2023 Fall
MEDIAST 104B 001 - LEC 001
Formerly Journalism 141
The History of Journalism
Ian Kivelin Davis
Class #:32396
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Undergraduate Interdisciplinary Studies
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
0
Enrolled: 48
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 48
Waitlist Max: 5
Open Reserved Seats:
5 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Hours & Workload
6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week.
Final Exam
FRI, DECEMBER 15TH
08:00 am - 11:00 am
Hearst Mining 310
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Course Catalog Description
The history of journalism is a broad subject--far broader than can comprehensively be covered in a single course. So necessarily, this course takes an idiosyncratic approach. This course examines how news has been defined, discovered, and communicated from its early modern origins to the present. It will also focus on particular areas of journalism. The class will take a critical look at how wars get reported on, including the current war in Iraq. The class will examine the role of journalists in the rise of the Cold War more than half a century ago. It will also examine the importance of media barons, by studying two highly readable biographies, one of William Randolph Hearst, the other of Katherine Graham. And finally, the class will look at the role journalists played in unseating President Nixon.
Class Notes
Reserved seats will be released during Phase 2 of enrollment. For more information on the enrollment process for this course, please visit https://mediastudies.ugis.berkeley.edu/course-enrollment-information/#
Freshmen are not permitted to enroll in this course.
Freshmen are not permitted to enroll in this course.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Historical Studies, L&S Breadth
Meets Social & Behavioral Sciences, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
5 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None