Episode 643 • • 21:51 - 26:12
643: Brand Snowden
Media Control and the 1917 Model T Shooting Anecdote
The FAA's implementation of a NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) over Ferguson is viewed as an attempt to control the media message by restricting news helicopters. A historical clip from 1970 describes the 1917 St. Louis riots starting after police in a black Model T Ford drove through neighborhoods shooting at residents, eventually leading to the death of two detectives.