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The 1910s: First journalism class

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Teaching News Writing

1910 saw the first Stanford course focused directly on journalism, an English class entitled “News Writing.” Since then, more than 210 people have been listed as journalism or communication faculty at Stanford.

 

Highlights from The Stanford Daily Archive

1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919

Teaching

Faculty who taught in the 1910s:

  • Robert Luther Duffus, 1917-1918, Editorial Writing
  • Ural N. Hoffman, 1916-1918, News Writing; Editorial Writing; Advertising
  • Everett Wallace Smith, 1910-1917, 1918-1933, News Writing; Current Newspapers; American Journalism
  • Warren Paul Staniford, 1918-1920, News Writing; Practical Reporting; Advertising

Course offerings in the 1910s:

1910 - Stanford Bulletin 1911 - Stanford Bulletin 1912 - Stanford Bulletin 1913 - Stanford Bulletin 1914 - Stanford Bulletin
1915 - Stanford Bulletin 1916 - Stanford Bulletin 1917 - Stanford Bulletin 1918 - Stanford Bulletin 1919 - Stanford Bulletin

President’s Annual Reports from the 1910s:

1910 - President's Annual Report 1915 - President's Annual Report 1916 - President's Annual Report 1918 - President's Annual Report 1919 - President's Annual Report