At Issue; 69; The Information War

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Series
At Issue
Episode Number
69
Episode
The Information War
Producing Organization
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Contributing Organization
Library of Congress (Washington, District of Columbia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip/512-g73707xm33
NOLA Code
AISS
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Description
Episode Description
Four leading American correspondents examine the problems of reporting in war time Viet Nam on National Educational Television's "At Issue: The Information War." Filmed in Saigon, the hour long program will feature as participants Charles Mohr of the New York Times; Malcolm W. Browne, Pulitzer Prize winning freelance correspondent and former Associated Press reporter; Dean Brelis, NBC reporter; and Jack Foisie of the Los Angeles Times. The moderator will be N.E.T. Washington correspondent Paul Niven. The panel discusses such questions as: Is it a reporter's job to protect the national interests?; Have there been instances of censorship of the press?; Has the administration attempted to play down unpopular news, such as the extent of civilian causalities?; Do newsmen report more about American failures than successes?; Is information issued by public information officers reliable? The correspondents will also discuss their daily reporting problems, their relationships with government and military officials, and their opinions of the conduct of the war and the quality of the information reaching the American public. Running Time: 58:35 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Episode Description
This program examines the problems of reporting and evaluating events in the Viet Nam war. Among those appearing on this program, moderated by Paul Niven, are Malcolm W. Browne, formerly of the Associated Press, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1964 for covering Viet Nam; Dean Brelis, NBC correspondent in Viet Nam; Jack Foisie of the Los Angeles Times; Charles Mohr of the New York Times. Running Time: 58:35 (Description adapted from documents in the NET Microfiche)
Series Description
At Issue consists of 69 half-hour and hour-long episodes produced in 1963-1966 by NET, which were originally shot on videotape in black and white and color.
Broadcast Date
1966-08-00
Asset type
Episode
Genres
Talk Show
News
Topics
News
Global Affairs
War and Conflict
Journalism
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
01:00:04
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Credits
Assistant Editor: Fallick, Barbara
Editor: Pellegrino, Mike
Executive Producer: Perlmutter, Alvin H.
Guest: Browne, Malcolm W.
Guest: Foisie, Jack
Guest: Brelis, Dean
Guest: Mohr, Charles
Host: Niven, Paul
Producing Organization: National Educational Television and Radio Center
Production Coordinator: Bell, Dale
AAPB Contributor Holdings
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2016399-1 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: U-matic
Generation: Copy: Access
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2016399-2 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 1 inch videotape: SMPTE Type C
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2016399-3 (MAVIS Item ID)
Format: 2 inch videotape
Generation: Master
Color: Color
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2016399-4 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Master
Library of Congress
Identifier: 2016399-5 (MAVIS Item ID)
Generation: Copy: Access
Indiana University Libraries Moving Image Archive
Identifier: [request film based on title] (Indiana University)
Format: 16mm film
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Citations
Chicago: “At Issue; 69; The Information War,” 1966-08-00, Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 25, 2024, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-g73707xm33.
MLA: “At Issue; 69; The Information War.” 1966-08-00. Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 25, 2024. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-g73707xm33>.
APA: At Issue; 69; The Information War. Boston, MA: Library of Congress, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-g73707xm33