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- Introduction to Media and Communication1
Semester: the first
Unit title: Basic education
Article: Introduction to Media and Communication1
Education objectives:
(Mention the qualifications the student is supposed to acquire
after passing this subject, in three lines at most)
It aims to identify the principles of media and communication
sciences, and the types of media and its history.
Prior knowledge required:
(A detailed description of the knowledge required that will
enable the student to continue this education, two lines at most)
The student must be familiar, even partially, with the general
content of the subject related to media and communication.
Article content:
The historical conditions that prepared for the emergence of
journalism in the West
1. The advent of printing.
The first forms of the periodical newspaper.
The development of thought and freedoms (eighteenth century)
The emergence of opinion journalism in Europe.
The French Revolution and its effects on the growth of
journalism.
The history of the written press in Western countries (Europe
and America).
The golden age of written journalism (nineteenth century).
Periodical newspapers.
The emergence and development of news agencies.
Introduction to the most important international news
agencies.
Press manufacturing.
The press and political power in the West.
Wide distribution of the press.
The phenomenon of media as a public service.
Formation and development of the journalistic profession.
Journalistic influence (the fourth estate).
Evaluation method:
Directed work mark %50 + exam 50%..