Vietnam War Unrestricted Photojournalism Background N Vietnam Southern
Vietnam War Unrestricted Photojournalism
Background • N Vietnam + Southern Viet Cong= Communism • US fears of communist expansion into S Vietnam • Cold war tension made engaging N. Vietnam a sticky situation • Many Americans, especially youth, did not believe in American involvement • Contentious Draft • Widespread protests • 3 million people killed • 58, 000 Americans killed • Americans pulled out in 1973 • Vietnam eventually unified
Photojournalism in Vietnam • Unrestricted access • Many photojournalists had served as well: knew where to go and how to get there • Welcomed by troops • Unrestricted material • Imagery had a huge impact upon American opinions regarding the war
Images that changed direction of war
War Photographer Eddie Adams: Listen! • Eddie Adams http: //www. npr. org/templates/story. php? story. Id=102112403&_sm_au_=i. VVLS 4 pjr. Sk 0 S 8 k. Q
John Filo • Ohio http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=GI 7 -m 919 yn. U&_sm_au_=i. VVPNV 4 r 7 VFHQFTr
Huynh Cong "Nick" Ut June 8, 1972
Phillip Jones Griffiths • Vietnam Inc http: //www. musarium. com/stories/vietnami nc/? _sm_au_=i. VVPNV 4 r 7 VFHQFTr • Time photo essay http: //content. time. com/time/photogallery/0, 29307, 1725360_1554864, 00. html? _sm_au_=i. VVPNV 4 r 7 VFHQFTr • Interview http: //homepage. ntlworld. com/elizabeth. ercocklly/philip. htm? _sm_au_=i. VVPNV 4 r 7 VFHQFTr
From the soldiers perspective On to the next one….
Resources • http: //academics. wellesley. edu/Polisci/wj/V ietnam/Three. Images/brady 2. html • http: //www. aperture. org/jonesgriffiths/ • http: //www. musarium. com/stories/vietnami nc/
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