| Accession Number | S03267 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 8 min 57 sec |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; EMITAPE; 7 1/2 ips/19 cm.s; mono; 5 inch |
| Maker |
Carlton, Michael James Bradbury, David |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 24 March 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 |
Michael James Carlton as a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South Vietnam 1966-1967 and 1970, interviewed by David Bradbury [continuation of AWM F10542]
Description
Carlton speaks of being twenty years old when first sent to Vietnam in 1966; his second visit in 1970; his attitude to war; the objectivity of journalists and media organisations in general; the media's effect on public opinion; censorship of reports; his depression at not being able to accurately report the war, particularly the incursion into Cambodia; his instinct for self preservation.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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Michael James Carlton as a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South Vietnam 1966-1967 and 1970, interviewed by David Bradbury [continuation of AWM F10542]