T.V. was thought as a vital supply of reports for the general population, and could have been the foremost compelling influence on the war itself in the mid 1960s. During the korean war television only had a small audience. Solely 9% of homes in 1950 had owned a television. This number had gone up to 93 % in 1966 ( Kolly, p.18). Televisions started to become very well-liked in households. People received …show more content…
Before Tet, journalists showed that 62 % of their stories the U.S. was victorious, defeats were labeled at 28%, and 2 % were uncertain. Now After Tet, 44 % of battles were shown as victories, defeats still low at 32% , and yet again 24 % uncertain (Hallin, p.161-162). You can see how these numbers changed before and after. Encounter cuts were additionally more graphic. They had clips of civilian casualties that enhanced from a before Tet average of 0.85 times per week to 3.9 times per week. Other clips of military casualties additionally went from 2.4 to 6.8 times per week (Hallin,