Government Censorship In Vietnam War
• Vietnam war was the first “television war”
• Lack of government censorship on the media was significantly influential on public opinion
• Censorship was practically inexistent in Vietnam War, with reporters allowed to follow soldiers into combat zones and capture and report on the most gruesome and destructive battles
• There is now significant government censorship of the media’s war coverage as a result of Vietnam
• Vietnam War communicated the idea that a war could unlikely be won with no censorship
• The government monitors and approves everything that is shown shown to citizens today on television
• Censorship has been created to protect Australians and for security issues
• Some believe we have the right to know and see what
• Lack of government censorship on the media was significantly influential on public opinion
• Censorship was practically inexistent in Vietnam War, with reporters allowed to follow soldiers into combat zones and capture and report on the most gruesome and destructive battles
• There is now significant government censorship of the media’s war coverage as a result of Vietnam
• Vietnam War communicated the idea that a war could unlikely be won with no censorship
• The government monitors and approves everything that is shown shown to citizens today on television
• Censorship has been created to protect Australians and for security issues
• Some believe we have the right to know and see what