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Journalism 2601: Week 2

Journalism 2601: Week 2. The Evolution of the Media and the Importance of Truth. The Evolution of the Media: Technology. Printing Press (1440) Typewriter (1860s) Telegraph (1837) Radio (1885) Television (1936) Digital (1960s-1990s). Printing Press. 1440 Johannes Gutenberg Effects

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Journalism 2601: Week 2

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  1. Journalism 2601: Week 2 The Evolution of the Media and the Importance of Truth

  2. The Evolution of the Media: Technology • Printing Press (1440) • Typewriter (1860s) • Telegraph (1837) • Radio (1885) • Television (1936) • Digital (1960s-1990s)

  3. Printing Press 1440 Johannes Gutenberg Effects Mass production Widespread literacy News media Creative writing

  4. Typewriter Efficient writing Expanded journalism as a profession Remington

  5. Telegraph Samuel F. B. Morse Transcontinental messages Rapid transmission of news

  6. Radio & TV Radio Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla Brought entertainment and news to the home Television 1936 Worlds Fair Visual news

  7. Transition to Digital Instantaneous spread of information World both shrinks and grows

  8. The Elements of Journalism Kovach and Rosenstiel “Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.” Why? What does that mean?

  9. Journalists and Truth Telling “Watchdog” journalism Edward R. Murrow David Frost

  10. Literary Journalism and the Truth Imagine: How Creativity Works and Chronicles: Volume One Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil In Cold Blood

  11. Discussion:What is the role of a journalist?What does the journalist owe to the public?What is the relationship between a journalist and the government?Why is truth necessary?

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