Print+Media

Print Media

"Freedom of the press is guaranteed only to those who own one" -A.J. Liebling

Even though television provided headlines, newspapers got more in depth and had better coverage. During the 1960s corporates controlled one-third of the circulation of newspapers in America (Notes From The Underground, reason.com). This led to the Underground Press. Civilians began printing their own newspapers. People protesting the war. By the end of the sixties there were 150 underground newspapers, with 2,000,000 readers. Many of these papers were created by college students.

The topics were based off daily events of the students like student rights, minority rights, anti-war activities, women's rights, gay rights, anti-capitalism, rock music reviews, and some other forms of protest.

A woman working at an underground press.

These publications opened the gateway for new forms of texts and graphic displays,

branching away from the normal page layouts using extensive colors and

psychedelic imagery.

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