Tag Broadcast Journalism

Post-War Europe – Foreign Ministers Conference – People Behaving Badly – December 13, 1947 –

– News for Dec. 13, 1947- Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day was dominated by the goings on in Europe. Primarily over the Foreign Ministers Conference in London, which wasn’t going as well as expected. But also,…

Nuremberg

Nuremberg: Every Passing Minute, New Horror – December 13, 1945

– Nuremberg Trial report – Mutual News – December 13, 1945 – December 1945 marked the continuation of one of the most famous trials in modern history.Starting in November, the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial assembled  high ranking and influential members of…

Building The UN Headquarters – Home Sweet Fracas – December 12, 1946

News for Dec. 12, 1946 – NBC/KFI – Gordon Skene Sound Collection This day in December, 1946 was loaded with news of Union talks, threats and pickets. President Truman beginning the process of dismantling the maze of Government agencies set…

War On All Fronts – On The Third Anniversary, An Earthquake – December 7, 1944

On this day in 1944 it was the third anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the event that got the U.S. involved in World War 2. So on December 7, 1944 war was raging on all fronts, along with…

Election ’48 – R.I.P. GOP – Head Scratching And Haywire – Past Daily Weekend Gallimaufry

– Chicago University Roundtable – Republicans and the 1948 Election – No one was more surprised by the outcome of the 1948 Presidential election than Republicans and Mainstream Media. Since the campaign started, it was almost assured that Republican candidate…

September 28, 1938 – Neville Chamberlain: Making The Case For Appeasement – The Munich Crisis.

– NBC/BBC – News for Sept. 28, 1938 – This day in 1938 saw the world hold its collective breath. In a special broadcast from the BBC in London, reports were coming in regarding Prime Minister Chamberlain’s address to Parliament…

September 26, 1967 – Vietnam War – Hawks And Doves – Meanwhile: Body Bags –

NBC Radio News Of The World – September 26, 1967 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – As the casualty count continued to rise during the ongoing battle at Con Thien, this September 26th in 1967, the ever-widening gap of opinions…

September 20, 1994 – A Photo-Op In Haiti – The Return Of Aristide.

News For September 20, 1994 – NPR Morning Edition – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – For September 20, 1994 the news was about U.S. troops landing in Haiti and the removal of one government, headed up by Military strongman Raoul…

September 6, 1947 – Recovery From War – Gen. Marshall Has A Plan.

– Our Foreign Policy – The Marshall Plan – September 6, 1947 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – The news on this day in September of 1947 found the world . . .pretty much as usual, sliding into a state…