What effect did the events surrounding the Vietnam War and Watergate have on the news media and their relationship to politics and the American people? Assess whether this was a good development

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1, Note that like radio in WWII, TV brought the Vietnam War and the events of Watergate directly into the homes of Americans.
2,Discuss how the coverage of these events, by exposing governmental naiveté and outright lying regarding the conduct of the war as well as shining light on the power abuses by President Nixon during Watergate, destroyed the deference that the media and the public had traditionally extended to political leaders and their policy choices.

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