You're right. To the current generation, TV is somewhat old-fashioned, just one minor aspect of media that's largely been superseded by the digital world of Facebook, livestreaming, Instagram, etc.
And not only was TV news immensely omnipresent, it hadn't yet been absorbed by the entertainment branch of the networks. It had no frills, no maudlin piano notes over sad stories, no flashy graphics. When Walter Cronkite was called the most trusted man in America, that wasn't empty hype, it was simple fact.
As we both remember, Chicago was broadcast live, unfiltered, unedited, so that we were indeed watching as it happened, along with the rest of the world. The news showed combat footage from Vietnam, wounded & dead soldiers & civilians; we could see the terrible human cost of the war—which was why so many of us opposed it.
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