Course: History and Present of Media

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Course title History and Present of Media
Course code KZU/HMSM
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Orság Petr, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
  • Bína Daniel, doc. PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Print as a means of mass communication in the history. 2. Periodicals in Europe. The development of mass communication. 3. Development of the press after the abolition of censorship restrictions in England. Political Journalism. 4. North American journalism - the beginnings of a struggle for the freeodom of the press. U.S. Constitution and the First Amendment. 5. French press on the eve of the revolution.Abolition of censorship, newspapers in the service of revolution. 6. Industrial revolution and new technologies. growth of newspaper circulation. The beginnings of penny press. 7. Establishment of news agencies. 8. Elite and mass newspapers. 9. First World War and the media. Changes of content of media. Censorship. 10. Media between the wars. Media conglomerates. 11.The main trends in post-war development of media industry.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
Learning outcomes
comprehensive review of knowledge gained
Students gain practical and theoretical knowledge of media studies and is able to apply their learning in practice. Completion of the course / exam is a prerequisite for the successful completion of the field and form part of the final examination before obtaining a degree in media studies (master's degree).
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of the media industry in Czech republic as well as abroad.
KZU/HSM

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral exam

Comprehensive review of knowledge gained.
Recommended literature
  • BOURNE, R. Lords of Fleet Street: The Harmsworth Dynasty. London: Unwin Hyman, 1991.
  • CZITROM, D. J. Media and the American Mind. From Morse to McLuhan. The University of North Carolina Press, 1982..
  • KÖPPLOVÁ, B., KÖPPL, L. Dějiny světové žurnalistiky 1. Celý svět je v novinách, Praha : Novinář, 1989.
  • REICHEL, P. Svůdný klam třetí říše. Fascinující a násilná tvář fašismu. Praha: Argo, 2004..
  • Serafínová, D.:. Dejiny svetového novinárstva II. Dejiny francúzkého novinárstva, Bratislava 1994..
  • Šefčák, L., Vojtek, J.:. Dejiny svetového novinárstva I. Dejiny anglického novinárstva, Bratislava 2003..
  • WINTOUR, CH. The Rise and Fall of Fleet Street. London: Hutchinson, 1989.


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