ORGANIZED CRIME by rex https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt the st. valentines day massacre, media, and more en-us 2017-10-18 14:49:23 UTC 2024-05-31 13:30:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Resource Topic Path hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198279655 https://sites.google.com/csw.org/library/topic-guides/uso]]> 2017-10-18 15:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198279655 click the Permalink for your sources on the right hand side of the screen hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198284647 permalink for ebsco citing sources!!!!!! if your link does not end with "eds-live" you have the wrong link. ALSO, HIT CITE on the right hand side and choose "chicago style" for a formatted citation!!! then you can paste that into easybib or just put it on the  actual google doc where ur research paper is.]]> 2017-10-18 15:08:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198284647 EBSCO database hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198291130 http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/search/basic?vid=7&sid=de41b3fe-e583-4507-b801-4cd838ebee04%40sessionmgr104]]> 2017-10-18 15:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198291130 good news clipping that describes members of the north side gang hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198303862 http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:EANX-K12&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=document_id:14D35A106258BC58/hlTerms:st.%3B+valentines%3B+day%3B+massacre&svc_dat=HistArchive:ahnp_k12doc&req_dat=0F4621F830FB558A

Whittaker, Ray O. "Gangsters Massacre Seven; Machine Guns Pile Bloody Bodies In Ghastly Windrow." America's Historical Newspapers. Accessed October 19, 2017. goo.gl/XynDvR


]]> 2017-10-18 15:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198303862 hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198711168 The garage/scene of the St. Valentines Day Massacre in Chicago, 1929]]> 2017-10-19 15:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198711168 Did newspapers and other media influence the public's view on organized crime? hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198712401 2017-10-19 15:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198712401 thesis hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198714789
The publication of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre helped expose organized crime in favor of the American government.

]]> 2017-10-19 15:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198714789 body paragraph 3- the shift hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198715060 The reports in the media shifted after the Progressive Era, and the federal government then used newspapers to promote the negative sides of organized crime to allow themselves to pass laws and have federal agencies in an attempt to better pursue it.

The language in media changed after the progressive era.
  • Journalism is about the representation of a subject, and a story does not exist without its truth. The government backlash to the end of the Progressive Era once again silenced the voices of the people
  • these government "shortcomings" (so to speak) could be seen as a part of what drove organized crime to its apex. If the system would not provide for its people, the people would provide for themselves.
  • To pursue and put "an end" to organized crime, the government had to first convince the public that the Mafia were not a force to trust, or you could end up against a garage wall next. Many local police were involved with organized crime, and disentangling the connection between them would be near impossible, so what was the next step? The neutrality of the people between organized crime and the government is part of what kept gangs safe, so to make progress, the government had to find some way to turn the people against them.
]]> 2017-10-19 15:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198715060 counter argument hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198715142 organized crime benefits from any publicity that is given to them in mass media, so why would naming a member of one of its largest gangs as a former state representative be beneficial to furthering the narrative of government control? if anything, it shows that anyone can turn against their system if pushed hard enough




]]> 2017-10-19 15:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198715142 conclusion- paving the way for the modern american publication hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198715368
  •  the american 1920s are still exemplified in modern mass media today, by framing certain persons and topics in such a way that takes the attention away from what they don’t want people to focus on 
  • an example of this could be Steven Paddock, who killed 50 people, being deemed as a “lone wolf” and a “lover of country music”(1) rather than a domestic terrorist (because he's white). government narratives of control are still present, and though they can manipulate perspectives and oppress the truth, people every day are fighting for honest journalism and mass circulation of information to the public without government interference

Wan, William, and Aaron C. Davis. "Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock enjoyed gambling, country music; lived quiet life before massacre." Philly.com. October 02, 2017. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/las-vegas-gunman-stephen-paddock-enjoyed-gambling-country-music-lived-quiet-life-before-massacre-20171002.html. 
]]> 2017-10-19 15:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198715368 overview of the topic itself hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198718347 The St. Valentines Massacre occurred on February 14th, 1929. Seven men (five members and two associates) of the North Side Gang were lined up against a garage wall and were killed by four disguised men with 70-some rounds of ammunition. This resulted from the struggle between the North Side and the South Side gang; however, Al Capone's involvement was never officially confirmed. I want to talk about how media reflected ogranized crime.]]> 2017-10-19 15:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198718347 I'm trying to prove that: hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198730931 Yes, newspapers and other media did in fact influence the public's view on different aspects (morality, people; who partakes) of organized crime.]]> 2017-10-19 15:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198730931 hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198735793 front cover of the chicago daily feb 15th 1929]]> 2017-10-19 15:48:18 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198735793 another article for future reading from the N.Y. times hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198748756 http://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/161010?imagelist=1]]> 2017-10-19 16:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/198748756 article from feb 15th n.y. times hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199416351 http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0214.html ]]> 2017-10-23 00:53:32 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199416351 pdf about analyzing newspaper media hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199582483 http://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=blisshttp://digitalcommons.unf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=bliss]]> 2017-10-23 14:09:13 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199582483 summary and facts hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199584382 http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-st-valentines-day-massacrehttp://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-st-valentines-day-massacre]]> 2017-10-23 14:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199584382 post about media in the 1920s hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199585614 https://cultureof1920s.weebly.com/mass-media.htmlhttps://cultureof1920s.weebly.com/mass-media.html]]> 2017-10-23 14:14:03 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199585614 body paragraph 1- the framing of information hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199624780 The specific presentation of information in the newspapers of the 1920s was vital to the public perception of a topic, and if changed, could create a completely different narrative of a subject.

