During the 20th century the way that the media has been covering the international conflictshas changed. With the television it became easier to show the general public what happenedduring the conflicts. In this essay we’ll compare and contrast how was the media during theVietnam War and the Fal?lands wars! and we’ll determine if the way the media coverage of war has any effect on the outcome of it. In order to it! we’ll use theories such as the liberaland realist perspective of the international relationships! and the orthodo” and alternativeviews of the media.
#he Vietnam War is considered the first television war. #he $ournalist were free to e”plorethe land and report on what they saw. Images of soldiers burning down villages! civiliansdying! american soldiers suffering and public e”ecutions were common on americantelevision. #his images generated a strong reaction on the american public! it caused publicprotests in order to pressure the government into ending the war
