Chicago is no stranger to corruption so perhaps it's unsurprising that recently released emails show how CNN worked with city officials to portray Mayor Rahm Emanuel in a positive light for 'unscripted' documentary series 'Chicagoland'. The Chicago Tribune obtained more than 700 emails that reveal how the CNN production team filming the eight-hour series worked with the mayor's office to develop storylines - getting their input on details like camera angles and the wording of press releases for the show. The emails are made all the more inflammatory by the fact that Emmanuel is currently running for re-election in 2015, and the documentary appears to be reinforcing his campaign.
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Over 700 emails obtained by the Chicago Tribune show how CNN worked with the mayor's office to make him look good in a documentary series
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Last spring, CNN filmed eight-hour series 'Chiacgoland' and featured the mayor prominently
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CNN said the show would 'present him as the star he really is,' in an email from an executive producer to the mayor's office
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Two of the show's producers are represented by William Morris talent agency, which is run by Emanuel's brother Ari
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Emanuel is currently running for re-election in 2015
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