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

Course Description

Understanding Media in Digital Age

Instructor: Dick Sheeran

Day of Week: Monday

Dates: Feb 3 – April 7 (no class March 3

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location: Online via Zoom

The course will examine how media, legacy and social, is collected and disseminated in this digital age. The media landscape has changed dramatically. This course will focus on the major changes.

Maximum: 100

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

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