rkolsen 1697 Posted February 19, 2018 Posted February 19, 2018 The title is pretty self explanatory. CNN has a series called The Radical Story of Patty Hearst. I missed episode one and have the rest set to record. Patty Hearst is the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst. In 1974 at age 19 she was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation, held in a closet for 52 Days, eventually developed Stockholm’s adopted the name Tania and started participating in SLA crimes such as bank robberies, shootouts, until 19 months later she was arrested. So during this time how did Hearst Television and Newspapers cover the story?
Brain 81 Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 Did Hearst Television even exist in 1974, at least as it does today? Being said, if they did report such a thing, it could have created a public corporate scandal that could have undid Hearst and their properties.
TSSZNews 1053 Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 Hearst TV didn't, but Hearst Broadcasting did. But there would've been only 3 TV stations in the portfolio at the time: WBAL, WISN, and WTAE.
nathannah 2537 Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 They only had WBAL, WISN and WTAE at the time. WIth no nearby stations, probably generic wire copy, an acknowledgement of family ownership, and moving on from there. Probably the same with the newspapers, but being very careful. This New York Times article from the time mentions the Examiner in SF and what they had to do, including the COI with her father, Randolph as publisher.
Eat News 4745 Posted February 20, 2018 Posted February 20, 2018 The title is pretty self explanatory. CNN has a series called The Radical Story of Patty Hearst. I missed episode one and have the rest set to record. Patty Hearst is the granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst. In 1974 at age 19 she was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation, held in a closet for 52 Days, eventually developed Stockholm’s adopted the name Tania and started participating in SLA crimes such as bank robberies, shootouts, until 19 months later she was arrested. So during this time how did Hearst Television and Newspapers cover the story? W.R.Hearst played it straight down the middle as I recall. If anything he was scared of pissing off Cinque at the rest of the SLA. Go search "SLA SHOOTOUT COMPTON" on you tube. and watch some of the coverage. Those are the days of no "police line" tape when the press went just about anywhere in L.A. without hindrance. It's some of the most powerful video(and film) of all time. [MEDIA=liveleak]8b9_1505971193[/MEDIA] (note 8 people on EWN run-up shot) LAPD Chief Ed Davis once said... "The press has rights...the right to die...like everyone else".
rkolsen 1697 Posted February 20, 2018 Author Posted February 20, 2018 W.R.Hearst played it straight down the middle as I recall. If anything he was scared of pissing off Cinque at the rest of the SLA. Go search "SLA SHOOTOUT COMPTON" on you tube. and watch some of the coverage. Those are the days of no "police line" tape when the press went just about anywhere in L.A. without hindrance. It's some of the most powerful video(and film) of all time. [MEDIA=liveleak]8b9_1505971193[/MEDIA] (note 8 people on EWN run-up shot) LAPD Chief Ed Davis once said... "The press has rights...the right to die...like everyone else". Great find Eat. It’s a very fascinating video. I’m amazed that there wasn’t any police line like you said. One thing I saw is that every time the reporter did something extremely stupid or dangerous by today’s standards such as going to the apartment door or to the house the photojournalist was a relatively safe distance away. Did the KCBS camera crew share footage or was that KABC footage of the KCBS crew attempting an interview? On the set the blue backdrops appears that it was used as a chroma key wall as well as a backdrop. However it appears that there’s a circle seven and eyewitness news logos on it. The text stays static while the camera moves. Would it be a reasonable assumption that the logo and text are printed on the backdrop that could be keyed out? I need to find my library card to access some of those databases of historical newspapers. I’m sure some of the old Hearst ones are included. I also need to find out when CNN or HLN will repeat episode one so I can start from the beginning or whether they’ll force me to pay for the episode.
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