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

Course Description

Understanding Media in the Digital Age 

Instructor: Dick Sheeran 

Day of Week: Wednesday 

Dates: June 4 - July 9 (6 sessions) 

Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. 

Location: Online via Zoom 

This course will focus on the dramatic changes in the modern media world. Participants will examine how traditional media, such as newspapers and broadcast TV, have been affected by the rise of social media, digital sites, and podcasts. 

Maximum: 100 - Direct Enroll

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