Course code: 206693
Course name: History of foreign journalism
Course type: Basic course
Periods: 48
Credicts:3
Target Students: Undergraduates Majoring in Journalism
Assessment: Examination
Preparatory Course: History of Chinese Journalism
The History of foreign journalism is a elementary course to the Journalism Undergraduate students, this course will introduce the history of the Journalism development all around the world. The basic pattern and the trend of the current Journalism will be introduced in this curriculum, as well as the major news media and their development and transformation. Each one of the characteristics will be shown under the comparison.
This curriculum will also analyze the interaction between Journalism and culture, politic, economy, technology,etc. It will make an evaluation on the news dissemination characteristics, concepts, and influence in different stages. By learning this course, students can have a basic understanding to the foreign journalism development and general situation, to learn more about the developing situation of various transmission means, the impact to the human being, as well as the communication environment and the world’s general communicative pattern, so as to define our responsibilities and mission.