2018-03-06

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In order to understand the history of media literacy we have to go all the way back to straight up literacy. In the first half of our look at the history of media literacy, Jay takes us all the way back to Ancient Greece and forward through the printing press, newspapers, and Yellow Journalism.

Introduction: Who thinks about Media Literacy? 0:00

The Phaedrus and Plato 1:00

The early history of literacy 1:57

The printing press 2:29

Literacy and religion (Martin Luther) 2:58

Media literacy and media technology 3:39

The newspaper 4:00

The penny press 4:38

Sensationalism (Pulitzer vs. Hearst) 5:18

Yellow Journalism 6:00

Thought Bubble: Yellow Journalism and the Maine explosion 6:23

Yellow Journalism Details 8:10

Credits 9:19

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Resources & References:

The Impact of the Printing Press http://courses.educ.ubc.ca/etec540/Sept04/arthurp/researchtopic/index.htm

Grandparents of Media Literacy https://www.grandparentsofmedialiteracy.com/grandparent-gallery

Maine Explosion Caused by Bomb or Torpedo? https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/84ea964f-4861-b09d-e040-e00a18066a1d

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