War and words
Subtitle: the Australian press and the Vietnam War
By: Trish Payne.
Series: MUP academic monograph series
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Carlton, Vic
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780522853261
Subjects: Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Mass media and the war; Armed Forces and mass media -- Australia -- History; Australia -- Military policy -- Public opinion
Description: Australia's involvement in the Vietnam War presented moral dilemmas that divided the nation. This title presents clearly the influences that shaped the media agenda of the time, and identifies patterns of press coverage that continue to be discernable in the reporting of current military conflicts.
Notes: Includes bibliographic references (p. [320]-332) and index.

Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at the publisher's home page: http://www.mup.unimelb.edu.au.