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1934 "Newsreels" - California Governor's Campaign
2021-02-20T22:00:10-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWQxXC8yMDIxMDIyMDIyMDUyMjAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Author and journalist Greg Mitchell discussed three “newsreels” produced by MGM Studios in the 1934 successful campaign to defeat Democratic gubernatorial candidate Upton Sinclair. Between screening the five-minute newsreels, Mr. Mitchell described the campaign issues and argued that these were the first modern attack ads. He discovered the newsreels in the early 1990s while researching his book, The Campaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair’s Race for Governor of California and the Birth of Media Politics.
Author and journalist Greg Mitchell discussed three “newsreels” produced by MGM Studios in the 1934 successful campaign to defeat Democratic…
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Author and journalist Greg Mitchell discussed three “newsreels” produced by MGM Studios in the 1934 successful campaign to defeat Democratic gubernatorial candidate Upton Sinclair. Between screening the five-minute newsreels, Mr. Mitchell described the campaign issues and argued that these were the first modern attack ads. He discovered the newsreels in the early 1990s while researching his book, The Campaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair’s Race for Governor of California and the Birth of Media Politics. close
Author and journalist Greg Mitchell discussed three “newsreels” produced by MGM Studios in the 1934 successful campaign to defeat Democratic… read more
Author and journalist Greg Mitchell discussed three “newsreels” produced by MGM Studios in the 1934 successful campaign to defeat Democratic gubernatorial candidate Upton Sinclair. Between screening the five-minute newsreels, Mr. Mitchell described the campaign issues and argued that these were the first modern attack ads. He discovered the newsreels in the early 1990s while researching his book, The Campaign of the Century: Upton Sinclair’s Race for Governor of California and the Birth of Media Politics. close
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