Course: History of World Media

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Course title History of World Media
Course code KZU/HSMN
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory, Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Orság Petr, 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
The course acquaints with the main stages of the world media history. It focuses on the major trends that dominated the development of media in developed countries of the Euro-Atlantic civilization. Attention is also paid to technological development in media bussiness in the 20th century and the development of radio and television.
Student gets an overview of the history of the world media, especially of the development of the media in developed countries in the Euro-Atlantic civilization.
Prerequisites
Deeper knowledge of the media industry in developed countries of the Euro-Atlantic civilization.

Assessment methods and criteria
Written exam, Seminar Work

Conditions for granting credit: - active participations - successful completion of ongoing trials - written seminar work Exam: will be based on examination of knowledge of the above themes.
Recommended literature
  • Bourne, R. Lords of Fleet Street: The Harmsworth Dynasty. London, Unwin Hyman, 1991.
  • Briggs, A., Burke, P. A Social History of the Media. From Gutenberg to the Internet. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2007..
  • Conboy, M. Journalism. A Critical History. London: Sage 2004. .
  • KÖPPLOVÁ, B., KÖPPL, L. Dějiny světové žurnalistiky 1. Celý svět je v novinách, Praha : Novinář, 1989.
  • Prokop, D. Boj o média. Praha, Karolinum, 2005..
  • 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..
  • Serafínová, D. Dejiny svetového novinárstva IV. Dejiny nemeckého novinárstva. Bratislava, Univerzita Komenského, 1999..
  • Schudson, M. Discovering the News. A social history of American Newspapers. New York, Basic Books 1980..
  • Šefčák, L., Vojtek, J.:. Dejiny svetového novinárstva I. Dejiny anglického novinárstva, Bratislava 2003..
  • Šefčák, L., Vojtek, J. Dejiny svetového novinárstva III. Dejiny amerického novinárstva. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského, 2003..
  • Večeřa, P. Úvod do dějin tištěných médií. Praha: Grada 2015..
  • WINTOUR, CH. The Rise and Fall of Fleet Street. London: Hutchinson, 1989.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media Studies - Media Analysis specialization (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media Studies (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Arts Study plan (Version): Media Studies (2019) Category: Journalism, library science and informatics - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter