ViW37b Rethinking Vietnam

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ViW37b Rethinking Vietnam

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99 minutes

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Mar 19, 2014

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Veteran journalist, author of a new book on the Vietnam War, Triumph of the Absurd: A Reporter's Love for The Abandoned People of Vietnam shares a story from his travels, and explains how unethical journalism failed the people of Vietnam.

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Mar 19, 2014

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ViW37b Rethinking Vietnam

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