The newspapers ofthe period. The New York Times and The Washington Post in
particular, covered most elements ofthe war, focusing on battles that the United States
was involved in and the general welfare ofthe Americans in Vietnam. The issues of
Vietnamese reftigees were covered more from the American standpoint, such as is seen in
The New York Times: "Waves of reftigees have been rolling into the coastal provinces of
central Vietnam in the last month, presenting the governnient of South Vietnam and the
United States with a new and disturbing problem." (King 5) While the issue in this case
is clearly the refugees, the article focuses on how to take care ofthe problem, but
mentions little ofthe refugees' problems and worries. Likewise, American atrocities are
not discussed publicly while those commited by the Viet Cong are well documented :
"Communist troops killed 30 children and 10 women early today in a fiirious barrage,"
(3) also according to The New York Times.