JOUR 465 - Mass Media History

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

JOURNALISM

Description:

This course details the development of journalism in print, electronic, and digital media form international roots through the developmental history of the professions, primarily in the United States. Business (advertising and subscription), noncommercial and other models of support for news gathering and dissemination will be traced and analyzed. Development of the philosophical construct of free speech will be explored, as will the role and significance of free expression to politics, governance, social systems, cultural expression, diversity, and economic activity. Course Objectives (1) Identify the key moments, such as the ownership of the press by political parties in the partisan press era, to the rise of advertising during the yellow journalism movement, to coverage of war and scandals, including Watergate scandal, and the rise of professional and ethical codes in the development of the field of journalism. (2) Describe the importance of key developments in the field of journalism, in relation to political contexts. (3) Demonstrate an understanding of how current journalistic best practices evolved. (4) Analyze the structure and conventions of journalistic practices. Demonstrate the ability to report and write knowledgeably about current events in the context of their historical and political foundations.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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