The Media and Politics Answers

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How did news coverage affect the American people?

Fewer Americans supported the war.

More Americans supported the war.

Soldiers became more popular.

Reporters were asked to become soldiers.

How did television change the way media shaped public opinion?

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.

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