At Issue; The Information War

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Title:
At Issue; The Information War
Description:
Four leading American correspondents examine the problems of reporting in war time Viet Nam on National Educational Television's "At Issue: The Information War." Filmed in Saigon, the hour long program will feature as participants Charles Mohr of the New York Times; Malcolm W. Browne, Pulitzer Prize winning freelance correspondent and former Associated Press reporter; Dean Brelis, NBC reporter; and Jack Foisie of the Los Angeles Times. The moderator will be N.E.T. Washington correspondent Paul Niven. The panel discusses such questions as: Is it a reporter's job to protect the national interests?; Have there been instances of censorship of the press?; Has the administration attempted to play down unpopular news, such as the extent of civilian causalities?; Do newsmen report more about American failures than successes?; Is information issued by public information officers reliable? The correspondents will also discuss their daily reporting problems, their relationships with government and military officials, and their opinions of the conduct of the war and the quality of the information reaching the American public. Running Time: 58:35 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) This program examines the problems of reporting and evaluating events in the Viet Nam war. Among those appearing on this program, moderated by Paul Niven, are Malcolm W. Browne, formerly of the Associated Press, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1964 for covering Viet Nam; Dean Brelis, NBC correspondent in Viet Nam; Jack Foisie of the Los Angeles Times; Charles Mohr of the New York Times. Running Time: 58:35 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche) At Issue consists of 69 half-hour and hour-long episodes produced in 1963-1966 by NET, which were originally shot on videotape in black and white and color.
Production company:
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Producer:
Perlmutter, Alvin H.
Host:
Niven, Paul
Creator:
Browne, Malcolm W.
Editor:
Pellegrino, Mike
Creator:
Foisie, Jack
Creator:
Fallick, Barbara
Creator:
Brelis, Dean
Creator:
Bell, Dale
Creator:
Mohr, Charles
Date:
August 1966
Format:
Film/Video
Genre:
Talk Show
News
Location:
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Collection (local):
American Archive of Public Broadcasting Collection
Series:
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive > At Issue
Subjects:
News
Global Affairs
War and Conflict
Journalism
Extent:
01:00:04
Link to Item:
https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-g73707xm33
Terms of Use:
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Notes:
Episode Number: 69