Pam Parry of Southeast Missouri State is the 2020 winner of the Best Podcast Guest Award from Journalism History.
Parry’s “Episode 25: Eisenhower: The Public Relations President” is the top-rated episode of the podcast with over 400 downloads. Her frequent promotion of the podcast and use of the show with students also contributed to her selection as the year’s top guest.
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By Teaching Standards Chairs Kristin L. Gustafson, University of Washington Bothell, and Lori Amber Roessner, University of Tennessee
Five scholars will share their mini, hands-on teaching modules featuring original and tested transformative teaching ideas and practices that address pedagogies of diversity, collaboration, community, and/or justice in August. These ideas include carefully curated student learning experiences, an online platform that tracks research data, and a program-wide course redesign that centers on who tells our stories. Come ready to learn more about how each teaching practice might be transferred to your institution or classes and what evidence points to marked changes for students.
Continue readingBy Lexie Little, M.A. student at the University of Georgia
Michael T. Martinez, an assistant professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, spent 26 years contributing to the “first draft of history” as a professional photojournalist, graphics editor and web producer for The Associated Press, the Louisville Courier-Journal, The Detroit News, The Cincinnati Enquirer and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram before entering the academy. He earned his bachelor’s at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln before completing his master’s and Ph.D. at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Now he reminds students and fellow scholars about the importance of digging into the past to understand the future through lenses of media history and law.
His research interests include media law, specifically media and the courts, the history of journalistic practices and political coverage in visual communication. His research endeavors have largely explored the public’s memory of U.S. presidents – from Kennedy to Trump – through the lenses of official White House photographers.
Continue readingThe History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication is pleased to announce that Pam Parry will be the next editor of its journal, Journalism History.
The History Division officers unanimously voted to accept the Publications Committee’s recommendation to select Parry, a professor of public relations at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, where she teaches media history.
“Dr. Parry is well qualified to perform the duties of editor in managing the journal and maintaining relationships with the publisher, editors, reviewers, contributors and potential contributors,” said Terry Lueck, chairwoman of the division’s Publications Committee. “We consider Dr. Parry an excellent match for the position and someone who is well qualified to lead Journalism History into a distinguished future.”
Continue readingThe Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication History Division awarded five winners for the second annual Transformative Teaching of Media and Journalism History teaching-idea competition, renamed the Jinx Coleman Broussard Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Media History in late 2019. The recipients were:
The competition featured original and tested transformative teaching ideas and practices that address pedagogies of diversity, collaboration, community, and/or justice.
Continue readingBy Erika Pribanic-Smith, Past Chair, University of Texas-Arlington, epsmith@uta.edu
The AEJMC History Division is starting the second year of its Mentorship Program, intended to provide practical advice to our members by connecting them with more experienced members of the division.
Continue readingBy Teri Finneman, Chair, University of Kansas, teri.finneman@ku.edu
It’s officially halftime in my time as your chair, so I wanted to recap the division initiatives that have occurred in the past six months.
Our primary goal has been to vastly improve our outreach to key target audiences this year. Here is a breakdown of what we’ve been working on:
Continue readingCampaign Brief: Why Journalism History Matters
The clients: The AEJMC History Division and American Journalism Historians Association.
Founded in 1966, the History Division is primarily comprised of nearly 300 journalism and communication professors who conduct research related to the history of mass communication, including the newspaper industry, the broadcast industry, photojournalism, advertising, and public relations. https://aejmc.us/history/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AEJHistory Journal: https://journalism-history.org/ Podcast: https://journalismhistorypodcast.podbean.com/
Founded in 1981, the American Journalism Historians Association seeks to advance education and research in mass communication history. Through its annual convention, regional conferences, committees, awards, speakers, and publications, members work to raise historical standards and ensure that all scholars and students recognize the vast importance of media history and apply this knowledge to the advancement of society. https://ajha.wildapricot.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJHAsocial Journal: http://www.american-journalism.org/
The problem: Journalism schools increasingly do not believe that journalism history classes are relevant or necessary. Students accustomed to social media and cellphones tend to think that history is boring or not applicable to their lives.
Continue readingBy Ashley Walter, Ph.D. student at the Pennsylvania State University
Ohio University professor, Marilyn Greenwald, began her journalism career in the late 1970s working as an entertainment editor and copy editor in Painesville, Ohio. She went on to report business and news for the Columbus Dispatch before starting an academic career. Her research examines media history, arts criticism, biographical writing, non-fiction book publishing, and women in journalism. She has written several books and academic articles, including A Woman of the Times: Journalism, Feminism, and the Career of Charlotte Curtis.
By Nathaniel Frederick II, PF&R Chair, frederickn@winthrop.edu
Creating a news literacy event in your community or on your campus is an ideal opportunity to promote and justify why journalism history matters.
The PF&R committee for 2019-2020 will emphasize diversity and inclusion, as well as offer assistance to members interested in creating public service events that help celebrate journalism history.
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