ENGL 542 - Currents in Amer Journalism

Institution:

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

English

Description:

This course provides an overview of the history of American journalism in newspaper and magazine writing. The course examines American journalism across several distinct phases: the colonial era; the Revolutionary War and early Republic period; the antebellum and post-Civil War periods; late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century yellow journalism and muckraking; the twentieth-century syndication of the press; and the evolving multimedia age. The course will discuss the interaction between American journalism and the rise of American Literature and art.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Open to graduate students in the English M.A. in Professional and Digital Media Writing.

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Advanced

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www4.esu.edu/

Phone Number:

(570) 422-3211

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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