Greenberets
History 14 - Professor Barbara M. Kelly As I thought about my question, "What role does the media play, in war?"; I wondered how the best way to present this topic. One book that I read to help get a feel of the meaning of the Vietnam conflict was "The Green Berets", by Robin Moore. The more and more I read this book, I started to analyze it in a different perspective. This book in fact had everything to do with my proposed question and I will show you why. I also intend to contrast the styles used in both the Vietnam conflict and the Gulf War. In order for me to best depict what "The Green Berets" means, we must first learn how this book came to be. But even before that I must begin by letting those who do not know, what/who the Green Berets are. The are an elite fighting group under the Department of the Army. There purpose is to conduct covert operations all over the world. Some operations are teaching other friendly nations how to effectively use tactics of war and how to implement them. They are a unit, "one that is highly trained in guerrilla-warfare tactics in the jungles of Southeast Asia" (Moore. p.5). And because of their superlative training t
"Peter Jennings was designated the most credible anchor by television viewers" (Morrin 1991). We should not rely on what we merely see on the news. Forced to watch coverage of the conflict also let me understand the structure in which actions are to be made. (I would like to add that I am disgusted with Hofstra University for allowing classes to proceed on this past Veterans Day. I myself, remember I was a little pissed that my favorite shows were interrupted due to the coverage of the conflict. Unfortunately good sometimes can come from the bad. This importance is entirely due to it's 24 hour coverage. It was not the actual coverage of the war that set both networks off on the right foot. This along with the fact that both networks presented the war in an extremely well view. "CNN's status as an international news service, with live reports and journalists behind enemy lines raised questions about it's uniqueness"(Denton p. He was the first civilian to earn SILVER WINGS. Another factor was the pure fact that many officers during the Vietnam conflict wanted the public to know what was going on. We had some idea, and this was due to the journalists efforts. BIBLIOGRAPHY1. One topic that I enjoy discussing is the form of film and it's effect on a person's view of war.
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