160 results for: Mass Media
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Roberta Byrd Barr with Face to Face panel, February 2, 1966
Roberta Byrd Barr (1919-1993) was a civil rights leader, educator, and journalist. Born in Tacoma, Barr returned to Seattle in 1959, attending University of Washington and working as a teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, and then as librarian at John Muir Elementary. When Seattle teachers and parents boycotted the city’s public schools and demanded desegregation in 1966, Barr headed the…
ID Number:2000.107.243.01.01
Date:1966
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Gubernatorial candidates John O'Connell and Dan Evans debating on KOMO-TV, October 5, 1968
In this image, Washington State gubernatorial candidates Attorney General John J. O'Connell (left) and Governor Dan Evans participate in a televised debate on KOMO-TV during the 1968 campaign. Moderator Art McDonald sits in front of the KOMO-TV panel, from left: Jack Eddy, Bryan Johnson, Don Dixon, Don McGaffin, Fendall Yerxa. At right is floor director Rob Neilson. Caption information derived…
ID Number:2000.107.247.07.02
Date:1968
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Susan Hutchison preparing for news broadcast, Seattle, January 21, 1993
In this image Seattle's KIRO-TV news anchor Susan (Sylvester) Hutchison (1954-) stands in the news room, ready for an afternoon broadcast. The show had just announced a new format that would allow anchors to move around while delivering the news instead of remaining seated at a desk. Ms. Hutchinson worked for KIRO from 1981-2002, and was Chair of the Washington…
ID Number:2000.107.260.01.04
Date:1993
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Jerry Dyer working at Microsoft's Redmond campus, June 25, 1996
MSNBC, a partnership between Microsoft and NBC News, was launched on July 15, 1996 as both a 24-hour cable TV news channel and interactive Internet site. While ultimate editorial control over content was held by NBC, Microsoft also developed reporting staff at its Redmond headquarters to generate and report its own stories. Reporters based at Microsoft focused on world economics,…
ID Number:2000.107.19960625.4.15
Date:1996
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Quốc Nam choosing music for Saigon Radio, Seattle, August 21, 1996
Quốc Nam founded Saigon Radio in October 1993 as the first Vietnamese-language radio program in the Pacific Northwest. Nam was formerly a Vietnamese military officer, and he immigrated to the United States in 1976. He lived in Kansas City, Seattle, and San Jose and founded newspapers in each city. Nam moved back to Seattle in 1993 and launched Saigon Radio…
ID Number:2000.107.19960822.5.14
Date:1996
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Quốc Nam broadcasting for Saigon Radio, Seattle, August 21, 1996
Quốc Nam founded Saigon Radio in October 1993 as the first Vietnamese-language radio program in the Pacific Northwest. Nam was formerly a Vietnamese military officer, and he immigrated to the United States in 1976. He lived in Kansas City, Seattle, and San Jose and founded newspapers in each city. Nam moved back to Seattle in 1993 and launched Saigon Radio…
ID Number:2000.107.19960822.5.20
Date:1996
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Press waiting for access to Convention Center during WTO conference, Seattle, November 29, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as…
ID Number:2000.107.19991129.CD01.04.001
Date:1999
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PI staff working on special edition newspaper, September 11, 2001
In the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, people across the country and around the world reacted with shock and grief, while authorities in the U.S. acted swiftly to secure public buildings and landmarks seen as potential targets, in case another incident was yet to come.Television and radio coverage of the day's events was continuous, reporting…
ID Number:2000.107.20010911.6.05
Date:2001
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Gay Community Center News, Vol. I, No. 1, June 1974
The newsletter shown here is the inaugural issue of the Gay Community Center News (later the Seattle Gay News), a publication of the Gay Community Center in Seattle, a social-service agency for sexual minorities. This issue discusses the recent opening of the Gay Community Center in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, as well as preparations for Gay Pride Week, with events…
ID Number:2002.23.3.34.1
Date:1974
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"What's happening" newsletter covering political events, Seattle, January 1975
During the 1970s, community newsletters emerged in Seattle and elsewhere to share information about local political news and activist causes. This four-page copy of “What’s Happening” includes information about a proposed anti-war demonstration, understaffing at Harborview Hospital, picketing supermarkets in favor of farmworker rights, racism, and many issues affecting women and the LGBTQIA+ community. The involvement of the local community…
ID Number:2002.23.3.47.2.2
Date:1975