COMM 4770 - History of American Journalism

3 Credit(s)

This course seeks to understand the historical origins of the modern, media-dominated culture of the United States. Topics covered include: invention of the printing press, pamphlets of the American Revolution, Abolitionist newspapers, Yellow Journalism, Political Cartooning, Muckrakers, War Correspondents, the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, Watergate, and the Digital Revolution. (Fall)