JR 376 - History of Journalism

Institution:

Wagner College

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Description:

One unit. This course traces journalism from the primitive days of wooden type, invented by the Chinese, to the implications of Gutenberg's invention of the printing press and the computerized complexities of the fi eld today. Students will read articles by some of America's earliest reporters (Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Edgar Allan Poe) and study how writing styles, topics, and newspaper design have changed through the centuries. A collection of old newspapers will be used to illustrate the changes. Prerequisite: JR 261 or permission of the instructor. Offered as required.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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