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=Assignment 9-- The History of Journalism & The Future of Journalism=

Due by Thursday at 1:30 (before our next class)
Look at the above PowerPoint presentation (History of Journalism File) and then read the magazine article on the history of journalism (History Handout). Answer the following questions:
 * In the past, what was the most popular way of "spreading the news?"
 * In America, what Constitutional Amendment guarantees rights to the press? What do you think the press would be like if this right didn't exist? WRITE 3 SENTENCES. (For example, if the press weren't free to publish news, who would control them? What kind of news would we be allowed to see?)

Post your answers to the discussion board-- Name it: LEXI- Assignment 9 Post 1 (be sure to put your name at the beginning).

After answering those questions, post a PARAGRAPH (minimum 5 sentences) answering the following question:


 * What will journalism look like in the future? If newspapers and radio and television don't broadcast the news, where will citizens get the news? Will there be more journalists or fewer journalists?

Post your answers to the discussion board-- Name it: LEXI- Assignment 9 Post 2 (be sure to put your name at the beginning).