Some believe that the media played a large role in the U.S. defeat. They argue that the media's tendency toward negative reporting helped to undermine support for the war in the United States while its uncensored coverage provided valuable information to the enemy in Vietnam. It's coverage is significant because it is the first to show first-hand the cruelties of war, and thus really changed public opinion. This differed greatly from World War II because it was no longer working with government interests but working against them.