Thanks for joining us. Tonight, among mexicanamericans in the southwest, theres a saying. They didnt cross the border but rather the border crossed them. A simple truth about the long and bitter history of their heritage and their land, seized and claimed by the u. S. Its the latest in our series on reparations. But first some background from abcs whoopi goldberg. Many people think of the dividing line between the u. S. And mexico as fixed, as something thats always been there, but 172 years ago, what we now consider the southwest wasnt part of the u. S. At all. It was actually the northmost part of mexico. But the u. S. Was not content with what it had, pushing west ward to seize the land that many president s believed was americas destiny. To reach that goal, president james polk provoked war with mexico, after a long and bloody battle. The u. S. Occupied much of mexico. The two countries decided to work up an agreement, and ceded half their country to the united states. This part wa
The supposed vow of William Randolph hearst to reform spain at the end of the 19th century. This is become over the years an allpurpose media anecdote. Useful in describing any number of media sins and short comings, including the scourge of fake news. Including the scourge of fake news. So what are we talking about here . What are media myths . These are prominent stories about and or by the news media that are widely known and often retold, but which under scrutiny, under examination, dissolve as wildly exaggerated. Media myths. And in a way, media myths are cousins to fake news. We thought of cases of fake news that have mass car aided as accurate for many years media myths. And also they could be thought of sort of the junk food of journalism. The junk food of journalism. Appealing, alluring, delicious, perhaps, but not terribly wholesome and not terribly healthy. The junk food of journalism. Some of the features of media myths, these invariably are pithy tales, suck sink and short
American University Professor w. Joseph campbell teaches a class on myths about William Randolph hearst, yellow journalism and the lead up to the spanish american war at the end of the 19th century. He debunked detail that William Randolph hearst telegrams one of his correspondents on assignment and cuba saying, quote, you finish the pictures and i will finish the war. Good morning, welcome. Today we will talk about one of the most tenacious immediate myths in american journalism. It has to do, it revolves around the supposed vow of William Randolph hearst to furnish the war with spain at the end of the 19th century. This has become over the years in all purpose media anecdote. Useful when describing any number of media sins and shortcomings, including the scourge of fake news, including the scourge of fake news. So what are we talking about here . What are medium its . These are prominent stories about and or by the news media that are widely known and often retold, but which, under s
Our hoist machine is located overhead, and this is a traction machine, so it is an evolution beyond the winding from elevator. This is the drive ship. This is the gear box, and this is original from 1913. It is a heavyduty design that we really do not see any more today. That is probably part of the reason why this elevator has already lasted close to 100 years. This is the break for the voice machine teh brake. We have the original controller here. Fortunately, the power is turned off. This room was built in 1913, but the National Elevator cut actually was not introduced until 1921. Tell us about this antique controller. What makes it different from a modern controller . The elevator is running on the original d. C. Power. Really simple in operation. Does not include a lot of the features we would have in an elevator today, Automatic Door operation, dispatching, push button operation. None of those features are present, but this is the original from 1913. On this side, we have all the
By rocks and would be looters entered the store early one its sunday morning in june now rioters also targeted our lady of Mount Lebanon st peter cathedral a Maronite Catholic Church in los angeles the 83 year old cathedral is also home to a middle easterner refugee congregation kill all cops and make america pay for crimes against a black lives with spray painted on its iconic exterior now catholic cathedrals are not alone. Are being damaged in washington d. C. New york city los angeles minneapolis and multiple cities across america all in the name of Racial Injustice now and then over to the u. K. Where in the light of no evidence in the recently released a russian report a member of parliament is now looking to find someone else to blame for their partys continued record of losing and makes a media outlet her scapegoat with the goal of silence in them so on this week and news of hughes who is at 360 view we are going to ask for politicians and activists has freedom become a concept