Homosexuality was illegal All stories about people

until 1967; no reference are referencing white

of LGBT. Much more politicians; hard news.
equality shown in the
Media now.
Some multi-culturalism;
Italian/Russian; liberal.
Liberal viewpoint More multiculturalism
‘headline’ to show now; positivity.
want/need for
reforming divorce. Post cold war; interest
Shows the 1960s time in spy activity would
period with some not be on the front
limited moves to cover unless it is hard
equality. Most women news; recent news in
took the opportunity to recent Observer
divorce than men. (russain spy)
Social/cultural/political
White woman (lack
Shows the clash of shading)
between British sexualised with
and Europe- still a underwear; male
political clash readership.
today. Nora Bellof- Represents women
Britain’s first as second class
political citizens.
correspondent- Would not be in
liberal. Even still a the observer now
story about men; due to the
politics showing difference of
patriarchy. ‘liberalism’ and
Under
Political context representation female
of women representation.
 Spying news
stories. Shows
Main headline anxiety of spying
being the during 1960s.
queen.
Traditional for
350 prisoners
broadsheets to questioned-
provide hard example of
news- focused height of anxiety.
on the
establishment. Historical context
Different to
today where
there is more
sensationalism
for
Lingerie model-
consumerism
drawing (assume to
purposes.
be white due to lack
Historical
of shading)-
appealing to male
News on the audience for their
queen and the wives. Men were
Duke of more educated so
Edinburgh.
expected to read
the newspapers
over women.
Under
Social/cultural
representation
of women
Shows the high level of Under
strike coverage in the representation
60s. Barbara Castle is of women
mentioned- the only
female mentioned on all The Cold War ‘proxy war’
covers. She is trying to (conflict with other third world
argue for less unequal countries)
pay for men and women. Social/political/cultural
Shows patriarchal (male
dominated) society- it
was accepted that men
were paid less than
women for doing the
same job.
Political/Social/Cultural
Shows patriarchal Mentions the ‘Black
society (male Power’ protest at the
dominated) where 1968 Mexico
women are often Olympics reflects
defined by their men. anti-racist
Here the wife of the movements in the
dead US president 1960s.
makes a controversial Unselfconscious use
second marriage. of the term ‘Negro’, a
Social/cultural term that
newspapers would
Stephen Pollock with not use today due to
Elizabeth Vambe, 21, a racist connotations,
Rhodesian-born African, showing that even
after their marriage liberals in the 1960s
yesterday’ reflects the were not so aware of
context of white culture
such connotations as
that saw what they were
then known as ‘mixed we are today in a
marriages’ s unusual to be more multicultural
newsworthy. society.
Social/Cultural Social/Cultural
 General Context
• Newspapers in Britain did not report on female of ethnic minority
political leaders as were so few
• LGBT stories were very limited as often they closeted themselves as
wasn’t the norm
• Celebrity culture did exist but was minimal and less developed than
today – more about hard news than celebrities
• Consumerism was beginning to develop in the 1960s but less so
than today (advertisements and information wanted by the
consumer)
• Younger generations demanded more freedom in 60s- legalised
homosexuality, making divorce and contraception available, making
abortion legal, allowing more sexual content on the media.
• Lots of political news in the 60s, much more than today. No real
sensationalist popular press.