EOTO Reaction Post: The Rise of the Press Barons & Publick Occurrences

     While watching everyone's presentations I was thoroughly impressed and was excited to learn all these new ideas that pioneered journalism as we know it today. Two of the Each One Teach One presentations that I gained a sense of new knowledge from were Harry Oliver's presentation on the Rise of the Press Barons, as well as Marissa Janis's presentation on Publick Occurrences. These two presentations initially struck my interest because the history behind them is so specific and thought-provoking.

    The Rise of the Press Barons focused on three of the nation's largest print media organizations. The three are The New York Tribune, The New York Herald Tribune, and The New York Times. The New York Tribune was founded in the 1840s and was a supporter of the American Whig Party, a very popular political party at the time. In the 1920s the New York Tribune decided to merge with The New York Herald to expand their newspapers.

    The New York Herald Tribune was founded in 1924 and became a very popular newspaper among citizens of New York, especially when it merged with The New York Tribune. However, unfortunately, The New York Herald Tribune still supported slavery even after decades since it had been abolished and would use some of its funds to finance African expeditions. The New York Times was founded in 1851 by Henry Raymond and George Jones. At the time, this newspaper was only sold for 1 cent and would use some of its funds to endorse Republican candidates. 

    Publick Occurrences was the first newspaper that was printed and published in the colonies. The newspaper was first published in 1660 by Benjamin Harris. In Britain, there was a law that stated that no one could publish or print anything. This meant it was illegal to publish any print under British rule. Essentially this meant that there was absolutely no freedom of speech in Britain. Benjamin Harris opened a bookstore and writing shop where he would print his own writings. However, he was arrested in 1695 for doing so. It's hard to imagine a time when freedom of speech was illegal, but it's interesting to learn stories such as this one to be grateful for what people sacrificed to have laws that are put in place today. 

EOTO 1: National Press Photographers Association & American Society of Magazine Editors

 For my first, Each One Teach One presentation I focused on two didn't organizations of journalism. The National Press Photographers Association and The American Society of Magazine Editors. When learning about these two organizations I found it very interesting how these two organizations that focus on visual journalism have had so much impact on how we view our news today. Visual journalism focuses on how images and symbolism influence how we perceive the news. These organizations all focus on free speech and allowing their journalists to speak freely in order for the truth to be brought forward to the public. 

The National Press Photographers Association was founded by a man named Joseph Costa. Joesph Costa was a photographer and an editor for several magazines before he founded  The National Press Photographers Association. He founded this organization because he felt as though he was not able to write freely about the stories that he wanted to pursue and well as he felt that those freedoms should be granted to other journalists. Joseph Costa worked for  The National Press Photographers Association from 1946 to 1966 when he retired. However, soon enough he came out of retirement to teach photojournalism at Ball State University. 

 Having organizations such as  The National Press Photographers Association is important because they focus on details such as imagery and photography for articles which is important to the reader so that they can connect the story to the photo which has a further impact on the story overall. I also think having someone pioneer and lead an organization that focuses on journalists having the opportunity to write freely is significant because it allows them to express themselves as well as get the truth out about real-world stories. 

The second organization that I researched was The American Society of Magazine Editors.  The American Society of Magazine Editors is an organization that edits, manages, and produces magazines for publications.  The American Society of Magazine Editors focuses primarily on defending First Amendment Rights for their journalists.  They do this because they want their journalists to thrive in their work and feel that Free Speech is a human right they should exercise in their work. 

The American Society of Magazine Editors was founded in 1963 by a group of editors who wanted the right to write what they wanted about and felt was important. Thus they are very well known as First Amendment Rights advocates. In the early sixties when they first started their establishment they had a slow beginning due to the size of their small group of editors. However, over the decades they slowly began to expand. Today they focus primarily on their online presence as the popularity of print media is slowly on the decline due to the popularity of the internet. 

Journalists having a source such as The American Society of Magazine Editors is significant because today we live in a world where news sources have their own views and political parties and will censor information if they do not agree with it. Censorship is an issue in the world of journalism because it blocks the truth from getting out to the public and makes journalists write about the bigger issue. The American Society of Magazine Editors defends the First Amendment which allows their journalists to write on the issues they value important without fear of censorship. 

Sources:

• Historical Societies: Their Magazines and Their Editors , www.jstor.org/stable/4633715. 

• “National Press Photographers Association.” The SAGE International Encyclopedia of Mass Media and Society , 2020, https://doi.org/10.4135/9781483375519.n447. 

• “About NPPA.” NPPA , nppa.org/info/about. 

• Gordon, James R. “Jim,” and Joseph Costa. “National Press Photographers Association RECORDSMS3953.” Sclfind.Libs.Uga.Edu , sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead%2Fms3953.xml#:~:text=The%20National%20Press%20Photographers%20Association,improve%20government%20and%20media %20relations. 

• “Joseph Costa Award.” NPPA , nppa.org/awards/joseph-costa-award. Accessed 8 Feb. 2024. 

Lucky you, Nina. “American Society of Magazine Editors Announces Winners of 2023 National Magazine Awards.” American Society of Magazine Editors , asme.memberclicks.net/american-society-of-magazine-editors-announces-winners-of-2023-national-magazine-awards.

Why Am I Here?

 Why Am I Here?

    Something interesting about me is that I am graduating a year earlier than I am supposed to. Currently, I am a senior when I should be a junior in undergrad. Completing this goal of mine has been challenging, but it has made me feel a lot more confident in my academics as well as my overall writing skills. To make sure that I was taking all my proper that was needed to graduate on time I took two semesters of 20 credits. My peers would often tell me that this was "too much for me to handle" and that I shouldn't even attempt this at all. However, I did not end up listening to them and graciously entered my senior year of undergrad at 19. An accomplishment I am very proud of.       

    Since this is my last semester of undergrad, I have the option to take a lot more interesting classes than I have previously. Classes that range from traditional ballet to neuroscience. However, one of the required classes that I was originally supposed to take this semester was Media Law and Ethics. Unfortunately, this class collided with my capstone class which made me unable to take it. Despite that, I was then told to take Never Stay Silent as a substitution to fill the requirement. 

    As the first few weeks of class went by I slowly became more interested in the world of journalism as well as found it interesting to learn about the history of it. My major is Pop Culture & Media Production where I mainly learn about how popular culture affects our lives through movies and television. So I've learned very minimal information about journalism and how that affects our world. 

    So far in class what I have found the most interesting is how journalists today are censored. Censored for doing normal journalism such as interviewing someone and attempting to get the truth out to the public. Although I am not a journalist myself, I can understand how this can be extremely frustrating when you simply are just trying to do your job. I personally feel that this has become more of an issue in our world because people have become more and more sensitive to topics such as politics, which makes them want to censor others from hearing the truth. 

    As I start to learn more in Never Stay Silent I am interested in learning how women have played a role in the world of journalism. I desire to learn more about this because as a woman myself in the world of media I often sometimes face scrutiny for the male-dominated ambitions that I have, such as wanting to become an attorney in the future. So when I hear about women who have defined all odds and done something that people would have expected a man to do over a woman, it inspires me and gives me more drive to pursue my goals and ambitions.