By the end of February 1968 the most respected American journalists had turned in opposition to the administration's Vietnam policy, which had the effect of

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The most respected American journalists turning against the administration's Vietnam policy created a space for legitimate dissent to the war in the public mind. This allowed for more open discussion and criticism of the war, leading to greater opposition to it. It did not turn the American public against journalism, nor did it necessarily change the minds of those in the administration who supported the war, or Johnson himself.

By the End of February 1968 the Most Respected American