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1960's Case Study 2

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Contemporary Framework Ethnicity (race) What would it be like to be black in the UK and USA in the 1960's: 'Black Power'. Black people didn't have the right to vote until 1981 in the UK. Black people in the USA won the vote in 1965. First black president in the USA in 2009 not equal jobs before. USA still not voted a female president but has had a black president. UK has had 2 female prime ministers but not different race.  Not equal job opportunities. USA never had native american indian president. Relationships were not against the law but not socially acceptable. USA stereotypes black people were athletic. UK black people were criminals. The low angle medium shot is like a normal wedding picture connotes The Observer is for mixed race marriage demonstrating the Observer is ahead of its time going against type status quo of racial marriage in the 60s. As it is on the front cover it shows the racial values of the 60s and that society was not equal. ...

1960's Newspaper Case Study Covers

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What are the main differences between tabloid and broadsheet newspapers? Tabloid - A smaller than standard newspaper which focuses on less 'serious' content, especially celebrities, sports, and sensationalist crime stories. Broadsheet - A standard or full sized newspaper that takes a serious look at major news stories. What category of newspaper was the Observer in the 1960s? Broadsheet. What Category of newspaper is it now? Why? How has it changed? Hybrid. What threatened newspapers in the 1960s? TV. What percentage had Sunday Newspaper circulation figures fallen by 1965? 25 million. By comparison, by what percentage were figures down to in 2010? 10 million. Which paper did working class Labour supporters read? Mirror Conservative. Which newspaper did working class Conservative supporters buy? Daily Express. Which newspaper did the social elite read? The Times Which newspaper did middle class Conservative supports buy? Daily Telegraph. Which news...

Newspapers Online Case Study

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Starter: 'The representations featured in the online Observer reflect its values and beliefs.' Discuss how far you agree with this statement in relation to the Online Observer homepage. The Observer and the online Observer are Newspaper who sit towards the left of the political world as a result concern themselves with those values and beliefs. These values are shared by its sister paper The Guardian, which is also owned by The Guardian Media Group. The choice of colour of each Newspaper reflect its political view and by being the same colour it shows that they both have the same political views and beliefs. The website is said to have an 'international' feel to it, with features discussing India, France, America and Japanese cuisine. These types of articles reflect the online observer's interest in internationalism and how it values other cultures and people. Another example would be an article on Jordan Peele which discusses Americas racial problems...

1960s Cover October 1966

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5 Things about 60s Attitude: Gender/Sexism, Racism, Nationalism, Low angle close up of the Queen shows her power with her serious face. Shows that women had more power and they thought towards women had changed as she is the main image. The images and layout show women have power and that there as been a sexual revolution.  The Duke of Edinburgh shown from behind less important  and lower than the Queen.  Showing women in lingerie. Objectifications of women as you don't see men in their boxers. Shows progression in the terms of the contraceptive pill and attitude.  This small article describes that 'Spain can have the apes'. This shows  racism  as they said that the dark skin people have to go back  to Spain and they will have the rock. The article said 'Spain can have the apes' this is an example of racism. In short they are saying black people/ dark skin are not welcome. T...

Print and Technology

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The first four inventions on this timeline impacted the news industry where asa the last four caused news to have a downfall and become less popular. Printer - designed in 1800 but was developed in 1822. Type Writer - was invented in 1868 by Charles Babbage. Morse Code - developed in the 1830s and 40s by Samuel Morse, the telegraph revolutionised long distance communication. Camera - was invented in 1816 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. Radio - was invented in 1895 by Gugliemo Marconi. TV - Computer - Internet -

Print Newspapers in the 1960s and 2010s

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1960s: Feared competition from other media like TV for example. Newspaper circulations were very high by todays standards. By 1965 circulation of Sunday newspapers had fallen to 25 million. 1.4 newspapers per household (fallen from 2 in 50s). Reflected a clear class and political differences in society:           - labour supporting working class readers bought the Mirror, Conservative supporting working class readers bought the daily express; the social elite read The Times, the Conservative middle class read the Daily Telegraph and the Labour or Liberal supporting middle class read The Guardian. 2010s: Circulation of Sunday Newspapers was down to 10 million. 0.4 newspapers per household. much less sense of loyalty to political parties or identity based on class. Newspapers better served by online media rather than traditional print. This helps target a multitude of different audiences

1960's Contemporary Frame Work

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What happened in the 1940's? World War Two The Great Depression What happened in the 1950's? Colour TV Rosa Parks Elvis Presley Disney opens Mc Donalds Seat belts Remote control The USA invented the term 'teenager' What do you know about the 1960's? The Beatles Wembley - England Won the World Cup Pirate Radio 'Swinging Sixties' 1960 population of Britain was 53 million Moon Landing  War in 40's still having an impact on the sixties with poverty and geographical leftovers from the war. Different youth groups Hippies  Mods and Rockers The pill developed Vietnam War Gay couples were made legal Pop Art