We'll talk about Broun and the Guild, Luce, Mencken and Murrow. We'll discuss electronic journalism, magazines, public relations and advertising. Course will also look at the contemporary media and their problems. The point is not memorization but an understanding of where newspapering and the media have been, where they are going and why. The course should give you a better appreciation of good and bad journalism.
Pop quizzes on text readings.
Absences and late arrivals frowned on. If you must miss, inform instructor by phone or in person. More then three misses could mean a lower grade. The lectures will, it is hoped, make figures of journalism history come to life. They are based on attendance, class participation, grades in exams, quizzes, book reviews and term report.