Question

The Tet Offensive was considered a turning point in media coverage of the Vietnam War. What happened as a result?

Answer 1

The choices are

A. Media attention shifted toward student protests and away from the interviews with the troops and casualty reports that were previously shown.

B. Media coverage shifted away from the personal and toward facts and figures read on the air.

C. Anchormen like Walter Cronkite expressed their support for the troops.

D. Media coverage of the war became less upbeat and more oriented toward the violence of the war.

Answer 2

The Tet offensive proved that not only did the Viet Cong have the desire to fight back, but also the ability. It killed many US soldiers and set the war strategies back a bit. This added deeper conflict and dread to American fighters as well as American civilians.