Chapter discussions for the past two weeks

Below are discussion pages and questions for Chapters 11-18. You do not have to answer the questions, but they will help you understand the chapter. Please review as we prepare for our test during the next two weeks. Dr. Flores.

Chap. 11: The Press and Industrial America, 1865-1883

Historians in recent years, like most other historians, tend to be in¬fluenced by the conditions of their own time. Recent trends toward concentrated media ownership have encouraged historians to examine the economic aspects of the media of the past. As a result, the press of the Industrial Age has attracted growing attention from historians who believe they can perceive during that time the real beginnings of the rapid growth of newspapers as big business. In their quest to understand the fundamentals of media operations, they have posed a number of questions deserving of attention; and yet a number of critical questions remain unanswered.

1. How did media business practices affect success in the period after the Civil War?

2. How did the growth of newspapers as businesses affect their relationship to “big business” and the wealthy?

3. How did big-city newspapers influence small-town papers?

4. Developmental historians have posed a variety of questions relating to the origin and practice of journalism techniques during the period. How did the interview begin, for example, and which journalist was most instrumental in developing practices such as more appealing newspaper appearance? Who were the most important figures in Industrial Journalism? How did they contribute to the evolution of the profession?

5. In attempting to answer such questions as the previous one, one must ask whether historians are influenced too much by conditions of today. Might historians be so concerned with changes of the past few years that their view of earlier times is clouded?

6. Once such fundamental questions about historical study are answered, one still is left with the major questions about the nature of the Industrial Press that historians have propounded. How did journalists think of themselves—as journalists, mere employees, or as reformers? Were their main considerations journalistic, ideological, or economic? Were they generally reform-minded or reactionary?

7. What factors influenced the media? Were they mainly journalistic ones, or were they environmental?

8. What impact did individual journalists have on the nature of the media? How did their impact compare to that of impersonal cultural forces?


Chap. 12: The Age of New Journalism, 1883-1900

The era of New Journalism has received substantial historical treatment, primarily because of the prominence of Pulitzer and Hearst and because of the excesses of Yellow Journalism. Historical interest has been increased by what appears to be a clear tie between those subjects and the Spanish-American War.

1. It is that interrelationship that gives rise to some of the most important ques¬tions that historians have asked about the period. What, for example, was the relationship between the press and the war? Were the yellow journals responsible, as some historians have claimed, for causing the war; or were they comparatively unimportant in the whole milieu of causes?

2. Although the question of press influence has been much debated, it is reasonably clear that the yellow journals promoted war. What was their motivation for doing so? Was it to free Cuba from the repressive rule of Spain, as some early historians argued, or was it simply to promote newspaper circulation, as others have claimed?

3. On domestic issues, what were the motivations? Were publishers such as Pulitzer and Hearst truly concerned about solving social problems, or were they unscrupulously using the problems for their own self-promotion and circulation building? Were they true social reformers or reactionary, profit-oriented businessmen?

4. Should the primary historical consideration of New Journalism be on such social issues that Progressive historians emphasized, or should historical study focus instead on the contributions that New Journalism made to advancing journalistic practices?

5. Is New Journalism best understood as the origin of modern journalism? If so, who or what forces provided the impetus for changes?

6. On the matter of newspaper practices, was sensationalized news really what the public wanted, or was that desire created by the press itself?

7. Did journalism progress with the use of sensationalism, or did sensationalism set journalism back?

8. Was sensationalism a natural outgrowth of new urban condi¬tions, or the shrewd approach of insightful journalists such as Pulitzer who used it to increase circulation and eventually enlarge the body of the American public who became serious newspaper readers?

9. Were the practices of New Journalism really an attempt to clean up society, or were they merely a means of increasing circulation?

10. What is the legacy of New Journalism?


Chap. 13: American Magazines, 1740-1900

The study of magazine history, a relative new field compared with some other areas of mass communication history, faces some of the handicaps of a young area. There is a need, for instance, for a com¬prehensive bibliography; more interpretive studies, especially those that explain the social mediating power of mass magazines; and more research into areas such as the development of religious and foreign-language periodicals. Despite the fact, however, that much work waits to be done, historians have raised a number of intriguing questions about the nature of magazines and the various influences operating on them.

1. What cultural forces influenced the content of magazines as they increased in number early in the 19th century, until about the 1830s?

2. What was the relationship between advertising and magazines? How did advertising shape the character of American women’s magazines? Did advertising dollars assure the health of these and other specialized magazines?

3. How can the mid 19th-century growth in women's magazines be explained?

4. Why did juvenile publications, religious ones in particular, flourish in the late 19th century?

5. What factors best account for the changes that appeared in popular and general magazines toward the end of the 19th century?

