Interview with Mike Willesee (Frontline out takes)

Mike Willesee as a correspondent for the Daily News, Macquarie Broadcasters and the Australian Broadcasting Commission describes experiences while filming the by product of war at an orphanage run by Buddhist Monks; orphange fired upon by Army of the Repbulic of Vietnam (ARVN) troops since the orphanage was suspected as harbouring Viet Cong; first visit to Vietnam in 1967 and concern that there was not any identifable cause; experiences with Neil Davis; war correspondents tried to be objective unlike political commentators; developed belief of the Vietnamese right of self determination; Australian news coverage limited and ordinary; role of television in shaping public opinion and the anti-war movement; extent of misinterpretation of the Vietnam conflict; role of the media and reporters; his experiences of the Vietnamese attitude; becoming more fatalistic; explains that there was little action footage of Australian troops because they saw little action in Phuoc Tuy Province; differences between Australian and US soldiers; extent of international involvement; changing public opinion towards the war. [Film runs out and interview continues as sound only see Sound Recording S03279]