This article presents and discusses the author's experiences as an Associated Press reporter covering the Vietnam War in the 1960s. The author presents vignettes of some of the people and events that made the greatest impressions on him, along with brief analyses of these stories. Following this he provides a retrospective examination of broader issues related to news coverage, including the emotional makeup of war correspondents, the role of journalists in creating news, and some organizational factors that influence the way news is reported.