6. Were magazines essentially products of culture, literary vehicles, or eco¬nomic products?

7. How might historians use magazines to reconstruct the cultural contours of 19th-century America?


Chap. 14: The Development of Advertising, 1700-1900

The history of advertising as a part of the printed media can be traced back to the 17th century, and early in the 18th century ads began to appear in newspapers. Although much work remains to be done regarding the relationship between advertising and the mass media, inquiry into the historical record as it now stands can help one to grasp some of the fundamentals of that relationship.

1. What role did advertising play as a financial basis for early-19th-century newspapers?

2. Did P. T. Barnum play a role equal to that of industrial forces in changing 19th-century advertising?

3. Why did the nature of industrial change in the 19th century affect the nature of advertising in the press?

4. Were there diverse yet related cultural changes in late 19th-century America that affected advertising in the press?

5. Why did some late 19th-century press critics claim that advertising in the press had an "insidious" influence on journalism?


Chap. 15: The Emergence of Modern Media, 1900-1945

For historians of the early 20th century press, the paramount ques¬tion has been what determined the nature of the me¬dia. Progressive historians believed a class conflict between the rich and the masses was the essential factor, with wealthy owners too often subverting the press for their own benefit. Business historians argued to the contrary: that owners were men of high principle who had made major contributions to the quality of the press. Developmental historians tended to view changes in the press as a part of the natural progress of journalism, whereas Cultural historians reasoned that the nature of the media at any particular time was determined primarily by their environment.

1. How can the media of the period best be evaluated? (a) Did they lay the foundation for our modern concepts of journalism? (b) Were they primarily ideological instruments, controlled by conservative owners for their own benefit? (c) Or were the changes that took place primarily the result of powerful economic forces that transformed American society in general?

2. What role did individuals—as contrasted with great forces—play?

3. Were the owners themselves reactionary and interested only in profit, or were they also con¬cerned about making the news media more efficient and, as a re¬sult, better at performing the job of informing the public?

4. If the distinctive characteristic of the period was the increasing transformation of the media into big business, how does one account for the increasing professionalization and—some would say—liberalism of working journalists? How could both conservatism and liberal¬ism exist in the same field at the same time?

5. During the first half of the 20th century, how did women manage to play a larger role in journalism than they had previously, despite many barriers against them?

6. How did the early 20th-century cultural landscape influence the development of new mass media?

7. How did newspapers adjust to the appearance of new mass media?

8. What factors explain the growth of the African-American newspapers early in this century?


Chap. 16: The Media and Reform, 1900-1917

Among the various topics in media history, muckraking has at¬tracted the interest of more historians from outside mass communication than any other topic has. As a result, few topics have shown as much historiographical vitality as muckraking, and a number of questions central to the nature of muckraking remain the subjects of lively debate.

1. Were muckrakers, as the Progressive historians originally claimed, true liberal reformers with the correction of so¬cial ills foremost in their motives?

2. Is the view of Progressive historians overly romanticized be¬cause they agreed with the goals of the muckrakers?

3. Were muckrakers, as both Marxist and some Neo-Conservative historians argued, superficial in their understanding of problems and their proposals for solutions?

4. Is a Marxist critique valid in the face of the fact that the class struggle as proposed by Marxists never marked American history?

5. Were muckrakers really concerned, as Liberal historians have suggested, not primarily with solving problems but with re-establishing their position in society?

6. Is it possible for historians to apply psychoanalysis, which is the basis of the “status anxiety” the¬ory of Hofstadter and Mowry, to his¬torical subjects? If such analysis faces unreasonable dif¬ficulty, is there any basis for the status-anxiety explanation?

7. Were muckrakers—if they did base their motives and approaches on traditional values, as Liberal historians claimed—asserting principles, as some Neo-Conservative historians argued, that in the long run were the only truly effective means of bringing about reform?


Chap. 17: The Media and National Crises, 1917-1945

During the first half of the 20th century the nation and the media had to face some of the gravest crises in modern history. Media responses to these crises suggest basic questions about the relationship between the media and modern society and about the performance of the media in times of national emergency.

1. From what historical perspective does the author of the textbook chapter write? What is his ideological point of view?

2. Considering the enormity of the problems confronting the United States and the rest of the world during this period, how much consideration should be given to them when assessing the performance of the media?

3. Is it reasonable, as some journalist-historians have done, to evaluate the media by detached professional standards during such critical times? Or must historians assess media performance within the context of the time?

4. Similarly, is it proper for historians to critique media per¬formance, as some liberal historians have done, on the basis of liberal social ideology when such ideology was not the over-riding consideration for the media of the time?

5. When did the media during this modern critical period serve best—when they supported liberal ideology; when they joined the national effort to combat the problems the nation faced; or when they acted according to detached, professional news standards?

