"Television Covers The War" by Morley Safer, Dateline, 1966

Safer, a CBS News war correspondent writes about reporters in Vietnam who tried to show the truth about the war, even when government officials wanted to control what was said. Some leaders expected journalists to only report things that made the U.S. look good. Despite these pressures, television brought powerful images of the war into people’s homes, showing both the pain of soldiers and civilians, and helping Americans understand the harsh realities of the conflict.