Category Archives: Convention

Call: 2021 AEJMC conference panel proposals

It’s already time to start submitting 2021 AEJMC conference panel proposals. If you have an idea for a panel, please send me an email with:

1.     The title of the proposal

2.     Whether the panel is teaching, research or PF&R

3.     A brief summary of what the panel is about

4.     The potential co-sponsor (another AEJMC division/interest group/commission)

5.     Whom you propose to be on the panel, including a short bio of each panelist and a short description of what each panelist would discuss.

I would like panel proposals by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on Friday, Sept. 18. The final selection of panels and panelists will be determined after negotiations with the other AEJ divisions/interest groups/commissions. Please let Cayce Myers (mcmyers@vt.edu) know if you have questions.”

Plan Your AEJMC Schedule with the History Division’s Conference Guide!

AEJMC is a month away away! Did you know that you can plan your schedule of History Division events now with our conference guide?

Erika Pribanic-Smith has once again designed a stellar conference guide. We have some great programming. We will also auction off two Mike Sweeney paintings: once during the gala and once during the business meeting. Bring your bidding wallets! Proceeds benefit the podcast.

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History Division Rises Above and Beyond in Pandemic

By Teri Finneman, Chair, University of Kansas, teri.finneman@ku.edu

The officers have been working mission control with 500 cups of coffee like you wouldn’t believe for days now, and I just feel a need to tell you all how absolutely amazing our division is.

In a pandemic, we had 47…..47….paper submissions. And all of our reviewers had their content back in within 24 hours of our deadline.

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Liseblad, Parks Honored for Exceptional Service

Madeleine Liseblad and Perry Parks will be recognized during the History Division’s virtual Awards Gala for Exceptional Service to the History Division.

Liseblad and Parks

This new honor from the chair and vice chair recognizes these junior scholars for their behind-the-scenes commitment to advance the importance of journalism history through public relations initiatives.

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AEJMC History Division Announces Book Award Winner

The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) has selected Dr. Will Slauter as the winner of its Book Award honoring the best journalism and mass communication history book published in 2019. 

Will Slauter
Dr. Will Slauter

The author of Who Owns the News? A History of Copyright (Stanford University Press), Slauter is an associate professor at Université de Paris and a member of the Institut Universitaire de France. He earned his Ph.D. in History from Princeton University and taught at Columbia University and Florida State University before relocating to France in 2010.

Aimee Edmondson
Dr. Aimee Edmondson

The runner-up for this year’s Book Award is Dr. Aimee Edmondson, author of In Sullivan’s Shadow: The Use and Abuse of Libel Law During the Long Civil Rights Struggle (University of Massachusetts Press). An associate professor and director of graduate studies at Ohio University, Edmondson earned her Ph.D. in Journalism at the University of Missouri. She teaches courses in media law; computer-assisted reporting; and race, class, and gender in the media. 

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San Francisco 2020 AEJMC Paper Competition Call

The History Division invites submission of original research papers on all aspects of media history for the AEJMC 2020 conference in San Francisco. All research methodologies are welcome.

Papers will be evaluated on originality and importance of topic; literature review; clarity of research purpose; focus; use of evidence to support the paper’s purpose and conclusions; and the degree to which the paper contributes to the field of journalism and mass communication history.

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AEJMC History Division Announces Panels for 2020 Conference in San Francisco

By Will Mari, Louisiana State University, Vice Chair/Program Chair, wmari1@lsu.edu

Teri and I are excited to announce the results of the panel competition for AEJMC 2020. We received a number of very worthy and interesting panel pitches (nearly 20!), but had to pick just six to bring forward to our sibling divisions for negotiation as cosponsors, with AEJMC’s chipping system. After a lot of back and forth, we’re proud to continue partnerships and add new and important ones, for the division:

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