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 During the **Vietnam War**, America's involvement 1964-1975, footage that was captured from **Vietnam** was rarely edited or scripted. During this controversial war television occassionally  captured and broadcasted gut wrenching scenes, newspapers reported horrendous stories, and music artists as well as  demonstrators    displayed their opinions in many different forms. Majority of the country was against USA involvement, and saw **Vietnam** as a pointless war as well as an impossible win.
 * Media during the Vietnam War (1964-1975) **

The media had a major role in starting the opinions about **Vietnam**. The nation was fed reports day after day about the number of causalities, progress, and conditions in **Vietnam**. As the death rates rocketed, and the end of the war seemed to be no where in sight, Americans clinged to the thought of a never ending battle in **Vietnam**. According to war bird , a forum online, television was turned to as a primary source of information. This proved that Americans based their accounts of the war on how it was derived in TV, magazines, and songs. The forum also commented that what events were shown to the public were actually slightly edited thirty minute clips from a more complex war. The people of the USA wanted to see things in a fast pace, therefore this led to scenes being edited together to appear more intense. In all reality, everyday life wasn't as bad as what it was believed to be by the people back home. **__  Television __** <span style="font-size: 90%; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">During the 1960's the percentage of Americans who owned a TV dramatically increased. Around 1966, 93% of the nation owned a TV. Some opinions of the war were produced based on what the news showed, and in some cases how the news anchors relayed the information. During the 1960's television was considered to be the most important device used to receive information. In the 1960's CBS news anchor, Walter Cronkite, was said to be the "most trusted man in America". This proved how not only did the graphics influence the American people, but the reporters had the same amount of influence.

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<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(31,168,168); font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-size: 110%; color: rgb(20,144,144); font-family: Georgia,serif;">__<span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(31,168,168); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Magazines, Newspapers, and Photos __ ** <span style="color: rgb(20,144,144); font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 80%; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">In addition to television, events and photographs from **Vietnam** could be found in newspapers and magazines. This was just another form of media that added to the distaste and hatred toward the war. In some cases, the American people were just as much confused as they were upset about our involvement after reading the articles. During the 1960's the country was in a pro-television era. There was a greater demand for news to be giving via TV then for a person to go and read it. Americans were looking for faster and more in your face way of seeing what exactly was going on. This led to many pictures to be overlooked, but years following the war, people began to appreciate and look at pictures just as much as they watched the news unveiled on TV. <span style="font-size: 120%; color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Georgia,serif;">

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<span style="color: #9f25cb; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 120%; color: #9f25cb; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">__Music__ <span style="display: block; font-size: 80%; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Music artists began to write songs concerning their views on the war. Some were agreeing, some not, but the '60s were a time of change in the United States so it was common to hear songs in disagreement. One song For What it's Worth by Bruce Springfield expressed concerns of how the American people need to realize what is going on. It comments on how the citizens need to "stop and look what's going down". Some other examples of songs written about the **Vietnam War** are: <span style="display: block; font-size: 110%; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: left;">
 * 1) The Ballad of the Green Berets by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler (1966)
 * 2) War by Edwin Starr (1970)
 * 3) Tie a Yellow Ribbon by Tony Orlando (1973)

<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #36b536; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">  __**<span style="font-size: 120%; color: #36b536; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrations and Protests **__ <span style="display: block; font-size: 90%; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; text-align: left;">There were many demonstrations to protest the Vietnam War. Many of the protests were started by anti-war activists on college campuses. Deaths occurred occasionally. Deaths normally occurred only when federal forces had to become involved.