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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hendershot, Heather, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Democratic National Convention.

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

Mass media.

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

Riots.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Press coverage.

Illinois--Chicago.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Chicago 1968 and the polarizing of America

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, [2022]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Storm before the Storm

2. Day One "If the Democratic Party can't be democratic what hope is there for democracy?"

3. Day Two "We filibustered with Tweedledee and Tweedledum matters until the American people had gone to bed"

4. Day Three "You do what's right, you don't have to give a worry about the television medium"

5. Day Four "Maybe this is a kiss-and-make-up session, but it's not really intended quite that way, Mayor Daley"

6. The Storm after the Storm.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780226768526

022676852X

OCLC:

1304339548