About this episode

This episode explores the impact of media coverage during the Vietnam War and its lasting effects on American engagement with warfare.

As the U.S. escalated its intervention in Vietnam in the 1960s, the media's coverage ramped up too. Soon, the war permeated the homes of millions of Americans — by television, radio and newspaper. This week, we hear about what happened during the Vietnam War, and how the stories made visible during that time, forever transformed the way America engages with warfare. To access bonus episodes and listen to Throughline sponsor-free, subscribe to Throughline+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/throughline . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Hosts: Rund Abdelfatah, Ramtin Arablouei

Topics covered

• Vietnam War
• media coverage
• American society
• warfare
• history

Keywords

• Vietnam
• media
• war
• history
• American homes
• television
• radio
• newspaper

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Places: United States

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