6. How, in the final analysis, are the media during the national crises of 1917-1945 to be judged: as advocates of social reform and liberal¬ism, as irresponsible and jingoistic propaganda tools, as a constructive force for combatting immense international threats to democracy, as servants of entrenched conservative interests, or as practitioners of high journalistic standards? How should media practitioners from 1917 to 1945 be judged—as dangerous propagandists, as constructive patriots, or as responsible professionals?


Chap. 18: Radio Comes of Age, 1900-1945

The history of American radio is still being written. In its compara¬tively short lifespan, it nevertheless has established itself as a legitimate and growing field of inquiry. As a result, new topics, methods, and interpretations have surfaced rapidly; and historians have raised a number of significant questions. The major questions fo¬cus on the essential nature of broadcasting and the development of the field.

1. Should broadcasting history be viewed mainly as the study of the origin, day-to-day practice, and progress of standard professional procedures and techniques? If not, how should it be viewed?

2. How appropriate is it to approach broad¬casting as just another form of journalism?

3. Since the Developmen¬tal approach gives special attention to the great individuals who contributed to radio practices, how would another interpretive per¬spective (such as the Cultural or Progressive view) affect the as¬sessment of those individuals?

4. How accurate were Progressive his¬torians in emphasizing economics as the primary factor in broadcasting history? How valid is it in any explanation of history to at¬tribute exclusive importance to any single factor?

5. How valid was the Progressive historians’ explaining such areas as broadcast ownership and regulation in terms of ideology? How did their own ideological viewpoints affect their explanation?

6. Aside from ideol¬ogy and economics, how accurate was Cultural historians’ view that the key to understanding radio was the relationship between radio and the surrounding environment?

7. How reasonable was their assumption that radio played a major influence in affecting the public’s attitudes and lifestyles? What type of evidence would be necessary for a historian to make such claims? Have Cultural historians done an adequate job of presenting the necessary evidence?

8. Along with such interpretive questions, historical study of radio also has raised a number of questions about the nature of historical research methods. How can the historian analyze oral and visual sources as primary documents? Is it possible to apply the methodology of print, rhetorical criticism, literary criticism, art, drama, or traditional history to the broadcast situation?

9. If the analysis of broadcast programming faces exceptional difficulties, what methods could be used?

10. If huge portions of broadcast material have been lost—as they have—how reasonable is it to expect that any historical study of radio will provide an accurate, credible explanation?

History of J class Thursday, April 9, is blog night

The History of Journalism class will not meet Thursday, April 9. Please use the time to catch up with assignments. A new blog assignment will be posted Sunday but will not be due til Thursday. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks.
Dr. Manuel Flores

Book List

Below is a book list. You can choose one of these books for your book review project. The list is just a guide. You may choose a book of your own as long as it relates to communications/journalism....please call if you have any questions.
Dr. Manuel Flores

