Historical Newspaper

 The Guardian/The Observer 

-the guardian/the observer has consistently had a large circulation and has had a significant cultural and social influence 

-the media language used reflects the representations of UK national broadsheet newspapers in the 1960s

-the observer was a significant and at the time, independent national newspaper 

The newspaper industry in 1960s

-newspaper production by large organisations 
-issues of ownership
-issues of control
-issues of funding 

Social, Cultural, Historical and Political contexts of the 1960s

-In the 1960s, most producers and readers were white males, LGBT (male) producers did not go public and LGBT audiences would not expected to be celebrated or discussed by the mainstream media.​

-LGBT stories were VERY limited due to the closeted lifestyle by individuals/communities.​

-Newspapers in the 1960’s did not report so much on female or ethnic minority political leaders, especially as there we so few.​

-Celebrity culture did exist, but far less so than today.​

-Stories featured more hard news.​

-Consumerism was beginning to develop in the 1960s, therefore newspapers did not carry much lifestyle/marketing content.​

-Social change was a major issue in 1960. Younger generations were demanding freedom (legalising homosexuality, making divorce and contraception available, legalising abortions, allowing more sexual content on the mass media). This was the complete opposite of the older generation therefore these social issues drove newspaper stories.​

-The 1960s newspapers were political opinion-formers and carried lots of political content. There was no 24 hour news, so this was one of the only ways for audiences to access political news.


30th October 1996





  • divorce - no divorce mentioned on the front cover 
  • cold war - story on 'America accused of spy frame-up' = fear of spies
  • male to female journalist radio - no female journalists present which reflects the patriarchal society at the time where women were unable to fill such important roles like journalists


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