After the television came about in the 1960’s, it became a major news carrier. The Vietnam war was considered the first televised war and coined the nickname the “living room war”. Americans sat in their homes at night and watched graphic air footage from the battlefield and were often horrified by the images they saw. One of the first negative broadcasts was in 1965 when CBS correspondent, Morley Safer, showed American troops burning of the village Cam Ne as women and children stood by and cried. In 1968, Walter Cronkite, CBS news anchor, aired his legendary television editorial where he announced his opinion that the United States could not win this
After the television came about in the 1960’s, it became a major news carrier. The Vietnam war was considered the first televised war and coined the nickname the “living room war”. Americans sat in their homes at night and watched graphic air footage from the battlefield and were often horrified by the images they saw. One of the first negative broadcasts was in 1965 when CBS correspondent, Morley Safer, showed American troops burning of the village Cam Ne as women and children stood by and cried. In 1968, Walter Cronkite, CBS news anchor, aired his legendary television editorial where he announced his opinion that the United States could not win this