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  [Benson Hedges Blues Fest, tape 1]

  Arts & Culture, Black, Chicago, Communities, Performance

  Performances and interviews from the Benson Hedges Blues Fest captured by Barry Dolins.

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  [Ants at Automation House 5]

  CLIR, Roots of Video

  Discussions about ants and the media at the opening of environmental artist Alan Sonfist’s exhibition “Army Ants: Patterns & Structures.”

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  Public Service / Crime, Terror, and the Media

  Chicago Politics, CLIR, Communications for Change, Latinx, Outside Agitators, Politics, Roots of Video, Studs Terkel

  Two videos about community activism in Chicago. The first discusses protests and other actions supported by the Organization of the Northeast (O.N.E.) for housing rights. The second discusses crime against senior citizens and the portrayal of crime in the media.

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  Nixon Resigns: The Legacy of Impeachment

  Blog

  August 8, 1974.  It was a different world, a different president and an unprecedented American crisis.  That was the night Richard Nixon sat in the Oval Office and made the surprise announcement that he was resigning as President of the United States. Some independent video producers obtained a videotape recorded in the moments before the speech.  It was the European pool feed, never intended for broadcast: a rare glimpse into the curation and production of a president’s image. We think […]

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  [Howard Zinn raw #20: Zinn and Studs Terkel examine the state of news media]

  Howard Zinn

  Second half of a conversation between Howard Zinn and Studs Terkel in Berkeley, California. They discuss their careers, the difficulty of challenging political consensus in the United States, and field questions from audience members.

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  Nixon resigns, August 8, 1974

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  Forty years ago today, Richard Nixon resigned as President of the United States. Millions tuned in to his televised address to see what Nixon had to say about his presidency and his reasons for resigning. What they didn’t see was the seven minutes of the television pool feed before Nixon went live. It’s a fascinating counterpoint to the gravity of the event and a unique look at Nixon’s mindset at this defining moment of his career. The video also includes […]

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  Essential election viewing: Brian Springer’s Spin (1995)

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  In the early ’90s, media artist Brian Springer learned that, with a home satellite dish, it was possible to pick up and record the raw satellite feeds created by the TV networks. These parallel feeds included the behind-the-scenes signals sent to the TV shows’ control rooms but not intended for broadcast, such as talk show sets during commercial breaks or people waiting to be patched in to an interview with a news anchor. Springer recorded these feeds throughout the 1992 […]

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  National Art & Culture Quiz

  CLIR, On the Media, Roots of Video

  A jokey quiz that questions the ways in which the viewer might actively participate in shaping their perception of the world and of the media.