USA TODAY NETWORK Dedicates Year-Long Multi-platform Series to the Year of “1968” Sponsored in Part by AARP
January 22 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
1968 project will feature in-depth profiles,
interactive timelines, and original photos and video reviving the
year of 1968
The USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI),
launched a year-long series dedicated to the year of 1968 to
celebrate the 50th anniversary of one of America’s most
transformative years. The series will leverage the unique footprint
of the USA TODAY NETWORK to present in-depth, original content from
the communities where notable events unfolded in the year of
1968.
The digital project, sponsored in part by AARP, will generate
long-form stories layered with video, data-intensive graphics,
photos, podcasts and interactive timelines that will bring the
impactful events that took place in 1968 to life. The
multi-platform series will tell deeply personal stories about the
Americans and institutions that defined that era and examine the
cultural and historical events that forever changed the nation.
Each month, USA TODAY NETWORK will present a thematic chapter
devoted to a moment of change in 1968. February’s coverage will be
centered on Vietnam followed by coverage in the coming months
dedicated to civil rights/social justice, space,
economics/socioeconomics, culture/counterculture, women/gender,
politics and prose and more.
With deep roots in over 109 local communities across the country
and USA TODAY, the NETWORK has unprecedented access to historical
archives, oral histories, photos and audio sourced by those closest
to the communities where these important events took place.
“USA TODAY NETWORK is uniquely positioned to offer this
insightful and immersive digital storytelling experience that
allows Americans in 2018 to travel back to the transformative year
of 1968,” said Maribel Perez Wadsworth, president, USA TODAY
NETWORK. “Through our deep-rooted connections in local communities
where such events transpired, we will reflect on a critical time in
our nation’s history to better understand today and look forward to
the future.”
“We are excited by the scope of this project, with newsrooms
across the country dedicating the time and resources to bring
understanding to one of the most disruptive and life changing times
in this country’s history,” said Edna Kane-Williams, Senior Vice
President of AARP’s Multicultural Leadership Department. “The
parallels between today and the year of 1968 are strong, and we are
honored to be part of a project that showcases these similarities
in such an informative and innovative way.”
For more information on this series, please visit
1968.usatoday.com.
About USA TODAY NETWORK
USA TODAY NETWORK, part of Gannett Co, Inc. (NYSE: GCI), is the
largest local-to-national media organization in the country,
powered by our award-winning newsrooms and marketing solutions
business. With deep roots in local communities spanning the U.S.
with more than 100 brands, plus USA TODAY, we engage more than 110
million people every month through a diverse portfolio of
multi-platform content offerings and experiences. For more
information, visit www.gannett.com.
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