THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY DURING THE VIETNAM WAR THE GOOD: The empathy for another man’s suffering defines the experience. Larry Burrow’s famous wartime Pulitzer prize winning battlefield photo, “Reaching Out” in 1966 illustrated the compassion for one’s comrade. The backstory is compelling and I recently wrote a blog on this touching story. […]
Archives for August 2018
Vietnam – The Fake News Debate
Judging from the responses to my “Fake News” blogs posted on February 7th and February 22nd and letters to the editor in the WSJ last month, there remains a lot of interest in this subject. How much did the reporting of the Vietnam war’s progress influence American public opinion? Especially at the pivotal point in […]
Vietnam War Photos and Their Impact – Part 2
VIETNAM WAR – MORE ICONIC PHOTOS My last blog made the case why one picture is worth a thousand, if not ten thousand words. The power of images captured at the precise, poignant moment by photojournalists was nothing new in Vietnam. Photos influenced opinion and stirred emotions in other wars. But, because public opinion in […]