Acosta, Teresa Palomo and Winegarten, Ruthe Las Tejanas - 300 Years of History University of Texas Press 2003 0-292-70527-1
Acuna, Rodolfo Occupied America: A History of Chicanos 4th Edition Longman 2000 0-321-04485-1
Agee, Warren K.; Ault, Phillip H. and Emery, Edwin Maincurrents in Mass Communications Harper & Row, Publishers 1986 0-06-040178-8
Agrasanchez Jr., Rogelio Cine Mexico - Carteles de la Epoca Oro 1936-1956 Chronicle Books 2001 0-8118-3058-6
Alexander, Alison; Hanson, Jarice Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Mass Media and Society 9th Edition McGraw Hill 2007 0-07-351502-7
Alonzo, Armando C. Tejano Legacy: Rancheros and settlers in South Texas 1734-1900 University of New Mexico Press - Alburqerque 1998 0-8263-1897-5
Arant, David Perspectives: Ethics, Issues and controversies in Mass Media Coursewise Publishing 1997 0-395-96594-2
Arellano, Gustavo Ask a Mexican Scribner 2008 1-4165-4003-2 (pbk)
Arnold, Edmund C. and Krieghbaum, Hillier The Student Journalist - A Handbook for Staff and Advisor New York University Press 1963
Babb, Laura Longley Writing in Style: A New Perspective on the People and Trends of the Seventies Houghton Mifflin 1975
Babb, Laura Longley - Editor The Editorial Page Houghton Mifflin Company 1977 0-88475-005-1
Bacon, Jacqueline Freedom's Journal: The First African-American Newspaper Lexington Books 2007 0-7391-1894-3
Bacon, Wallace The Art of Interpretation - Second Edition Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc. 1972 0-03-088999-5
Barker, Ernest The Politics of Aristotle Oxford University Press 1975 0-19-500306-3
Barnet, Sylvan; Berman, Morton; Burton, William Eight Great Tragedies The New American Library 1957
Barrera, Aida Looking For Carrascolendas: From a Child's World to Award-Winning Television University of Texas Press: Austin 2001 0-292-70891-2
Baskin, Otis W.; Aronoff, Craig E. and Lattimore, Dan Public Relations - The Profession and the Practice-Fourth Edition (Instructor's Manual) McGraw Hill 1997 0-697-20123-6
Beebe, Steven A. and Masterson, John T. Communicating in Small Groups - Seventh Edition A and B 2003 0-205-35956-6
Beel, Thomas Messages 4 - The Washington Post Media Companion Allyn and Bacon 1997 0-205-26559-6
Bellamy, Edward Looking Backeward Penguin Books 1960 0-451-52412-8
Belton, John American Cinema/American Culture - Second Edition McGraw Hill 2005 978-0-07-288627-6
Bennet, W. Lance News- The Politics of Illusion - Fourth Edition Longman 2001 0-8013-1921-8
Bennett, Wiliiam J. The Death of Outrage: Bill Clinton and the Assault on American Ideals The Free Press New York 1998 0-684-81372-6
Berg,Charles Ramirez Latino Images in Film - Stereotypes, Subversion, Resistance University of Texas Press 2002 0-292-70907-2
Bergh, Bruce G. Vanden and Katz, Helen Advertising Principles - Chioce, Challenge, Change NTC Business Books 1999 0-8442-2990-3
Bernstein, Carl; Woodward, Bob All the President's Men Carl Berstein and Bob Woodward - Warner Books edition 1974 0-446-89093-6 195
Bhargava, G.S. The Press in India: An Overview National Book Trust, India 2005 81-237-4438-2
Biagi, Shirley Media/Impact - An Introduction to Mass Media- Fifth Edition (Instructor's Edition) Wadsworth Publishing Company 2001 0-534-57511-0
Biagi, Shirley Media/Impact - An Introduction to Mass Media- Fifth Edition (Instructor's Edition) Wadsworth/Thomson Learning 2001 0-534-57511-0
Bissinger, H.G. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and a Dream Addison-Wesley Publishing Company Inc. 1962
Bjarkman, Ph. D., Peter C. The Encyclopedia of Pro Basketball Team Histories Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. 1994 0-7867-0126-9
Bluem, A. William Religious Television Programs: A Study of Relevance Hastings House, Publishers-New York 1969
Boehm, David A.; Benagh, Jim; Smith, Cyd and Matthews, Peter - Editors Guinness Sports Record Book - 1987-88 Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 1987 0-8069-6452-9
Bombeck, Erma If Life is a Bowl of Cherries- What am I Doing in the Pits? McGraw-Hill Book Company 1978 0-07-006451-2
Bordwell, David and Thompson, Kristin Film Art - An Introduction Addison-Wesley Publishing Company 1979 0-201-00566-2
Bosquez, Mario The Chalupa Rules - A Latino Guide to Gringolandia Penguin Group 2005 0-452-28608-5
Bowles, Dorothy and Diane L. Borden Creative Editing - Fourth Edition Wadsworth/Thomson Learning 2004 0-534-56216-7
Bowles, Dorothy and Diane L. Borden Creative Editing - Third Edition Wadsworth/Thomson Learning 2000 0-534-56178-0
Bowles, Dorothy; Diane L. Borden and Rivers, William Creative Editing for Print Media Wadsworth Publishing Company 1993 0-534-19098-7
Brands, H.W. The First American - The Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin Anchor Books 2000 0-385-49540-4
Brokaw, Tom Boom - Talking about the Sixties-What Happened-How it Shaped Today-Lessons for Tomorrow Random House Trade Paperback 2007 978-0-8129-7511-6
Brokaw, Tom Allen H. Neuharth Award for Excellence in Journalism - Award Speech by 1992 Award Recpient Tom Brokaw University of South Dakota
Brooks, Brian S.; Kennedy; Moen, Daryl R. and Ranly, Don Workbook for News Reporting and Writing - Seventh Edition Bedford/St. Martin's 2002 0-312-39700-3
Brooks, Brian S.; Kennedy; Moen, Daryl R. and Ranly, Don Workkbook for News Reporting and Writing - Second Edition St. Martin's Press 1985 0-312-57209-3
