War Reporting: From WWII to the Present

Journalists talked about the increasing dangers that war journalists face as they compared and contrasted war reporting from WWII to the pre… read more

Journalists talked about the increasing dangers that war journalists face as they compared and contrasted war reporting from WWII to the present. Mr. McGurn was a reporter for the New York Herald Tribune and the International Herald Tribune during World War II. Mr. Lamb was a journalist for the Los Angeles Times during the Vietnam War and several other wars. They shared their experiences and insight into the roles of war correspondents, censorship, and the changing nature of war reporting. They responded to questions from the students in the audience.

Mr. McGurn is the author of Yank, The Army Weekly: Reporting the Greatest Generation, published by Fulcrum Publishing. Mr. Lamb is the author of Vietnam, Now: A Reporter Returns, published by PublicAffairs. close

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War Reporting: From WWII to the Present

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Program ID:
186287-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
Arlington, Virginia, United States
First Aired:
Apr 15, 2005 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Apr 19, 2005 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Apr 15, 2005 | 7:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 1
  • Apr 18, 2005 | 12:03pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Apr 19, 2005 | 9:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
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