Cheap entertainment with programmes that could be watched by the whole family & they rejected the attacks on TV's promotion of conformity, insisting that viewers were not passive recipients
Some People Disagreed with the Criticisms of TV
Claimed that TV helped to develop & define a more national culture- decreasing provincialism & social divisions- giving people access to whole new worlds & perspectives- contributed to a greater understanding of other cultures
Some People Disagreed with the Criticisms of TV
They insisted that not all TV programmes were mindless
Some documentaries did challenge conformity & prejudice- (1957- present)The Open Mind Show- MLK- presenting his ideas & news programmes showed challenges to the status quo
