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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

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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:

President’s Annual Reports from the 1910s: