of the Vietnam war effect your support?

Answer 1

The media in the Vietnam War was huge during the 1960s

they could see the war as it really was and those who lived in the United States of America could see actual vidoes and imagery of the war and the live fighting of their country.

Answer 2

During WW2 and the Korean War, people had to go the theaters to see "news reel" releases about the fighting; and of course they were in black & white film. In the 1960's people could see the Vietnam War in COLOR and in the comfort of their living rooms. They could watch napalm & high explosive bombs exploding in bright colors while eating their food at the dinner table. Moving onto the desert, people could see American Boys shot down before their very eyes, all while taking a bite of ice cream, then watch his lifeless body being dragged towards a hovering helicopter. A few weeks of this, and TV's began to be turned off during supper time. After a few months of it, no one wanted to watch television anymore. People discussed what they saw on TV when they went to work. A pictures worth a thousand words; and the American people had had enough of the war.

Answer 3

By the mid-1960's, television was considered to be the most important source of news for the American public, and, possibly, the most powerful influence on public opinion itself. Throughout the Korean War, the television audience remained small. In 1950, only 9 percent of homes owned a television. By 1966, this figure rose to 93 percent. As televisions became more popular in the home, more Americans began to get their news from television than from any other source. A series of surveys conducted by the Roper Organization for the Television Information Office from 1964 until 1972 demonstrates the growing power of television. With multiple answers allowed, respondents were asked from which medium they "got most of their news". In 1964, 58 percent said television; 56 percent, newspapers; 26 percent, radio; and 8 percent, magazines. By 1972, 64 percent said television while the number of respondents who primarily relied on newspapers dropped to 50 percent. Thus, as the Vietnam War dragged on, more and more Americans turned to television as their primary source for news.

Answer 4

The majority of Vietnam veterans think that overly negative television coverage helped turn the American public against the war and against the American troops deployed in Vietnam. The media is called the fourth estate for its capacity to form opinions, that is to say the power to shape patterns of thinking, feeling and reacting before certain circumstances, events and famous people.

Answer 5

For the SAME reason that EVERYONE talks on their cell phone while driving their car; New technology (read: new toys).

Answer 6

A picture was worth a thousand words. What the???

Answer 7

The nightly television coverage of the Conflict in Vietnam caused people to distrust the government and view the soldiers unfavorably. It also fueled many protests.

Answer 8

TV made the war real and turned people against the war.

Answer 9

A picture was worth a thousand words.