This course studies the evolution of journalism from 1600 to the present. It examines the various forms that news took at different periods and in different places; how news influenced culture and was influenced by it, as well as by changing technology, business organization, and markets; how different audiences used and responded to news; and how the producers of news understood their work in relation to their society, their audiences, their employers and their peers. This course is available as part of both the undergraduate Journalism program and the News Studies Minor. Courses are subject to availability. For a list of all courses click
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This course may not be taught by the instructor seen in the video. Instructors are subject to change from year to year.