How Does The Media Affect The Civil Rights Movement
During the 1950-1960 , the Civil Rights Movement was taking place and it was a protest against racial segregation and discrimination. The media catched every minute of the movement. When the speech of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was broadcasted it was life changing because families at home got the chance to watch a life changing speech at the seat of your couch. You make ask, how is this all possible and the answer is MEDIA. Media brings a primarily a force of good that brings positive change because without media we would not be updated to the latest news (events), protest etc. and not all media is bad because it all depends how you use it. Media was life changing during the Civil Rights Movement. In the article In Defense of the Media it states, “By
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In the article In Defense of the Media it states, “Politician and Civil Rights leader John Lewis once said, “If it hadn’t been for the media—the print media and the television—the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings, a choir without a song.” Many things went into play to spread the word around. Media gave the Civil Rights Movement a boost because it was broadcasted and more and more people knew about it. In the article In Defense of the Media it states, “Though the movement had a powerful and urgent message to communicate, that message would not have reached and affected nearly as many people had it not been for the media. Media coverage of the events in the Civil Rights Movement gave it not only an image but a voice that could be heard clearly around the nation with one message: unite. The media played a pivotal role in helping America progress to greater equality for all citizens.” Media not only changed the Civil Rights Movement but it changed people’s life. Without media people wouldn’t have gotten the rights they deserved. Media can change a event in life but can also change a person’s
In the article In Defense of the Media it states, “Politician and Civil Rights leader John Lewis once said, “If it hadn’t been for the media—the print media and the television—the civil rights movement would have been like a bird without wings, a choir without a song.” Many things went into play to spread the word around. Media gave the Civil Rights Movement a boost because it was broadcasted and more and more people knew about it. In the article In Defense of the Media it states, “Though the movement had a powerful and urgent message to communicate, that message would not have reached and affected nearly as many people had it not been for the media. Media coverage of the events in the Civil Rights Movement gave it not only an image but a voice that could be heard clearly around the nation with one message: unite. The media played a pivotal role in helping America progress to greater equality for all citizens.” Media not only changed the Civil Rights Movement but it changed people’s life. Without media people wouldn’t have gotten the rights they deserved. Media can change a event in life but can also change a person’s