Search This Blog

Monday, September 16, 2019

Media History III



Quick:  without looking, do you know who the "big three" (CBS, NBC, ABC) evening news anchors are today?  (answer)

Newspapers:  peaking in the 1970s




The Cronkite Moment




What was the real story behind the "Napalm Girl" photo?

Image result for napalm girl

Vietnam: US Military Deaths by Year:


1964
206
1965  
1,863
1966  
6,144
1967
11,153
1968
16,589
1969
11,614


By June 1972, America has almost completed withdrawal from Vietnam:


Image result for vietnam troop levels



Gallup data on Vietnam




KIM PHUC TODAY


The Buchwald "bra-burning" column as it appeared in The Toledo Blade. How did thestory reflect then-pervasive attitudes toward gender roles?




Did The Washington Post uncover Watergate?  Compare and contrast Watergate with later scandals that the media covered.




It did not happen all at once:

How Watergate Changed Public Opinion of Richard Nixon


No comments:

Post a Comment