Monthly Archives: November 2024

Award Call: Best Journalism and Mass Communication History Book

The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication’s History Division is soliciting entries for its annual award for the best journalism and mass communication history book. The winning author will receive a plaque and a $500 prize at the August 2025 AEJMC conference in San Francisco. Attendance at the conference is encouraged as the winner will be honored at a History Division awards event. The author also will be invited to discuss the winning book during a live taping of the Journalism History podcast, which traditionally takes place during the reception.

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A headshot of Brian Creech

A Word from the Chair: November 2024

Greetings colleagues! It was so wonderful to see so many of you in Philadelphia, a city near and dear to my heart and our nation’s founding. The History Division is strong, and our research and teaching are more important than ever.

Though things have been quieter than during the conference flurry, we have been busy. Program Chair Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen has been pulling together a wonderful slate of panels; thanks to all of you who submitted ideas. The range of proposals engaged deeply with the 2025 conference host city, San Francisco. The call for 2025 will be live in the New Year, and keep an eye out for requests to review. Awards calls are coming together and we will be seeking nominees very soon. All of these activities persist thanks to the service from all of you, and perhaps the most valuable gift we can give the organization.

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2024-2025 Executive Committee

Brian Creech (Lehigh)
Division Chair

Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen (Idaho)
Vice Chair (Program Chair)

Autumn Linford (Auburn)
Second Vice Chair (Research Chair)

Jason Guthrie (Clayton State)
Professional Freedom and Responsibility Chair

Bailey Dick (Bowling Green)
Teaching Award Committee Chair

David Mindich (Temple)
Book Award Committee Chair 

Matt Pressman (Seton Hall)
Senior Scholar Committee Chair

Elisabeth Fondren (St. John’s) 
Covert Award Committee Chair

Carolina Velloso (Minnesota)
Membership Committee Chair

Maddie Liseblad (Cal State Long Beach)
Publications Committee Chair

Lisa Burns (Quinnipiac)
Mentorship Program Chair

Alexis Little (Georgia)
Graduate Student Liaison

Rachel Grant (Florida)
Immediate Past Chair