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The History of News

Prof. Shaya – History 201 – Spring 2025

The History of News

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    • Course Description & Learning Goals
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  • Assignments
    • Paper #1 Assignment – Primary Source Analysis
    • Paper #2 Assignment – Theories of News
    • Paper #3 Assignment—Historical Argument About a Primary News Source
    • Research Paper Assignment
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    • Where to Get the News
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Welcome to History 201 – History of News!

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Gregory Shaya

Welcome to History 201!

This is the course website for History 201: The Craft of History: History of the News. It includes the syllabus details, our schedule for the semester, and more. Let me know if anything you need is missing.

We’ll also be using Moodle for announcements, the gradebook, to access readings, and to upload assignments. Login at: https://moodle.wooster.edu.

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Course Schedule

  • INTRODUCTION
    • Week 1: Introduction
  • PART 1 – HISTORICAL FRAMEWORK
    • Week 2: History and Communications
    • Week 3: History and Communication in the 19th and 20th c.
    • Week 4: A Broad View of News
  • PART 2 – THEORIES OF NEWS
    • Week 5: History, Theory, Critique
    • Week 6: More Theories of News
    • Week 7: From Theory to Case Studies
  • PART 3 – CASE STUDIES
    • Week 8: Victorian Journalism
    • Week 9: Muckraking
    • Week 10: Research and Writing
    • Week 11: Broadcast News
  • PART 4 – FINAL PAPERS AND MORE
    • Week 12: Taking Stock & Research Papers
    • Week 13: Conclusions
    • Week 14: Presentations
    • Week 15: Last Class
  • Exam Week
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