Brooks, Brian S.; Kennedy; Moen, Daryl R. and Ranly, Don Instructor's Manual to Accompany News Reporting and Writing - Seventh Edition Bedford/St. Martin's 2002 0-312-39699-6
Brooks, Brian S.; Pinson, James L. Working with Words: A Concise Handbook for Media Writers and Editors 2nd Ed. St. Martin's Press, New York 1993 0-312-06662-7
Brooks, Brian S.; Pinson, James L.; Wilson, Jean Gaddy Working with Words: A Handbook for Media Writers and Editors 5th Edition Bedford St. Martin's 2003 0-312-39790-9
Brooks, Brian; Kennedy, George; Moen, Daryl; Ranly, Don News Reporting and Writing 6th Edition Bedford St. Martin's 1999 0-312-18019-5
Burns, James MacGregor To Heal and to Build - The Programs of President Lyndon B. Johnson McGraw-Hill 1968
Burr, Ramiro The Billboard Guide to Tejano and Regional Mexican Music Billboard Books 1999 0-8230-7691-1
California Historical Socitey California History: Vol. 84/no.2/Winter 2006-2007 The Historical Society 2007 0612-2897
Campbell, Richard; Martin, Christopher R. and Fabos Bettina Media & Culture - An Introduction to Mass Communication - Fifth Editon - 2007 Update Bedford/St. Martin's 2007 0-312-44921-6
Canfield, Roger Dr.; Delgaudio, Richard A. China Doll: Clinton Gore Intelligence Council 2002 0-9702053-0-9
Carr, Edward Hallet What is History? Vintage Books 1961 394-70391-X
Casad, Dede Weldon Texans Behind the News - Texas Journalists of the 20th Century Eakin Press 2000 1-57168-321-6
Castillo Crimm, Ana Carolina De Leon University of Texas Press: Austin 2003 0-292-70220-5
Castillo Crimm, Ana Carolina; Massey, Sara R. Turn-of-the-Century Photographs from San Diego, Texas University of Texas Press: Austin 2003 0-292-70522-0
Cervantes, Leo Raices del Periodismo Hispano - En el Suroste de Estado Unidos - El Caso de Nuevo Mexico Editorial Orbis Press 2005
Chan, Roman Pina A Guide to Mexican Archeology Minutiae Mexicana 1969
Chapman, Robert L. (Revised by) Roget's International Thesaurus - Fourth Edition Harper & Row, Publishers 1977 0-690-00010-3
Chen, Guo-Ming and Starosta, William J. Foundations of Intercultural Communication Allyn and Bacon 1998 0-205-17529-5
Chester, Garrison & Willis Television and Radio Appleton Century Crofts 1956
Christenson, Reo M. and McWillams, Robert O. Voice of the People - Readings in Public Opinion and Propaganda -Second Edition McGraw-Hill 1962
Christman, R.J. Sensory Experience Intex Educational Publishers 1971 0-7002-2379-7
Connell, Christopher Journalism in the Service of Demoncracy: A Summit of Deans, Faculty, Students and Journalists Carnegie Corporation of New York 2008
Connell, Christopher Journalism's Crisis of Confidence: A Challenge for the Next Generation Carnegie Corporation of New York 2006
Cooke, John Byrne Reporting the War - Freedom of the Press from the American Revolution to the War on Terrorism Palgrave MacMillan 2007 0-230-60807-8
Crowley, David and Heyer, Paul Communication in History - Technology, Culture, Society - Fifth Edition Pearson Education, Inc. 2007 0-205-48388-7
Cullen Jr, Maurice R. Mass Media & the First Amendment - An Introduction to the Issues, Problems, and Practices Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers 1981 0-697-04344-4
Cutlip, Scott M. and Center, Allen H. Effective Public Relations - Third Edition Prentice-Hall, Inc. 1952
Danzer, Gerald; Klor de Alva, Jorge; Krieher, Larry; Wilson, Louis; Woloch, Nancy The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century Houghton Mifflin 2003 0-618-18407-4
Dautrich, Kenneth; Yalof, David A.; Lopez, Mark Hugo The Future of the First Amendment: The Digital Media, Civic Eduaction and Free Expression Rights in America's High Schools Rowmwn & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. 2008 0-7425-6282-4
De Anda, Roberto Chicanas and Chicanos in Contemporary Society Allyn and Bacon 1996 0-02-327982-6
de la Mora, Sergio Cinemachismo - Masculinities and Sexuality in Mexican Film University of Texas Press 2006 0-292-71297-9
de Marie des Anges, Frere Francois Fatima - Prophecies of Tragedy and Triumph Immaculate Heart Publications 1994
De Zavala, Adina History and Legends of the Alamo and Other Missions in and around San Antonio Arte Publico Press 1996 1-55885-181-x
DeFleur, Melvin L.; Dennis, Everette E. Understanding Mass Communication: A Liberal Arts Perspective 6th Ed. Houghton Mifflin 1998 0-395-87112-3
DeFleur, Melvin L.; Dennis, Everette E. Understanding Mass Communication: A Liberal Arts Perspective 6th Ed. Houghton Mifflin 1998 0-395-87112-3
DeFleur/Dennis Understanding Mass Communication - Instructor's Manuel Second Edition Houghton Mifflin Company 1985 0-395-36398-5
DeLuna, D.N.; Anderson, Perry and Burgess, Glenn (Edited by) The Political Imagination in History - Essays Concerning J.G.A. Pocock Owlworks 2006 1-934084-02-6
Diaz, Bernal The Conquest of New Spain Penguin Books 1963 0-14-044-123-9
Dikkers, Scott and Kolb, Carol The Onion Presents: Homeland Insecurity Complete News Archives - Vol. 17 Three Rivers Press - New York 2006 0-307-33984-x
Dizard, Wilson, Jr. Old Media New Media: Mass Communications in the Information Age Addison Wesley Longman 2000 0-8013-3277-X
Douglass, federick Narratives of the Life of Frederick Douglass Dover Publications, Inc. New York 1995 0-486-28499-9
Dyer, John El Vaquero Real - The Original American Cowboy Bright Sky Press 2007 1-933979-04-6
