Morley Safer (1931-2016)
Item
Title
Morley Safer (1931-2016)
Subject
Morley Safer, Journalism
Description
This is a biography about Morley Safer, and the contributions that he made to journalism.
Morley Safer was an American journalist who covered the Vietnam War. He worked alongside Walter Cronkite to report on the war. One of his most famous works was The Burning of Cam Ne, in which he covered a search and destroy mission in a cluster of villages in Vietnam. Safer was on the front lines with US Marines as they were burning down villages, and he reported on all of it. Because the footage shown was so bleak, and the villagers so helpless, the US Military tried to censor the report because it was affecting morale. Eventually, though, US public opinion would shift in favor of Safer. Safer has since gone on to be featured on CBS's 60 Minutes, and has written a book about his experiences in Vietnam.
Morley Safer was an American journalist who covered the Vietnam War. He worked alongside Walter Cronkite to report on the war. One of his most famous works was The Burning of Cam Ne, in which he covered a search and destroy mission in a cluster of villages in Vietnam. Safer was on the front lines with US Marines as they were burning down villages, and he reported on all of it. Because the footage shown was so bleak, and the villagers so helpless, the US Military tried to censor the report because it was affecting morale. Eventually, though, US public opinion would shift in favor of Safer. Safer has since gone on to be featured on CBS's 60 Minutes, and has written a book about his experiences in Vietnam.
Creator
Bruce J. Evensen
Date
24 November 2022
Place
United States
Type
online article
Source
America National Biography website https://www.anb.org/display/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-20788?&mediaType=Article#anb-9780198606697-e-20788-bibliography-0001
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Rights
Copyright © Oxford University Press 2024.
Format
PDF file
Contributor
American National Biography
