Quick summary: From fiery speeches that roused crowds at the 2024 Democratic National Convention to Vice President Kamala Harris’ history-making acceptance speech for the party’s presidential nomination, it’s been a wild week in U.S. politics. URL Media was on the ground covering the convention live from Chicago. Here’s a recap of our takeaways, featuring original content from our network and reporting from WURD Radio, Prism, Capital B and more.
These big smiles represent just a small but mighty fraction of our team who were on the ground providing community-centered reporting from the Democratic National Convention. From left to right: Editorial Director Ishena Robinson, CEO Mitra Kalita, and Senior Video Producer Shreen Khan. Credit: Courtesy of Ishena Robinson
Here’s a recap of URL’s coverage from #DNC2024
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Our network’s approach to covering this year’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) was dynamic. Here’s what we saw on the ground this week as thousands of delegates, celebrities, and everyday people descended on Chicago’s United Center.In case you missed it, on the first night of the convention, new stars of the Democratic Party like Rep. Jasmine Crockett, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Sen. Raphael Warnock delivered fiery speeches. They targeted Donald Trump and the Republican Party with pointed criticism, while highlighting the values and leadership Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz would bring to the White House, and with each speaker in some fashion emphasizing that “when we fight, we win.”That night, President Biden, who received an almost five-minute standing ovation from attendees, also strongly condemned the January 6 insurrectionists and Trump’s role in inciting division. He said that true patriotism isn’t conditional on winning.Plus: Advocates are cautiously optimistic about the DNC platform (Prism) On the second night of the Democratic National Convention, the Obamas stole the show, firing up the crowd and rallying support for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. And let’s be for real: No one knows the historic nature of this current presidential election better than Barack Obama, 44th president of the U.S., whose history-making run Harris hopes to follow as the first Black and South Asian woman president.Plus: WURD Radio host Solomon Jones interviews Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison
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