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Morley Safer, correspondent for CBS News, reporting on the systematic burning of South Vietnamese villages by US Marines in Cam Ne, Vietnam, 1965.

Morley Safer’s coverage of the Vietnam War changed everything

Conflict

When a CBS news correspondent filmed US Marines setting fire to Vietnamese homes with Zippo lighters, America was stunned.

Journalism students gather at Shantou University, in China's Guangdong province

Bonus: Teaching China’s next generation of journalists to question everything

Education
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Remembering ‘the irreplaceable’ Bob Simon

Media

The man who shaped FDR’s public image

Arts, Culture & Media

Remembering Mike Wallace

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Elizabeth Warren to Run for Senate; House Passes FAA Funding Bill

Consumer advocate Elizabeth Warren officially announced her candidacy for Senate in Massachusetts on Wednesday. Warren was the driving force behind the creation of the Consumer Protection Agency, and has been a lightening rod for Congressional Republicans. She’ll be challenging Senator Scott Brown, who was elected in a special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat in […]

‘Then Everything Changed’: Big Moments in American History

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Long-time political journalist and CBS News correspondent Jeff Greenfield imagines historical what-if scenarios in his new book “Then Everything Changed: Stunning Alternate Histories of American Politics.”

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ABC Taps Sawyer as New Anchor

Arts, Culture & Media

ABC’s ?World News’ anchor Charles Gibson is stepping down, and the network has chosen Diane Sawyer to take his place. Newsweek media critic Joshua Alston joins The Takeaway to discuss Sawyer’s new role.

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Don Hewitt: TV Newsman’s Legacy in the Internet Age

Arts, Culture & Media

It’s no kind of overstatement to say that CBS News legend Don Hewitt invented television news. To talk about the life and legacy of Don Hewitt, The Takeaway talks to New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and former CBS producer Jeff Gralnick.

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