Reporting Vietnam

William M. Hammond

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Reporting Vietnam

by William M. Hammond

December 1999

University Press of Kansas

376

9780700609956

0700609954

Description

Based on classified and recently declassified government documents - including Nixon's national security files - as well as on extensive interviews and surveys of press war coverage, Reporting Vietnam tells how government and media first shared a common vision of American involvement in Vietnam. It then reveals how, as the war dragged on, upbeat government press releases were consistently challenged by journalists' reports from the field and finally how, as public sentiment shifted against the war, Presidents Johnson and Nixon each tried to manage the news media, sparking a heated exchange of recriminations. Hammond strongly challenges the assertions of many military leaders that the media lost the war by swaying public opinion. He takes readers through the twists and turns of official public affairs policy as it tries to respond to a worsening domestic political environment and recurring adverse "media episodes." Along the way, he makes important observations about the penchant of American officials for placing appearance ahead of substance and about policy making in general.

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The estimated word count for Reporting Vietnam is approximately 94,000 words. This figure is calculated using industry-standard methods that consider genre-specific word density patterns, typical formatting and layout characteristics, and standard words-per-page ratios for published books.

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Who is the author of Reporting Vietnam?

Reporting Vietnam was written by William M. Hammond.

When was Reporting Vietnam published?

The publication date for this specific edition is December 1999. The original work may have been published on a different date.