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Saigon in the spring of 1966 was fast losing its reputation as the 'Pearl of the Orient.' Thousands of motor scooters and Peugeot taxis clogged the streets, and the ancient [...]

Few monarchs have embraced the life and times of their country as dramatically as King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, whose earthly remains were cremated on Feb. 4, 2013, while more [...]

The cultivation of heroes can be critical in a society at war. In early 1967 Barry Zorthian, the head of the Joint United States Public Affairs Office, which was responsible [...]

Saigon was falling. Since the collapse of Ban Me Thuot in the Central Highlands on March 10, 1975, the South's Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) had been in [...]

Barry Zorthian looked and acted the part of a Middle East rug merchant who had just received a new shipment from Persia. He possessed a silver tongue and could be [...]

The 1968 Tet attack on the U.S. Embassy was one Vietnam War news story that the international press didn't have to commute to aboard C-130s or be ferried in on [...]

War correspondent Paul Morton, a reporter for the Toronto Star during WWII, parachuted behind Nazi lines in northern Italy with the British Army to report on the guerilla war being [...]

Every journalist going to war should be required to take a slow boat. In May 1965, going from Hong Kong to Saigon, mine was the SS Messageries Maritimes Cambodge. For [...]

On April 29, 1975, the end of the Vietnam War was at hand. Helicopters were hitting pickup sites around Saigon in what became the largest helicopter evacuation in history. Dutch [...]

AS A REPORTER IN VIETNAM for ABC News, I was there to experience the 1968 Tet Offensive at most of the major battlefields, from Khe Sanh on January 30 to [...]

War changes and often harms not only its combatants but also its eyewitnesses. The war correspondents whose job it is to get as close as possible to war, report what [...]

The Spy Who Loved Us: The Vietnam War and Pham Xuan An's Dangerous Game, by Thomas Bass. Public Affairs Books, 2009, $26.95. ONE OF THE FIRST LESSONS in understanding the [...]

Reporting Vietnam, Newseum exhibit, 555 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C., runs through Sept. 12, 2016 The Newseum, the interactive museum of news and journalism, opened its newest exhibit, 'Reporting Vietnam,' [...]

A journalist in Hong Kong details the events he witnessed during the hand-over ceremonies to China on July 1997. He describes the atmosphere, people's reactions, and the overall political situation after the reunification.

Last Days in Vietnam, directed by Rory Kennedy, Moxie Firecracker Films, 2014. American Experience, PBS, April 28, 2015 A documentary directed by Rory Kennedy, daughter of the late Sen. Robert [...]

The tape was shocking. It showed nine Baghdad merchants in the clinic of the Abu Ghraib prison undergoing surgery to remove their healthy right hands on the orders of Saddam [...]

Byline: Don North Special to TelevisionWeek In the chill January days when Pentagon officials were mapping the blueprint for a new Iraq, a paper was circulated here in Washington proposing [...]

Death Zones and Darling Spies, by Beverly Deepe Keever, University of Nebraska Press, 2013 The Vietnam conflict established women war correspondents as the equals of their male colleagues, and Beverly [...]

Kabul, Afghanistan The morning of Nov. 13, 2001, as Taliban and al Qaeda forces fled Kabul, Radio Afghanistan resumed broadcasting. It began with a reading from the Koran followed by [...]

Tunesmith Chronicles: A Musical History Tour, by Lem Genovese, First Aviation Publishing, 2012 Author and Vietnam veteran Lem Genovese writes, 'Each of us as warriors must face our own negotiating [...]

It may have soothed the conscience of some Soviet leaders, but in Prague, Czech Republic signing of the Soviet-Czech Friendship Treaty simply confirmed on paper what every Czech citizen has known for two years. Soviet tanks can be back in Wenceslas Square in less than thirty minutes. Although Russian troops stationed there have minimum contact with the Czechs and incidents involving Russian soldiers are infrequent, jokes at! the expense of the intruders are popular. For example, a Czech goes to the Prague police station to report that his Russian watch had been stolen by two Swiss soldiers.

An American reporter witnessed the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Saigon during the Tet Offensive- and experienced firsthand the strain between the press and The military. On January 31, [...]

Stanley Karnow, the journalist and historian who wrote the definitive book on the war, Vietnam: A History, was fond of quoting a Chinese proverb: 'May you live in interesting times.' [...]

Steinbeck in Vietnam: Dispatches From the War, edited by Thomas E. Barden, University of Virginia Press, 2012 In 1966, John Steinbeck, America's best known and most widely read author, chose [...]

The Vietnam War lasted 15 years and George Esper covered it for 10. Writing daily for the Associated Press, Esper penned more words on the war than any other journalist. [...]

Soldiers often form a strong opinion toward the news media, either positive or negative, from a first encounter. In August 1965, I may have been the unwitting influence on a [...]

The Trial of Jane Fonda, a stage play by writer-director Terry Jastrow, world premier Edinburgh, Scotland, July-August 2014 The long-running visceral feud between America's Vietnam veterans and anti-war activist Jane [...]

Mt Lai, directed by Barack Goodman, premieres on The American Experience, PBS, April 26 A NEW TELEVISION documentary takes another look at an old subject: My Lai. It's been 42 [...]

The article presents the author's experiences serving as a war reporter in Vietnam. He reviews the books he read during his three-day journey from Hong Kong, China to Saigon, Vietnam in May 1965 with a slow boat, depicting its significance on his adventure. He describes his first three months stay with the armies, including his first stop at the Government of Vietnam press office. He notes one of his learnings in taking photos as well as one of the small advantages of being a stringer.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including Pope John Paul's encyclical veto on birth control in the August 2, 1968 issue, "The Challengers" in the July 26, 1968 issue, and "Fortas at the Bar" in the July 26, 1968.

The article reports that friends of Lieutenant Chester Lee and Private First Class (PFC) Patrick Brems, both killed in a bomb attack at Victoria Hotel in Vietnam, have been seeking for a Medals of Honor for the two military policemen (MP) rather than Silver Stars award. Topics include the lack of surviving witnesses to testify on the bravery of Lee and Brems, the support rendered by Military Captain Michael Harvey on the medal upgrade, and the reviews by Colonel David Epstein on Saigon billets.

The author reflects on the issues related to politics in Burma. It has been mentioned that in Burma the government may be a ridicule of some sort, but to laugh is to risk prison. In this connection, the 1984 Orwell wrote about every artist, journalist and athletes, must be registered with the government. Prior permission is required to create anything new or stage a performance, including clearances from police, hospitals and military intelligence.

Relates the experiences of a television journalist in making a documentary about Saddam Hussein's brutality entitled "Remembering Saddam." Experience in locating people who suffered under Saddam and his sons; Role of reporter Marvin Zindler in getting medical help for the victims of Saddam; Reaction of a viewer upon seeing an excerpt of "Remembering Saddam," in the news.