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  Chicago Sun-Times prints first edition of the year 2000

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  Newspaper presses, circa 1971, co-star in Stephen Spielberg’s film The Post, about The Washington Post. Vintage New York Post presses in the Bronx stand in for the presses printing the Pentagon Papers. Here’s what the Chicago Sun-Times presses looked and sounded like in 2000. They were located at 401 North Wabash Avenue. Demolished in 2004. Replaced by Trump International Hotel and Towers. The footage features members of Chicago Typographical Union local 16 operating Goss Headliner Mark II presses. It was shot by Bill Stamets […]

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  Please do your part for Media Burn

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    In 2017, more of you than ever contributed more than ever to the successes of Media Burn.  We thank you but we still need more support for operating the archive and our operations.   If you haven’t gotten around to clicking the DONATE button or sending a check (or a security) and you still want to do it this year, you have a few hours left in 2017.   Your contribution will help us continue to succeed in almost […]

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  Rose Marie (1923-2017)

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  Rose Marie (born Rosemarie Mazzatta) was a legendary multi-talented performer-actress-singer. She died this week. She appeared in hundreds of TV shows, most famously the Dick Van Dyke Show and Hollywood Squares.  She was also in dozens of movies, on Broadway and night clubs for nine decades, from famous “Baby Rose-Marie” in 1929 to a starring in a 2017 documentary, Wait for Your Laugh.  I was a producer of a show called Punchline (aka “Tell a Joke on TV”) in 1985 and we met and […]

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  Media captures our lives

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  A big thank you to all of you who have supported Media Burn as we have grown over the last 14 years. We are making an impact: in 2017, our videos were viewed more than 2 million times. We screened videos for live audiences in Paris, New York, and Detroit, as well as neighborhoods throughout Chicago, like Grand Crossing and Hyde Park. We worked with teachers, scholars, students, filmmakers, and performers to create new works of art and journalism. But […]

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  Keep This Buoy of Video Truth Afloat

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  I’m Ben Kolak, a documentary filmmaker with Scrappers Film Group, and board member of Media Burn. I use the Media Burn Archive constantly: for historical reference, for licensing one-of-a-kind footage, for teaching media literacy, and just for enjoyment.  And I couldn’t be more excited about Media Burn’s future as the premiere independent video archive. It’s a daunting time to be a politically engaged mediamaker.  History matters more now than ever, as divisions seeded in previous generations flare up in new […]

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  Coming in 2018: “Howard Zinn, You Can’t Be Neutral on a Moving Train”

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  Donate Now The challenge remains. On the other side are formidable forces: money, political power, the major media. On our side are the people of the world and a power greater than money or weapons: the truth. –Howard Zinn, 2004.     Dear Friend of Media Burn:   Howard Zinn dedicated his life to revealing truth to power and advocating for the exploited. We need to pay attention to his teachings now more than ever.   That’s why we’re excited […]

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  12/10/17: Media Burn architecture videos screening as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial

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  The 90’s: Architecture and Design December 10, 2017 screens at 2:00 and repeats at 3:00 p.m. Hyde Park Art Center 5020 S. Cornell Ave. free admission More info: http://www.hydeparkart.org/event/films-inspired-by-architects-architecture/ We’re pleased to have been invited to celebrate the Chicago Architecture Biennial by screening a classic episode of THE 90’s at the Hyde Park Art Center this Sunday. The screening is coordinated by South Side Projections, a nonprofit that presents films at locations across Chicago’s south side to foster conversation about […]

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  Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art celebrates 50 years by opening up their archive

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  To The Racy Brink July 1 – December 10, 2017 Turner Gallery, fourth floor Media Burn played an important role in making this exhibition possible by digitizing 100 hours of artist interviews from the MCA Archives. These videos will be seen by the public for the first time in decades as part of To The Racy Brink. Since opening in 1967, the MCA has championed artistic experimentation and risk taking. To the Racy Brink kicks off the MCA’s 50th anniversary […]