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When the News Broke
When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America | Heather Hendershot
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Introduction Breaking the News, Chicago Style -- The Storm before the Storm -- Day One: "If the Democratic Party can't be democratic, what hope is there for democracy?" -- Day Two: "We filibustered with Tweedle-dee and Tweedle-dum matters until the American people had gone to bed." -- Day Three: "You do what's right, you don't have to give a worry about the television medium." -- Day Four: "Maybe this is a kiss-and-make-up session, but it's not really intended quite that way, Mayor Daley." -- The Storm after the Storm -- Conclusion From Biased News to Fake News.
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Written by a professor of film & media at MIT, she provides fascinating details on how the media had to fight to report what was happening in Chicago during the Democratic convention. Mayor Daley ruled the city & worked with President Johnson to shut down protests & coverage inside & outside of the convention center. This is where the idea of a ‘liberal media‘ started despite the fact that the media was thwarted in reporting & assaulted. 🔽

Suet624 Racist actions were taking place inside the convention center, something I had never heard before. I was so impressed by the book that I corresponded with the author to thank her for writing this important book. 2mo
TheBookHippie I‘ll have to pick this up. I knew how awful it was! (It‘s returning to Chicago this year FYI.) 2mo
Suet624 @TheBookHippie I was 13 at the time and actually watched the convention with my parents and of course know what was happening with the protests. What I didn't know was some of the machinations that were going on among the Democrats during the convention and what Johnson was doing. Also learning what the anchors and reporters were going through at the time, how the news networks decided what to report, etc. was fascinating. (edited) 2mo
TheBookHippie @Suet624 I studied it in depth especially because this is right before they murdered Fred Hampton. It‘s unreal how much was going on. Not surprising though . 2mo
Tonton “The whole world is watching.” Never forgot that. 2mo
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A letter to Walter Cronkite after his reporting of the Chicago Democratic Convention. As the reporters during those tumultuous times in 1968 tried to report fairly & accurately, this was the beginning of what some decided was “the liberal media”.