COMM 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hazel Brannon Smith, Pope Paul Iv, Payne Fund Studies

• School: U of M
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 102
• Professor: Scott Campbell

Document Summary

Recognized as influential in swaying public opinion toward the abolitionist cause. Index of prohibited books - pope paul iv, 1559. Writings that were against the catholic church. Court of the star chamber - king henry viii. Trying to mitigate any kind of criticism or morally offensive material. Early 16th century prosecuted publishers of offensive material. Trying to quiet criticisms of war involvement in france. Anti-slavery publications banned from the 1830s until the civil war. Espionage act of 1917 and sedition act of 1918 - criticism of us gvt during ww1 was made illegal. People in power realize the media has power, and they try to control it. Federal republican baltimore radical federalist newspaper opposed us involvement in war of 1812; people died in mob attack, one editor maimed for life. Civil rights advocate and editor; sued for libel. One of the first popular motion pictures.