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  Japanese-American Internment

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  This Friday, February 19th, is the 74th anniversary of the signing and issuing of Executive Order 9066 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which paved the way for Japanese internment during World War II. The resulting internment camps remain a dark stain on our nation’s history. In 1990, videomaker Nancy Cain spoke with Frank Emi for THE 90’s about his experiences in the camps, as well as his feelings about Ronald Reagan’s official apology over 40 years later. In addition to […]

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  Behind the Curtain of the Presidential Debates

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  Tonight Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will meet up in Milwaukee for yet another debate. The candidates undoubtedly have spent quite a bit of time honing their talking points and anticipating the questions they’ll face. As you’ll see in this video below, the preparation actually goes much further than just the rhetoric–candidates are prepared for the color palette of the room, the precise number of inches between their podium and their opponents’, and much more. The video takes place in […]

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  The Super Bowl is about more than just the football

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  Our phone number has changed! Please update your address books with our new number: (312) 964-5020 This Sunday, millions of Americans will tune in to watch Super Bowl 50. In fact, the Super Bowls consistently rank among the most watched television broadcasts in history, with last year’s Super Bowl XLIX breaking records with an estimated total of 168 million viewers in the U.S. It’s not surprising, then, that most advertisers clamor for a chance to have their ads played during […]

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  Most watched of Media Burn Jan 2016 / Dec 2015 / Nov 2015

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  Mediaburn.org has been getting quite a lot of traffic in the last few months. We have been quite surprised to find that the top videos are continually changing, and that they’re a pretty diverse mix of things! It’s a real indicator of the depth of our archive and the variety of ways in which our content continues to be relevant to audiences. January 2016 top five videos on mediaburn.org Spin by Brian Singer (1995). A landmark documentary 100% composed of […]

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  In Tribute to Andrew Jones, Roving Correspondent for THE 90’s

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  In memory of Andrew Jones, who died five years ago, we would like to share with you this tribute from Tom Weinberg, as well as a piece Andrew shot about the first day when blacks were allowed to vote in South Africa. In fact, Andrew’s interest into the politics of South Africa were deep, ranging from his 1986 proposal for Boston’s African-American communities to form their own city named “Mandela,” to his emigration to South Africa in 1995, where he […]

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  Remembering the life and death of Dr. King

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  Today is the birthday of beloved civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. His many and great accomplishments in the struggle for equality during the ’50s and ’60s live on in his inspirational words, which continue to guide the practices of nonviolent activism today. His assassination in 1968 was a shocking blow to all those who fought and continue to fight for civil rights in this country and abroad. In this video from the archive, Studs Terkel talks with […]

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  Bringing lost videos back to life

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  One of the most rewarding parts of my work is helping producers recover tapes they haven’t seen in decades. 1/2″ reel-to-reel videotape was the first portable videotape format that ever existed, and its development allowed for an explosion of independent expression and experimentation by artists and activists throughout the late ’60s and 1970s. However, these tapes are now well past the end of their lifespan and there is no way for producers to play them or transfer them. Working 1/2″ […]

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  Doug Atkins, 1930-2015

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  Doug Atkins died last Wednesday at age 85. He played in the NFL for 17 years, including with the 1963 championship Chicago Bears. He was the most feared defender in the league, one of the biggest (6’8″ and 275 pounds), and probably the strongest defensive player in the league. He was inducted into Football Hall of Fame in 1992. We interviewed him at his home in Tennessee 1985.