1) When searching, always make your most important term the first term in your search. For this project, use Vietnam War; an alternate search under Viet Nam War should also be considered.
2) Have a number of other words ready to add to your search. Remember that different search terms will bring you different results. For this project, try adding words such as journalism, television, press coverage, mass media
The library subscribes to Films on Demand, a database that provides video content appropriate for academic research. Videos can be watched in their entirety or as individual segments on your computer. To access Films on Demand,you will have to login through a Canvas course or by using your PSC library ID and PIN.
An example of what you will find in Films on Demand is "Military's mistrust of media", a segment in the Iraq: War and Truth video.
Using the search tips on the left, search the following databases for relevant articles on the influence of mass media on the Vietnam War.
Examples of articles that one can find in these databases are
HISTORY REFERENCE CENTER:
McClancy, K. (2013). The iconography of violence: television, Vietnam, and the soldier hero. Film & History, 43(2), 50-6.
JSTOR:
Rollins, P. (1984). The Vietnam War: perceptions through literature, film, and television. American Quarterly, 36(3), 419-432. doi:1. Retrieved from https://www-jstor-org.db21.linccweb.org/stable/2712741
MILITARY & GOVERNMENT COLLECTION
Rather, D. (2001). Truth on the battlefield. Harvard International Review, 23(1), 66.