Edwards, D.D, Tony (Compliled by) The New Dictionary of Thoughts Standard Book Company 1951
Emery, Michael and Smythe, Ted Curtis Readings in Mass Communication - Concepts and Issues in the Mass Media - Sixth Edition Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers 1972 0-697-00488-0
English, Betty Lou Behind the Headlines Lothrop, Lee, & Shepard Books / New York 1985 0-688-03936-7
Estevis, Anne Chicken Foot Farm Pinata Books: Arte Publico Press 2008 978-1-55885-505-2 (alk. Paper)
Etsioni, Amitai The Spirit of Community - The Reinvention of American Society Touchstone 1993 0-671-88524-3
Fabos, Bettina; Martin Christopher and Campbell, Richard Media & Culture - An Introduction to Mass Communication (Instructor's Rsource Manual) Bedford/St. Martin's 2003 0-312-40328-3
Fallows, James Breaking The News: How the Media undermine American Democracy Pantheon Books, New York 1996 0-679-44209-X
Fedler, Fred; Bender, John R.; Davenport, Lucinda and Drager, Michael W. Reporting for the Media - Seventh Edition Harcourt College Publishers 2001 0-15-507318-4
Fedler, Fred; Bender, John R.; Davenport, Lucinda and Drager, Michael W. Reporting for the Media - Eighth Edition Oxford University Press 2005 0-19-516999-9
Ferguson, Donald and Patten, Jim Journalism Today! National Textbook Company 1986 0-8442-5435-5
Fernandez-Shaw, Carlos M. La Presencia Espanola en los Estados Unidos Facts on File 1987 0-8160-2314-X
Fetta, Stephanie - Editor The Chicano/Latino Literary Prize: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Fiction, Poetry, and Drama Arte Publico Press 2008 978-1-55885-511-3
Fink, Conrad C. Writing Opinion for Impact - Second Edition Blackwell Publishing 2004 0-8138-0751-4
Flores, John W. When the River Dreams: The Life of Marine Sgt. Freddy Gonzalez AuthorHouse 2006 1-4259-7089-3
Flores, John W. When the River Dreams - The Life of Marine Sgt. Freddy Gonzalez Author House 2006 1-4259-7089-3
Folkerts, Jean and Teeter Jr, Dwight L. Voices of a Nation - A History of Mass Media in the United States - Fourth Edition Allyn and Bacon 2002 0-205-33546-2
Folkerts, Jean and Teeter Jr, Dwight L. Voices of a Nation - A History of Mass Media in the United States - Third Edition Allyn and Bacon 0-205-27789-6
Fowler, H. Ramsey; Aaron, Jane E. The Little, Brown Handbook HarperCollins Publishers 1989 0-673-39859-5
Fregoso, Rosa Linda The Bronze Screen - Chicana and Chicano Film Culture University of Minnesota Press 1993 0-8166-2136-5
Fregoso, Rosa Linda Lourdes Portillo: The Devil Never Sleeps and Oter Films University of Texas Press: Austin 2001 0-292-72525-6
Frost, Robert Robert Frost's Poems - New Enlarged Pocket Anthology of Washington Square Press 1962
Fuentes, Carlos Diana: the Goddess Who Hunts Alone Farrar, Straus and Giroux - New York 1995 0-374-13903-2
Fulbright, Senator J. W. The Pentagon Propaganda Machine Liveright 1970 87140-522-9
Garcia Berumen, Frank javier Brown Celluloid: Latino/a Film Icons and Images in the Hollywood Film Industry; Volume 1 (1894-1959) Vantage Pess - New York 2003 0-533-14305-5
Garcia Dr., Clotilde P. Captain Blas Maria De la Garza Falcon - Colonizer of South Texas Grunwald Printing Company 1988
Garcia, Dr. Mario R. and Stark, Dr. Pegie Eyes on the News - The Poynter Institute Color Research The Poynter Institute 1991 0-935742-19-0
Garcia, Freddie and Ninfa Out cry in the Barrio Freddie Garcia Ministries 1988 0-9619319-0-6
Garen, Michah; Carleton, Marie-Helene American Hostage: A Memoir of a Journalist Kidnapped in Iraq and the Remarkable Battle to win His Release (audiobook) Simon & Schuster 2005 0-7435-5178-8
Gelfand, Louis I. and Heath Jr, Harry Mondern Sportswriting The Iowa State Press 1969
Gendrop, Paul A Guide to Architecture in Ancient Mexice Minutiae Mexicana 1974
Gibran, Kahlil The Prophet Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1982
Glasser M.D., William The Quality School Teacher HarperPerennial 1998 0-06-095285-7
Goldstein, Norm - Editor The Associated Press Style Book Basic Book 2004 0-465-00488-1
Gonzalez, Jovita Life Along the Border Texas A&M University Press - College Station 2006 1-58544-564-9
Gorham, Joan Mass Media; Eighth Edition McGraw-Hill/Dushkin 2001 0-07-243366-3
Gorney, Cynthia The Business of News: A Challenge forr Jounalism's Next Generation Carnegie Corporation of New York
Gotliffe, Harvey Leonard Responsible and Ethical Decision Making: Advertising and Editorial Content 1st ed. College Media Advisers 2000 0-9701922-0-7
Graham, Don Start fare Texas Small Books 2008 978-0-87565-367-9
Graham, Don Texas: A Literary Portrait Corona Publishing Company 1985 0-931722-41-1
Greco, Albert N. - Editor The Media and Entertainment Industries - Readings in Mass Communications Allyn and Bacon 2000 0-205-30010-3
Grimsley, Will and The Associated Press Sports Staff 101 Greatest Athletes of the Century - The Behind-the-Scenes Stories of the Sports Superstars of the 1900s The Associated Press 1987 0-917360-09-5
Guinn, Thomas; Allen, Chris; Semenik, Richard Advertising and Integrated Brand Promotion, 3rd Ed. Thomson: South Western 2003 0-324-11380-3
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Guitierrez, Jose Angel The Making of a Chicano Militant: Lessons from Cristal The University of Wisconsin Press 1998 0-299-15984-1
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No Class Meeting Thursday, April 2

