1. Vietnam war
It was not the first war to happen while television existed; both World War II and the Korean War were fought in the infant stages of television. ... By the time the Vietnam War escalated in the mid-1960s, television was ready to capture the war's images and most Americans were able to watch in their homes. ... As a result of this commentary, news coverage of the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1970 influenced the American public's opinion of the war effort. ... CBS was the news leader during the Vietnam War years. ... Before Tet, television journalists tended to describe the war as "our s...
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- Grade Level: High School