Vietnam reporting Archives - R. Lawson Author

Vietnam War – Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Atrocities

R Lawson — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 12:33:05 +0000

Millions of Americans are familiar with the graphic photos of the era depicting the horrors of war that I featured in my recent blogs – Iconic Photos and More Images. If you are not aware of these photos, take a moment to review a selected few that captured the terror and pathos of war on […]

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Vietnam – The Fake News Debate

R Lawson — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:03:51 +0000

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 […]

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Vietnam “Fake News” Revisited

R Lawson — Fri, 23 Feb 2018 02:04:52 +0000

Another Look at Vietnam “Fake News” On February 15, 2018, the Wall Street Journal printed excellent letters to the editor that debated fake news and the Tet offensive of ’68, which took place 50 years ago. The letters were written in response to William Luti’s Op Ed on the 30th of January, featured in my […]

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