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1960s Cover October 66

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Five things i know about 1960s attitudes- Racism Sex ism Ho mo ph ob ia  Nationalism  Worried about war   Gender / sexism -  a respectful low-angle shot of the queen. to show that she is the one in power and not her husband the Duke of Edinburgh  This shows a change in democracy as their is not a King to rule but the Queen, making it a good thing for gender as we have had around 8 Queens  a down low-shot of Duke of Edinburgh back   to show that his is not the power figure, and that the queen is more important  less important view of the duke of Edinburgh the Queens husband, anti-feminism because feminism is about equality  Didn't get the name of king to show that the queen is the ruler  this shows women in lingerie  objectification of women as you don't see men in their boxers  shows progression in the terms of the contraceptive pill and attitude Rac...

Technology in media

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Printer - designed in 1800s but was developed in 1822s by Charles Babbage  Type writer -   was invented in the 1868 by Charles Babbage Morse code - developed in the 1830s and 40s by Samuel morse,  t he telegraph revolutionised long-distance communication. Camera - was invented in 1816s by  Joseph Nicéphore Niépce Radio -   was invented in the 1895s by  Guglielmo Marconi TV - invented in 1927 by  Philo Taylor Farnsworth Computer -  invented in 1833 and 1871 by Charles Babbage  Internet - was invented in 1983 by  Tim Berners-Lee The inventions that posed the greatest threat to printed newspaper was the  -Radio -TV -Computer  -Internet 

Print Newspapers in the 1960s and 2010s

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1960s - Newspaper circulation was very high by todays standers in 1960s  The peak in the newspapers' circulation was in the early 1950s In the 1965s the circulation of Sunday newspaper had dropped by 25 million, which meant their was 1.4 million per household. ( a fall from over 2 per household in the 1950s) Meaning that it was common to buy more than one Sundays newspaper  Was feared competition for other medias - like Tv for example  2010s - In the 2010s newspapers had dropped by 10 million, which means their was 0.4 per household  You could access newspaper in printed copies or online as it can target a multitude of difference audiences  With much less sense of loyalty to political parties or an identity based on class   Daily express, The Times, Daily Telegraph and The Guardian 

News History

1960 Contemporary Framework

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 The swinging 60s - 1960s  the Beatles   Moon landing  poverty and rationing  in the uk their was three main youth groups  Mods -   Bowl cuts, focused on music and fashion, illegal drug users  rockers - Motorcycles, rock' n 'roll, switchblades, illegal drug users  hippies - illegal drug users,sex outside marriage, people who want peace, protestors, hate war and free lovers,  The decade of free love as there was a pill that was created for people over 21. Pill = free love  1968 if you were a gay couple and were to have sex you would not be sent to jail, but you would still be discriminated. This allowed two men to be in a relationship However women were not jailed if it was a lesbian couple.  Gay and lesbian couples were now legal. Drugs were legal in the 60s but was later made illegal as it made peoples health decrease.  coca cola was designed to make you happy however it contained cocaine that was fou...