The combination of the words exposed and media in a single sentence often conjure thoughts of naked celebrities and nail-bitingly insignificant scandals. The impact of media has further reaching implications, however, than the latest tabloid headline. It has the impact of exposure.
In the 1950s and 60s the U.S. was in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement. As people took sides to stand on in the fight for racial equality, advocates for civil rights knew the importance of involving the media in their campaign, as this clip from CBS News shows.
Without the aid of the media to bring the issue of civil rights to Americans, it may have taken years longer to accomplish. It was critical to success, especially in the south, that they have the exposure of the media to show Americans what the Civil Rights Movement was about.
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