Class, I regret to inform you that I will be unable to meet with you Thursday, April 2. I have a commitment that came up at the last minute. First, however, I want to thank all of you who were behind and are attempting to catch up. I will get those papers back to you as soon as possible.

Remember, you still have the reports on Frederick Douglass and Upton Sinclair (The Jungle)to do. Please limit this to 500 words each. You may use your books as a source and may also use other sources. Good luck.

Now, for this week, I would like for you to do the following assignments covering Chapters 10 and 11.

(1) Discuss the concept of "Manifest Destiny," its meaning and how it influenced the frontier press. Play particular attention to the writings of John Louis O'Sullivan and his newspapers. Be able to tell me how Texas became a part of this American tradition and how newspapers impacted the troops that were sent to fight wars against the Indians and Mexico. Be brief, please. No more than 400 words.

(2) When did the Spanish-language press start in American and when? Name at least four Spanish-language newspapers that were published in the U.S. in the early 19th century. What did they say?

(3) Consider that statement on page 185 (3rd graph, right-hand column) on the ethnic press and write a brief description of how the ethnic press helped immigrants settled in to the new world.

(4) Look at page 190 and its description of Horace Greeley's impact on America. What was his famous saying? How did the American public feel about Greeley?

(5) Briefly describe the work of Samuel Clemens, one of America's most famous journalists. (See Page 198).


(6) On Chapter 11, (see pages 212-213) write a 250-word essay on the influence of advertising on the industrial press.

Thank you. Please get this to me as soon as possible.

Revised Weekly Schedule...please read

As you probably know, we are behind in our syllabus. So, below is the schedule for March and April.

• Thursday, March 26 - (Classes will meet) Discuss Chapter 8: The Antebellum Press (1820-1861). Discuss Chapter 9: The Press and the Civil War: 1861-1865. Also, go online and review the work of Frederick Douglass. Discuss Chapter 10: The Frontier Press, 1800-1900. Blog Assignment and Discussion: By next class, be ready to talk about Frederick Douglass’ contributions to journalism and something called the development of the alternative press. Read Chapter 11: The Press and Industrial America. Remind students about Final Project Assignment.

