Broadsides posted on the sides of buildings provided the means for communicating to targeted and wider audiences in the era before electronic communications media, as did newspapers, which supplemented items of local interest with news and features from national and regional sources. Among the resources included is an eighteenth-century Hartford broadside urging attendance at a political meeting, and a 1951 tongue-in-cheek Bethany newspaper article on why television might be preferable to a real-world experience. Radio and television expanded the reach and immediacy, often as part of networks that provided national programming. WTIC’s Bob Steele had a long career in Connecticut broadcasting in both mediums. Televised press conferences became and remain an avenue for politicians, such as former governor Dannel Malloy. To find more resources on communication in Connecticut and any related topics, use the topic headings and other keywords within records to extend your searches--terms such as “radio,” “broadside*,” “press conference,” (enclosing phrases in quotes, and using an * to allow for singular, plural or other forms), and the names of individuals, groups, or organizations.
