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Special Assignment about underground press, footage of periodicals

Summary:

Segment begins with silent footage of a handful of underground press periodicals, including The Seed, The Other, Los Angeles Free Press. Next cut is to a young white man sitting in his living room, smoking as he describes what an underground newspaper does – community news, analysis, artwork – and when the interviewer says “There is a political aspect to these,” the interviewee laughs and says “Of course.” Next interviewee is a harsh critic of underground press and argues that it is attributing to the moral decay of the country. Another interviewee, sitting in a church library, is interviewed. Footage of Kaleidoscope shown.

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Series: Special Assignment
Date: Undated
Film Segment: 1
Film Reel: SR524
Duration: 00:02:43
Soundtrack: Magnetic
B/W or Color: Color
Positive/Negative: Positive
Condition: Good
Script: No
Citation: [ CREATE A BRIEF TITLE BASED ON SUMMARY PROVIDED ], undated, Special Assignment, Milwaukee Journal Stations Records, Milwaukee Mss Collection 203, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department.
Rights: Copyright © WTMJ-TV