Media Frenzy

The Woodstock festival unsurprisingly caused a media frenzy, and even the busy party-goers took some time to read the news about the historical event. However, at that time, reports of the festival were normally negative; focusing more on the mud, drugs, and traffic jams than on the culturally significant aspects of Woodstock.

A New York Times journalist later admitted that he was pressured by his editors to write negative reviews of the festival, which was seen by the responsible adults at that time as a dangerous initiative. Luckily, history has proved these men wrong since Woodstock is normally remembered as a mostly positive mark in history.