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Washington have little effect on National policy.
Ben H. Bagdikian, "Oracles and Their Audiences,"
Colimbia Journalism Review, Winter, 1967, pp. 22-23.
64. Don Oberdorfer, The Washington Post Magazine, January 29, 1978,
p. 10-F.
Of particular importance in shaping the Congress' reaction
to any news event are two newspapers, the Washington Post
and the New York Times and a few of the more serious magazines.
Most of the Congress doesn't seem to watch television,
except almost incidentally. -- Barry Zorthian, "Impact
of the Press on Foreign Policy Today", National Interdepartmental
Seminar, Juiy 21, 1970.
65. Bill Moyers, "One Thing We Learned," Foreign Affairs, July 1968.
66. Hammond, interview June 29, 1974, Dr. Hammond has researched, analyzed,
and written several papers on the subject of media coverage of the
Vietnam War.
67. Jerry Friedheim, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public
Affairs, BDM Interview, July 3, 1979.
68. Henken, Interview, July 5, 1979.
69. Friedheim, Interview, July 3, 1979.
70. Colonel Robert M. Cook, USA (Ret) former Inspector General of USMACV
(1968-1972). BDM Interview, August 30, 1979.
71. Friedheim, Interview, July 3, 1979.
72. Ibid.
73. Ibid.
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