Just wanted to ask if you guys think my IA question is good.

[kRYST4L]

My question reads as "To what extent did the media's portrayal of the Vietnam war lead to the withdrawal of the United States?". Do you guys think this will be a good question? Also I would appreciate a few tips regarding finding resources. 

Thanks a lot in advance.

Edited August 17, 2016 by kRYST4L
grammar mistake

[IB_taking_over]

that should be a good question. 

As far as resources go, the library is always a good place to start. Also, online databases are typically helpful. Generally speaking you want to avoid using wikipedia and the like in academic research.

[ellie]

You should definitely use some articles, better yet if you can dig up some news' segments and stuff from that time -- primary sources are always good. Perhaps divide it into two parts -- first, media portrayal; second, reasons for withdrawal, that way it'll be clearer. Good luck!

[Xiaomi]

Eh, it's good like previous people commented, but it sounds weird. Tweak it, like "TWE did the media's portrayal of the Vietnam war affect withdrawal of the US? I just find this version sounds better and makes room for more arguments.

[hopefulundertone]

I wrote my extended essay on students in the anti-war movement and came across a lot of information about the media's roll. If you can, visit a local university and spend a couple of days or so just looking at what they have in their history libraries. A lot of my sources came from a university in my city. JSTOR is an online storage for past and present journals, which I depended heavily on, as well. 

As part of incorporating ToK into my history class, my school required us to record an interview of someone that went through a major historical event. The person I interviewed was a Vietnam war veteran that talked in part about how the media affected public opinion, which lead to poor treatment of the veterans returning home.