| Accession Number | S03294 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; BASF; Scotch; 7 1/2 ips/19 cm.s; mono; 5 inch |
| Maker |
Murrell, Trevor Bradbury, David |
| Date made | 1978 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
| Source credit to | AWM Research Grants Scheme |
Trevor Murrell as an editor for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South Vietnam in the period 1962-1972, interviewed by David Bradbury
Description
Murrell speaks of his work with the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) and its lack of a clear policy for reporting the war on television; providing the real picture - using dramatic war footage; reaction of Australian public to seeing war on television; the anti-war movement; correspondents' motives; United States and Vietnamese propaganda; the effect of television on public opinion about the war in South Vietnam; Australian soldiers.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.