1. 1 Inventing LA: The Chandlers and their Times JAMM 445: History of Mass Media March 7, 2011

2. Schedule update Today and Wednesday: Documentary of the Los Angeles Times Today and Wednesday: Documentary of the Los Angeles Times Friday: Daily News centennial research Friday: Daily News centennial research –Return mid-term exam –Topic due for review of journal article Next week: Spring Break Next week: Spring Break March 25: Journal article review due March 25: Journal article review due

3. Los Angeles… and the Times http://www.pbs.org/kcet/inventing-la/characters/index.html

4. Los Angeles… and the Times “No single family has dominated any major region of the country as the Chandlers have dominated Southern California. They did not so much foster the growth of Los Angeles as invent it.” “No single family has dominated any major region of the country as the Chandlers have dominated Southern California. They did not so much foster the growth of Los Angeles as invent it.” –David Halberstam, journalist & historian

5. 4 generations Harrison Gray Otis: 1882-1917 Harrison Gray Otis: 1882-1917 Harry Chandler: 1917-1944 Harry Chandler: 1917-1944 Norman Chandler: 1944-1960 Norman Chandler: 1944-1960 Otis Chandler: 1960-1980 Otis Chandler: 1960-1980

6. Dorothy Chandler b. 1901, d. 1997 b. 1901, d. 1997 Wife of Norman Wife of Norman Mother of Otis Mother of Otis Civic benefactor Civic benefactor

7. Discussion Questions How did the Times reflect Los Angeles? How did it create LA? How did the Times reflect Los Angeles? How did it create LA? Which issues mattered most to each publisher? Which issues mattered most to each publisher? Which groups’ contributions to LA were not reported in the Times? Which groups’ contributions to LA were not reported in the Times?

8. Discussion Questions, cont. How does the filmmaker, Peter Jones, tell the story? How does the filmmaker, Peter Jones, tell the story? –Oral-history interviews, newsreel footage, still photos, etc. Could this project be replicated on a smaller scale to present the history of Moscow and its newspapers? How? Could this project be replicated on a smaller scale to present the history of Moscow and its newspapers? How?

9. Video: 1 st half, 1882-1944