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Media's impact on social issues in the 60's - Coggle Diagram
Media's impact on social issues in the 60's
Homelessness
Change
Cathy Come Home 1966, 10m views
Only film at that time to detail the dangers of homelessness
Berry "Ignorance of Homelessness changed overnight
Crisis charity launched 1967, Shelter get more donations, Birmingham city council allow Spouses to stay together in shelters
No change
Berry also said "Sympathy only lasted until the next television program that focused on issues"
Shelter launched prior to Cathy Come Home
No impact on government policy
Racism
No change
BBC 1 Controller responded to someone asking for more black representation saying it wouldn't be accurate to real life
Till Death Do Us Part- expose the stupidity of a purposefully racist character, does the opposite and audiences laugh along, 18mn views
Feedback to Flame in the Street was that 90% of viewers wouldn't let their daughter marry a black man
Rivers of blood speech by Enoch Powell 1968, calling for the media to portray the dangers of immigration. Sacked but 75% agreed with his speech in polls
Change
1967- Rainbow City, featured a Jamaican Lawyer showcasing the issues he faced moving to Britain, such as poor housing
Flame in the Streets detailing the issues of inter-racial marriages and racism in the workplace
Till Death Do Us Part intended to at least?
Black stars such as Sidney poitier
Sexism and Sexual liberalisation
No change
Despite Avengers women being so strong only cast if had 'man appeal' and wore tight outfits to once again appeal to men
Joan Bakewell the first use of the "Thinking Man's Crumpet"
Bond Girls of the 60's such as in Doctor No scantly clad for male appeal
Many female directors quit due to frustration of increasingly patriarchal industry, end of the 60s very few female directors
Clean up TV movement 500,000 signatures, NVALA in 1965, 1971 Festival of Light at Hyde Park. Showed that large proportion didn't want the change to sexual liberation to happen. Although BBC never meet Whitehouse and media just reflecting society?
Change
TV program Avengers, one of the most popular of the 60's, 2 female characters on par with the males, could take down male criminals with ease
Up the Junction portrayed authentic women's lives, most notably a backstreet abortion which changed perceptions on abortion (Whitehouse doesn't like)
1964 Film- Girl with the Green Eyes promotes female sexual empowerment
Joan Bakewell host of own TV show, Late Night Line Up
Clean up TV movement, shows there has been change and if anything too much change in the media, protesting for it to go back