Journalism has been used as a form of activism in America pretty much since it was introduced to the colonies in the 18th century. Its use in social issues has proved its purpose in upholding the freedoms of American citizens, and keeping an eye out for those attempting to compromise our lawful rights. Ida Tarbell was […]
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A broadside was one of the first forms of widespread printed news. Broadsides are basically one-page sheets of news that often also contained some sort of picture or illustration to depict the message of the article. Most broadsides were set up so that the top part was a “woodcut or copper engraving” of an important, often historical, […]
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Tags: 17th century, A History of News, Broadsides, Evan Petschke, Journalism, News, Thirty Years War, War Reporting
Tags: 17th century, A History of News, Broadsides, Evan Petschke, Journalism, News, Thirty Years War, War Reporting
The Flugschriften and the emergence of a shorter publication
Posted by: evansp12 | November 4, 2014 | No Comment |Flugschriften first appeared in the 16th century. These were published news in the form of short pamphlets. Flugschriften, which means “pamphlets” in German, came about at the time of the reformation. Many of them focused their writing around the propoganda of the Reformation movement, the Thirty Years War, the French Revolution and the Peasant’s War. […]
“Asking who is a journalist is the wrong question, because journalism can be produced by anyone” –The American Press Institute This quote epitomizes the changing role of a journalist over the course of history. Today, a journalist is anyone who commits an act of journalism. This is quite different than the definition of a journalist in […]
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Tags: A History of News, ethics, Evan Petschke, History of Journalism, journalism ethics, journalist
Tags: A History of News, ethics, Evan Petschke, History of Journalism, journalism ethics, journalist
Coffeehouses in London in the 18th century were the prominent form of spoken news. Each coffeehouse even had its own individual focus — from politics, to art, and even shipping news. One particular shop, Lloyd’s, remains standing even today. Albeit with a very different purpose. In the late 17th century, Lloyd’s attracted ship officers, traders, merchants, […]
Objectivity is a term that arose in the field of journalism in the early 20th century, when journalist bias first started to come into question. Objectivity appeared as an extension of the realist thought that appeared in the late 19th century. Realism presented the idea that journalists should simply discover and report the facts, and the truth would […]
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Tags: Evan Petschke, History of Journalism, Journalism, journalism ethics, Objectivity, reporting, Transparency
Tags: Evan Petschke, History of Journalism, Journalism, journalism ethics, Objectivity, reporting, Transparency
As I spoke about in my first post regarding the history of coffeehouses, their purpose has changed over the years. However, I wanted to delve deeper into what replaced the purpose these meeting grounds once served. We know that when coffeehouses first arose in the 1700s, they were primarily a forum for spoken news. A very prominent […]
How much is too much: when ethics trump investigation
Posted by: evansp12 | September 22, 2014 | No Comment |Ethics are a factor that develop overtime. Ethics change with new technologies, advancements, ideas — and are often subjective to one’s personal opinions. ethics [eth-icks] noun, plural : a system of moral principles Ethics are separate from formal laws. Therefore, to answer the question “what is ethical” is often simply impossible because of the multitude of interpretations. […]
Walk into a coffeehouse today, what do you see? A few tables of people chatting, more tables of people by themselves, attached to their iPhone or glued to their laptop or tablet, and the majority of people grabbing their coffee to go and running out to get on with their busy lives. Walk into a […]