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He Saw The Media Manipulate The Story In 1968 Chicago

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0winh4-FeIY

>12,429 views | Nov 7, 2018

The speaker is Frank Sullivan, a spokesperson for the Chicago Police Department and a witness to the events that occurred in Chicago at the Democratic convention in the summer of 1968. His1989 perspective about what he saw as “fake news”at that time or at least manipulative news has relevance for today.

Avid Odd

2 years ago (edited)

the most interesting thing about this is his hopeful 80s perspective… pretty fucking heartbreaking to watch now as we edge into a whole new era of idiotic conflict

David Hoffman

Matthew Reid

2 years ago

Any group in position of authority can (and if left unchecked or without transparency, may choose to) abuse power.

DoorknobHead

1 year ago

1:55 "The three networks have learned their lessons thru the years. They have made great efforts, since 1968, to be far more objective then they were in those terrible days."

3:12 "Oh my gawd, these fools are buying an armored vehicle…"

History of Humans: Lesson learned …. Lesson unlearned ….persistence of message, media and story-telling sensationalism, historical abuse of authority, and constant need to monitor authority, and to not deny it happens, and will always happen, etc, etc. Nice time capsule.

David Hoffman

spb 78

2 years ago

The interview subject reflects the paradox of the 60s in that he is both right and wrong at the same time. To that extent, the interview is great because the subject is left to simply speak. We the audience can make up our mind about him based solely on what he says. How he is presented in no way biases us to his side or the opposing side. Such fly-on-the-wall neutrality is what makes 60s/70s documentaries like Frederick Wiseman’s work so great. Sadly, that “style” of documentary (a strange word to use, as those docs don’t really have a “style”) is now being replaced with animation, extensive narration, and music video influenced editing.

David Hoffman

clockguy2

2 years ago

"Shaping" the news since William Randolph Hearst.

3331CUR4ntSaturnVI E. Javier

2 years ago

'I am the people. I'm not the pig' - Fred Hampton

marbleman52

2 years ago

I can only imagine what Marshall McLuhan would have to say today; maybe along the lines of …" Well, I tried to warn you, but you didn't understand the consequences of just how powerful and influential the "medium" really is, and will become." I postulate that the Public, as a whole, did not understand ( and probably didn't care…), what McLuhan was talking about, but the Mainstream Media of those years certainly understood. They had known about the power of their medium, and had been manipulating Public opinion, for some years before McLuhan came out with his book in 1964. Today, this "Medium Is the Message"; with accent on the word "is", has been finely honed and polished for well over 50 years by the MSM. And what seems to me to be the unbelievable realization today is that the Public, for a very large part, has yet to learn that lesson. Too many people do not think for themselves; are unable to, and have not been taught, to think critically and objectively about issues that affect them; they think with their feelings and not their minds…." symbolism over substance".

Norm Batchelor

1 year ago

He’s blaming the media for the Chicago police?

Carlos Camara

2 years ago

Hunter S. Thompson had an entirely different point of view and he was there.

Kayla McCain

1 year ago

Sad how ppl believe everything and question nothing.

ifyouonlyknew

1 year ago

Walter Cronkite was a member of Bohemian Grove.

Johnny Jacuzzi

2 months ago

An American police department an armored tank, yep, seems pretty foolish.