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Pacifica's Coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising |
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| In the episode below of From the Vault, we listen back twenty years to the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising, and uncover the true extent of Pacifica Radio's role as an alternative news outlet for Angelinos amidst mainstream media's sensationalized 24/7 news barrage. The following selections from recordings made during and after the uprising highlight the importance of an independent and competent media advocate for the public |
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| - like KPFK 90.7 FM in Los Angeles. Voices include Congresswoman Maxine Waters, President George H.W. Bush, City of Quartz author Mike Davis, journalist Norman Soloman, former SCLCSC president Joe Hicks, poet June Jordan, professor and commentator Saul Landau, artists and poets from the Soul to Seoul collective, and numerous Pacifica staffers and reporters. |
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| Listen to the 15 minute special piece on KPFK/Pacifica coverage of the LA Uprising | |
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