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Democratic National Chairwoman Donna Brazile lashed out Thursday night at Russian cyberattacks on her party and American political institutions, suggesting "there once was a time when both campaigns and both political parties would condemn it."

Those attacks largely have been directed at the Democratic Party along with state election sites in an apparent attempt to "manipulate an election, disrupt or discredit or destroy our democracy" and ultimately try to "produce an outcome more favorable to them and their interests," Brazile said.

U.S. intelligence officials have pointed the finger at Russia in attempting to identify the source of the cyberattacks.

"They want to stir up strife, try to influence the game," Brazile said during an address to about 300 persons who attended a Hearst Speaker Series address sponsored by the College of Journalism and Mass Communications on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus.

In wide-ranging remarks, Brazile challenged the media, especially television networks, to engage in "some self-reflection after this election" and reassess "the way they treat news."

"There's no time to talk about things that matter to us," she said. What is billed as news is largely superficial and comes packaged and mislabeled as "breaking news."