The Role of Media in Vietnam

During the Vietnam War, the media's role was very misconstrued by the American public. Some saw it as simple marketing; find the most compelling stories to gain more viewers. Others saw it as propaganda, using video feed to sway the public opinion, while others saw it as the raw truth, whether it was good or bad. But it is still to this day questionable as to what the media's intensions were. I believe that the media overstepped its boundaries, and their intensions were not always what was best for the U.S. In a way I feel that they were promoting propaganda, and were trying to get more viewers from the enticing video streaming across television to television in the U.S., even if it was not always true.…