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A Word From the Chair: People, Goals, and Other Important News

Dr. Maddie Liseblad, History Division Chair

While I write this, I am still reflecting on how great the Detroit conference was. Most of all, I enjoyed seeing people in person again. There’s a certain positive energy that happens when we get together. Our gala event was terrific and so were the research paper and panel sessions. That feeling of “too many great sessions and not enough time to be at them all” was back. There were COVID concerns, but we were masked and together again. That was the best part – being together.

As I begin my year as chair of the History Division, I have been thinking about my personal experiences with this division. And the one thing I keep coming back to is its people. The past chairs have been terrific, and I have big shoes to fill. The executive team puts in countless hours behind the scenes, working for everyone’s benefit. The general membership steps up to help when needed. That is especially evident when we do the call for reviewers each year. 

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Finneman Honored for Exceptional Service

Teri Finneman, an associate professor at the University of Kansas, William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is the winner of History Division’s Exceptional Service Award.

This important award is given by the division’s chair and vice chair for exceptional service to the History Division. Finneman was the Chair of the History Division in 2020, and is currently is the Publications Chair.

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AEJMC History Division Announces Winners of the 2022 Jinx C. Broussard Award for Excellence in Teaching of Media History

The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) has selected Kathy Roberts Forde, Katherine A. Foss, Melita M. Garza, and Will Mari as winners of the 2022 Jinx C. Broussard Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Media History.

Kathy Roberts Forde
Katherine A. Foss
Melita M. Garza
Will Mari

The award acknowledges original, creative practices that journalism educators and media historians use in their classrooms to teach media history and seeks to share those techniques with other instructors. Ideas and practices focused on diversity, collaboration, community, and justice receive special attention in the selection process. The award is in its fourth year.

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2022 AEJMC Conference Panel Proposals

It’s time to start submitting your 2022 AEJMC conference panel proposals. If you have a good idea for a history division panel – with a focus on teaching, research or PF&R – please send Maddie Liseblad (madeleine.liseblad@csulb.edu) an email with the following details:

  1. The title of the proposal
  2. Whether the panel is teaching, research or PF&R
  3. A short summary of the panel topic that clearly indicates why it fits the history division
  4. Whom you propose as panelists, including a short bio of each, a brief description of what each would discuss, and their contact information. Please also indicate the panelists willingness to participate, if panel is selected
  5. The potential co-sponsor you envision for this panel (another AEJMC division/interest group/commission)

Please send these panel proposals by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Sept. 15 (please note the date!) to madeleine.liseblad@csulb.edu.

The final selection of panels/panelists will be determined after our negotiations with other AEJMC divisions/interest groups/commissions. If you have questions, please reach out to Maddie.

Summary of the 2021 AEJMC History Division Business Meeting

Thursday, Aug. 5, virtual meeting

6:45 p.m. PT/7:45 p.m. MT/8:45 p.m. CT/9:45 p.m. ET

The virtual AEJMC history division meeting in early August included a summary of the division’s activities during 2020-21, leadership voting, transitions and information, and a presentation of the success of Journalism History and its affiliated activities. More details, including a review of the meeting minutes, follows below.

Brief end-of-year status report

The outgoing chair, Dr. Will Mari (Louisiana), called the meeting to order at 8:49 p.m., CST. Last year’s meeting minutes were approved (following a second by Dr. Cayce Myers, verbally) and Dr. Mari gave a brief 2020-21 year-in-review report. For research initiatives, he mentioned our journal having a new editor and book reviews moving online. He also discussed conferences being virtual and JJCHC being postponed. For PF&R/research, the division had a 9/11 panel, a NAJA panel, and a webinar with Jonathan Karl (ABC’s Washington correspondent). For research/teaching, we held a student podcast contest and our podcast downloads have tripled. For teaching/PF&R, highlights included a 9/11 essay series and increased media coverage. Other division activities included a new website and Facebook page. Outside of convention activities, 47 members were involved in a division role and there have been 69 Clio/website posts with new content since last August.

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Linford Wins 2021 Diversity in Journalism History Research Award

Autumn Linford of the University of North Carolina is the winner of the 2021 Diversity in Journalism History Research Award. The award – presented by the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) – recognizes the outstanding paper in journalism or mass communication history that addresses issues of inclusion and the study of marginalized groups and topics. The award winner is selected from research submitted for the annual conference paper competition.

Autumn Linford
Autumn Linford won both the division’s Top Student Paper Award and the Diversity in Journalism History Research Award.

Linford, a Ph.D. student, also won the division’s Top Student Paper Award for her paper, “Perceptions of Progressive Era Newsgirls: Framing of Girl Newsies by Reformers, Newspapers, and the Public.”

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History Division’s Top Paper Award Winners Announced, Draft Conference Agenda Published

The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) is announcing that Elizabeth Atwood of Hood College has won this year’s Top Faculty Paper Award. She will receive a plaque and a $100 cash prize for her paper, “Deadline: A History of Journalists Murdered in America.”

Elizabeth Atwood
The History Division’s Top Faculty Paper Award winner is Elizabeth Atwood of Hood College.

The second-place faculty paper award goes to Noah Arceneaux of San Diego State for “Acadian Airwaves: A History of Cajun Radio.”

Third place faculty paper goes to Tamar Gregorian of Tulane University for “The Making Of ‘The Young Budgeter’: The American Girl Magazine’s Role in a Girl Scout’s Life During the Great Depression.”

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AEJMC History Division announces winner of 2021 Sweeney Award

Wendy Melillo

Wendy Melillo, an associate professor in the School of Communication at American University, has won the 2021 Michael S. Sweeney Award for her article, “Democracy’s Adventure Hero on a New Frontier: Bridging Language in the Ad Council’s Peace Corps Campaign, 1961-1970.” 

Presented by the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), the Sweeney Award recognizes the outstanding article published in the previous volume of the scholarly journal Journalism History. In addition to receiving a plaque and cash prize, Melillo will be honored during the History Division’s awards gala at this year’s virtual AEJMC National Convention.

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