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Interview with David Halberstam, 1979 [part 1 of 5] / Produced by Richard Ellison
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Vietnam: A Television History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American Government.
- The Sixties (1960-1974).
- Government agencies.
- Imperialism.
- Journalists.
- News leaks.
- Propaganda.
- Secrets.
- Vietnam.
- Local Subjects:
- American Government.
- The Sixties (1960-1974).
- Government agencies.
- Imperialism.
- Journalists.
- News leaks.
- Propaganda.
- Secrets.
- Vietnam.
- Genre:
- Interview
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (20 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Boston, MA : WGBH Boston, 1983.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- David Halberstam was a New York Times reporter in Vietnam during the War. He describes American press as a threatening presence for both the American and Diem governments. He recalls a wealth of anonymous sources willing to share their stories and describes a tension between the anti-communist, Cold War attitudes of news editors and accurate reporting from Vietnam - which would change after the Tet Offensive. He recounts President Kennedy's attempt to have him removed from his post in Vietnam, and Ambassador Lodge's visit to Saigon. Finally, he discusses the evolution of war reporting from a focus on the Vietnamese to a focus on the Americans and the dramatic effect of television news.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed December 12, 2018).
- OCLC:
- 827296893
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