  • The St. Valentine's Day Massacre is a good example of media influencing public perception of a topic, in this case, in favor of the government
  • The St. Valentines Day Massacre occurred on February 14th, 1929, when seven members of the Irish-American North Side Gang were lined up at a beer distributing location against a garage wall, and killed with 70 rounds of machine gun ammunition. The killers were identified as four men from the Italian-American South Side Gang, disguised in suits and police uniforms.
  • Reports of the massacre were plastered across the front page of every big news outlet the following morning, the tale described as "a bloody ambush", and the "most cold-blooded massacre in the history of this city's underworld."(1)
  • However, one Chicago newspaper, when describing the murdered members of the gang, named one as a "notorious gunman", and another as nothing but a "former state representative." Both were members of the gang and criminals, but one, with the former role of a government official, was identified only as such, without the association of crime that his fellow members were addressed with. This implies that government affairs or association takes precedence over illegal or illicit activity; that government involvement was the most relevant part of one's identity, even as a wanted gang member. The change in presentation of this information from one member to another may seem miniscule, but its effect on public perception of organized crime and its members is still influenced, by disassociating crime with government responsibility.

The New York Times. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0214.html. 
]]> 2017-10-23 15:20:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/199624780 body paragraph 2- the progressive era hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201070011 The era that preceded the Prohibition and rise of organized crime was called the "Progressive Era", where mass media exposed political corruption and vied for social activism.

  • The year 1920 marked the end of the Progressive Era, a time that began in 1890 and was driven by social activism and political reform.
  • “Progressivism” is a term applied to a variety of responses to the economic and societal problems as well as the rapid industrialization introduced to America. Progressivism began as a social movement and eventually grew into a political movement, fighting back against government oppression.
  • Media in the progressive era focused on political corruption and government scandal, an outcry for the honest circulation of information as well as the promised safety of the public.
  • The people of early progressivism rejected the ideas of Social Darwinism; they were people who believed that the problems society faced like poverty, violence, greed, racism, and classism. These people believed that the struggles of America “could best be addressed by providing good education, a safe environment, and an efficient workplace.”
  • Progressivism ended with World War I, when people were exposed to the "horrors of war" and Americans began to associate President Woodrow Wilson's progressive language with the war.(1)

(The Progressive Era (1890 - 1920). Accessed October 22, 2017. https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/progressive-era.cfm.)


]]> 2017-10-27 02:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201070011 the progressive era hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201070714 https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/progressive-era.cfm 

The Progressive Era (1890 - 1920). Accessed October 22, 2017. https://www2.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/progressive-era.cfm.]]> 2017-10-27 02:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201070714 the prohibition hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201071178 http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition

"Prohibition." History.com. 2009. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition.]]> 2017-10-27 02:13:43 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201071178 introduction hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201074339 mass media is the way of transcontinental communication, but who decides what information the public is allowed to have access to? Government influence in the circulation of information was what defined the mass media of the 1920s
  • The 1920s were an age of government control; 1920 marked the start of the Prohibition, a 13 year ban on the “manufacture, transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors”(1) due to the increasingly prevalent issue of domestic violence as well as World War I. This era ushered in the American Mafia, an Italian-American organized crime network that rose to power through its engagement in illegal activity, specifically illicit liquor trade. 
  • Journalism is the act of gathering and presenting information, but if the Government is able to change how information is presented, how will it influence the public's perception on a subject? 
  • the st valentines day massacre is an example of media with different presentation of ideas/organized crime

"Prohibition." History.com. 2009. Accessed October 22, 2017. http://www.history.com/topics/prohibition.
]]> 2017-10-27 02:42:50 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201074339 thesis question hrex2020 https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201079010 How were newspapers able to influence the public's view on organized crime?]]> 2017-10-27 03:27:42 UTC https://padlet.com/hrex2020/404k142w0vnt/wish/201079010