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When the news broke : Chicago 1968 and the polarizing of America / Heather Hendershot.

by Hendershot, Heather, author.

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Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2022.

Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.) -- Press coverage.

Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.

Riots -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century.

9780226768526 (hardcover) :

022676852X (hardcover)

390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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.

"Heather Hendershot argues that a moment long understood as sitting at the crux of American political history-the chaos of the 1968 Democratic convention in Chicago-is also crucial to understanding the country's media history. By scrutinizing those events and broadcasts in precise detail, Hendershot documents the emergence of the idea that the media are inherently liberal. As she shows, the public was unwilling to accept what was happening, and when exposed to even a fraction of the chaos, recoiled at what they thought could only be the malicious bias of the gatekeepers of the airwaves"--Provided by publisher.

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