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. […]
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 […]
Vietnam War Images- Photojournalism’s Impact on Public Opinion
“One picture is worth a thousand words…” This idiom was popularized by Fred Barnard of Printer’s Ink in 1927 had its origin in an ancient Chinese proverb claiming, “One picture is worth ten thousand words.” The idiom refers to the notion that a single image can convey the meaning or essence of a complex subject […]
The Summer of 1968- The Vietnam War and World Events Fifty Years Ago
– 50 Years Ago – The Summer of 1968 and The Vietnam War – When it comes to international turmoil and American history, 1968 is without parallel. There was a lot more going on than the Vietnam War at that time. Most of the major events occurred against the backdrop of the Cold War tensions. […]
Politics and the Vietnam War – The Chennault Affair
– Vietnam War Politics -The Chennault Affair Over three decades ago the famous Pulitzer Prize winning historian, Barbara W. Tuchman made cogent observations on the role of political influence regarding the decisions to go to war, the strategy to conduct the war and how to end the war. In her book The March of Folly: […]
