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The Women of ‘LIFE’ Magazine
- rmason 7y agoIt's hard to explain to anyone under sixty who didn't experience it first hand the impact that Life (and to a lesser extent Look) had on America. The Life Magazine that I knew from the sixties was an advocate. The American TV networks may have brought the Vietnam war into American living rooms but it was Life Magazine that shocked people and got their attention. I think it did a better job educating our WWII era parents something was deeply wrong on what we were trying to do in Vietnam. Vietnam wasn't anything like our previous wars. The magazine editorialized with words and pictures which led to a greater impact.
- peterwwillis 7y agoIt occurred to me that the portrayal of Union workers as care-free, rather than sternly walking a picket line, completely changes the impression I have of them. Specifically, I think I naturally feel more sympathetic to a smiling face. Have modern progressive movements experimented with using more positive imagery? (I'm more familiar with stories of angry protesters than happy ones)
- mistrial9 7y agoits not exactly what you are asking, but I think anyone who is asking a question like that, should watch this Adam Curtis documentary all the way through .. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Century_of_the_Self