JOR 115 – Key Facts #7

Key Facts = names, dates, terms, media, "ideas" that are important for you to know.

These may – or may not -- have been discussed in class. In either case, I expect you to be able to make sense of them.

From lecture and reading assignment for 10/6&8/09

Ä For a summary of the Four Theories of the Press, see the chart available at

http://www.accd.edu/sac/j-p/COMM%20handouts/Four%20theories.pdf

Ä Be able to compare and contrast the theories

Ä Be able to relate "your" country and one other country different from yours to one or more of the theories

Ä Be able to identify who developed the Four Theories and when

Ä Be able to describe the group Reporters Without Borders (what it is, what it does)