| Accession Number | S03296 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 14 min 56 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 |
Pinwill, William Rowland (Bill) Bradbury, David |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| 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 |
William Rowland Pinwill as a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South Vietnam and Cambodia 1967-1971, interviewed by David Bradbury [continuation of AWM F10539]
Description
Pinwell speaks of the ABC's policy for reporting the war in Vietnam; the water torture of a member of the Viet Cong; the attempted influence on the media by individuals in government and the Department of Foreign Affairs; differences between the way a journalist and a cameraman each cover a war; working with Neil Davis; characteristics of Neil Davis; his reluctance in taking unnecessary risks to cover a story; the camaraderie between the cameramen and correspondents in Vietnam.
A transcript of this recording may be available. For further information please contact the Sound section.
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William Rowland Pinwill as a journalist for the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), South Vietnam and Cambodia 1967-1971, interviewed by David Bradbury [continuation of AWM F10539]