COM JO 357 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Columbia Journalism Review, John Hersey, Politico
23 Jul 2018
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Objective: the story of journalism in america is central to history of america itself. Civil war, polarized public opinion= a nation divided. Wars of the 20th century, john hersey, vietnam, role of journalism on the forefront, critical impact brings change to broader conditions. Abolition, anti-trust, chid labor, feminism, environmentalism, human rights etc. Key questions: change over time: how does journalism change, internal/individual or inventions, external/ broad movement/ changing dimensions, how does journalism cause change, politics, economy, society, exposure, endorsement. People who work in the business to 2. Sociology of the audience internalizing news (expansion of audience from narrow base of wealthy white to universal to recent changes of nature) Periodization: the idea that the past extends behind us in an infinite complexity; the number of things that have happened in the past cannot be captured and has escaped forever. Periodization of american history in relation to journalism. Deep change in journalism in (cid:883)83(cid:882) s, present transitions.
