Allan Hogan as a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South Vietnam 1975, interviewed by David Bradbury

Hogan speaks of his two weeks in Saigon; the trepidation he felt at having to work in a combat zone; ego as a motivator for members of the international press; reluctance in taking unnecessary risks to cover a story; reporting on the battle of Xuan Loc; working with Les Wasley; the disorganisation after the battle; mass hysteria as local people vied with journalists to board the helicopters leaving the scene; a rare act of bravery by two South Vietnamese soldiers; the atmosphere in Saigon in the days before its fall; how journalists coped with the daily stress of their work; the effect of television on public opinion about the war; the limited coverage of the war by the Australian media; his ongoing friendship with Les Wasley.
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