• Thursday, April 2 - (Class will meet) Discuss Chapter 13: American Magazines (1740-1900). Discuss Chapter 14: (The Development of Advertising). Assignment: Read Chapter 15: The Emergence of Modern Media. Also, read handout on The Progressive Era and the Muckrakers. Prepare for class blog discussion on Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and other work of that era.

•Thursday, April 9 - (Blog assignment, class will not meet). Second take-at-home test will be posted on the blog. Return by April 16 via email, fax or delivered to the professor. Also, Answer questions on Chapter 15: The Emergence of Modern Media. In a blog posting, review The Progressive Era and the Muckrakers and Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle and other work of that era. Assignment: Read Chapter 16: Media and Reform. Read Chapter 17: The Media and National Crisis. Be ready to talk about media reaction after 9/11 disaster. Go online and find out about the impact of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Fireside Chats” on the radio. How does our new president Barack Obama measure up in his radio or TV address? Are people listening? Be able to discuss this during a future class.

• Thursday, April 16 - (Class will meet). Selected students will present book reviews Discuss Chapter 16: Media and Reform. Discuss Chapter 17: The Media and National Crisis. Be ready to talk about media reaction after 9/11 disaster. Go online and find out about the impact of former President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Fireside Chats” on the radio. How does our new president Barack Obama measure up in his radio address? Are people listening? Be able to discuss this during a future class. Discuss Chapter 18: Radio comes of Age. (This will also include a blog posting).

• Thursday, April 23 - Blog assignments on chapters 20-25 along with essays on the current state of the media. Assignments: Turn in Final Project.

• Thursday, April 30 (Class will meet). Selected students present book reviews. Selected final projects will be discussed.

• Thursday, May 7: (Class will meet). Selected students present book reviews. Prepare for comprehensive final exam.

· END OF THE COURSE! Final, to be announced.

Book Review Selections

On this post, I will start documenting the books that students have chosen for their book report. Their inclusion in this post means they have been approved. Please check this post often. Thanks.

(1) Patricia Barrios - SCSA - "A Mighty Heart:The Daniel Pearl Story," by Mariane Pearl

It is time to start thinking about YOUR FINAL PROJECT!

Final Project: Write a biography of a longtime media professional—still working or retired—from one of our area media outlets. You can find some biographical details in city and county records or on website of newspapers or broadcast media outlets. Other information can come from friends, acquaintances, co-workers and relatives. Much of the information will come directly from interviews with your subject or with people who knew your subject. The professor will provide a list of potential subjects. In addition to finding out the details of your subject’s life and professional career, you’re also interested in learning how the business was conducted during the time your subject was working in the profession. What was it like? What experiences did your subject have? How has the profession changed? The biography should be at least 8 pages long, word-processed and double-spaced. By the beginning of class March 23, turn in a word-processed proposal including your subject’s name, the name of the news outlet he or she worked for and the approximate dates of his or her career. You can also include any other information you have learned up to that point about your subject’s career. By April 16, you will give the professor a written update and sample paper. You may submit this electronically. Deadline for final project is April 23. You may or may not be asked to discuss your project with the class, depending on class progress through the semester. This project is worth 20 percent of your final grade.

Here are some guidelines

Please let me know your choice as soon as possible. Please follow the guidelines attached. I will need a "hard copy" (SA you can email).

PERSONALITY PROFILE FINAL PROJECT


The paper will be written in MLA style with end notes, works cited and a bibliography. You must have at least four major sources (i.e. books, magazines, reviews or biographies)

Personal interviews may count as a source.

Please do not use Wikipedia or encyclopedia and please do not just cut and paste. Cite your sources. Please include a cover sheet. The type must be no bigger than 12 points. Double spaced with notations (Smith, 35) in copy.

Some Suggestions:
(1)Go to the website of the different television networks and choose one of their reports or anchors to get an idea for your subject. Example: Natalie Morales, Oprah Winfrey, Katie Couric, John Quiñones, Jorge Ramos, Geraldo Rivera, María Celeste Arrarás,
(2)Select a news personality from a local television or radio station.
(3)Select a reporter from a local daily.
(4)Pick a well-known news personality you want to learn more about.

Please organize your report into five sections. The sections are:
(1)Introduction: to include the reason why you chose the personality.
(2)Biography: A brief resume of your personality’s career, to include place of birth, parents, education, influences in their lives and their current status in their profession and/or life,
(3)Impact: A brief review of your personality’s main impact on journalism, film, etc. This should list awards and some of the significant achievements in his or her field.
(4)A review of the subject work and career would be nice.
(5) Conclusion: A brief review of what you have written and how you feel your personality has impacted Hispanics in the Media.



Good luck. Dr. Flores