Often governmental efforts to manipulate public opinion back…
Often governmental efforts to manipulate public opinion backfire when the public is made aware of the government’s tactics. Thus, in 1971, the United States government’s attempts to build popular support for the Vietnam War were hurt when CBS News aired its documentary The Selling of the Pentagon, which revealed the extent and character of government efforts to sway popular sentiment. In this documentary, CBS demonstrated the techniques, including planted news stories and faked film footage, that the government had used to misrepresent its activities in Vietnam. In conjunction with the subsequent publication of The Pentagon Papers, these revelations had the effect of undermining public trust in all government claims. One Transition that signals the pattern of organization is ________________.