OLLI1048 - Understanding Media in the Digital Age [Online via Zoom]

Course Description

Understanding Media in the Digital Age 

Instructor: Dick Sheeran 

Days of the Week: Monday 

Date: Mar. 9 – Mar. 30 (4 sessions) 

Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Location: Online via Zoom 

Amid a media revolution, this course examines how news and information are collected, distributed and consumed in the digital age. 

Maximum: 25 

Instructor Bio: Dick Sheeran holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism and spent 30 years as an anchor and reporter for CBS-TV Philadelphia, as well as five years as a reporter and editor at KYW News Radio Philadelphia. He began his career at the Philadelphia Daily News as a reporter and editor. After retiring from TV news, Sheeran taught journalism at Temple University for several years. He has been a life-long member of the SAG-AFTRA union and former local board member, and a member of the Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame. Sheeran is also the author of the memoir News Hound.