3.18 The Media and Politics

Question 2 • *FL-2100310-United States History Semester 1

How did television change the way media shaped public opinion?

Answer

Television brought the events of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement into people's homes like radio and newspapers could never do.

Television did not play a role in shaping public opinion around the issues of the civil rights movement and Vietnam.

Television made it easier for the US government to hide certain aspects of the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement.

Television was unable to provide the details of news events at the same level as previous media outlets like radio and newspapers.

Explanation

Television showed viewers images and footage of events as they happened, bringing the Vietnam War and the civil rights movement directly into people’s homes. Seeing the conflict and civil rights struggles helped shape public reactions in a way that radio and newspapers, which could not show the events visually, could not.

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