UConn JOUR 1002 final fall 2022

W.E.B. DuBois

Co-founded the NAACP, worked with the NY Globe and the Freeman. Wrote the Souls of Black Folk

Ernie Pyle

WWII correspondent, worked for the NY Daily on human interest, became Washington Daily News editor in 1932, has an action figure (GI Joe)

Margaret Bourke-White

Photojournalist during WWII, last photo essay was Megalopolis, worked for Life magazine

Dorothy Butler Giliam

First black female to work at the Washington Post, covered civil rights, wanted to improve diversity in the newsroom

Walter Cronkite

Most trusted man in America, started in radio and went to tv, helped launch CBS evening news

Gloria Steinem

Feminist who started NY and Ms. Magazines; Co-founded the National Women's Politcal Caucus, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Free to Be Foundation, the Women's Media Center in the US, and the Women's Action Alliance

Hunter S. Thompson

Invented Gonzo journalism, wrote Hell's Angels, and did lots of cocaine

Christiane Amanpour

a British-Iranian journalist and television host. Amanpour is the Chief International Anchor for CNN and host of CNN International's nightly interview program Amanpour. Also covered the Bosnian War

Jorge Ramos

Host of Univision News, deemed the Walter Cronkite of Latin America, works for newspapers and the radio

John Hershey

Wrote Hiroshima (which granted him a Pulitzer Prize) that brought Americans' attention to the bombing

Joseph McCarthy

Senator that was exposed for corruption by Edward R. Murrow, was searching for communists in America but lied, blocked newspapers so TV led to his demise

Edward R. Murrow

Worked at CBS and played a role in ending McCarthy's career, became director of US Information Agency under JFK

Katherine Graham

Owned the Washington Post at the time of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate, first woman board member of the American Newspapers Publishers Association and the Associated Press

Raoul Cortez

founded KCOR-AM and KCOR-TV

Black Press

Freedom's Journal and the Chicago Defender helped this era. Showed press could be used for social change.

Canons of Journalism

Responsibility, Freedom of the press, Independence, Sincerity, truthfulness, accuracy, impartiality, fair play, decency

SPJ Code of Ethics

Seek truth and report it, Minimize harm, Act independently, Be accountable and transparent

Pulitzer Prizes

Serves readers, shows achievements in newspapers, magazines, online journalism, literature, and musical composition

Tulsa Massacre

In 1921, began because of the false report that a black man was trying to rape a white girl

Magazines

First national mass medium

Scientific American

Longest running magazine (since 1845)

Time

Began by Harry Luce and Brit Hadden

Life

Photo magazine began by Harold Ross

Radio

First station KDKA, created by Tesla

Sinking of the Titanic

First big test of radio, made all ships keep radios on at all times

Early Broadcast Regulation

Radio Act of 1927, airwaves belong to the people, government can regulate radio and tv

Fairness Doctrine

FCC approved in 1949, prevented bias in radio

Coverage of the Triangle Fire

Photos available next day, had a huge impact

Early TV news

Invented by Philo Farnsworth, corporate from the beginning

Civil Rights and the media

MLK, Emmett Till's murder, Little Rock 9, Freedom Riders, led to Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965

NYT v. Sullivan

Landmark libel case, made it easier to criticize government officials

First Televised Presidential Debate

Nixon and Kennedy 1960

Walter Cronkite and Vietnam

Believed the war could not be won

Vietnam War and media

Longest war, lots of media coverage (least amount of censorship), led to press being seen as the enemy

The Pentagon Papers (U.S. v. The NYT)

Censorship was underattack, press won which made them braver, Ellsberg leaked documents

Watergate

Largest corruption uncovered in the US presidency (until Trump), contributed to the credibility gap

Journalist's dilemma and photojournalism

Intervene or take photos?

New Journalism

Magazines and literary journalism

LatinX media in U.S.

El Misisipi advocated for independence of Spanish colonies, Telemundo and Univision

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Passed in 1967, deals with NPR and PBS, funded by US treasury, foundations and viewers

Cable News

offers news during a 24 hour "news cycle", started in 1980 by Ted Turner (CNN), followed by MSNBC (part of NBC), FOX news

Modern Threats

Hedge Funds, News Deserts, lack of local newspapers