Andie Tucher is the winner of the History Division’s book award.
The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) has selected Andie Tucher as winner of its award honoring the best journalism and mass communication history book published in 2022. Tucher is author of Not Exactly Lying: Fake News and Fake Journalism in American History (Columbia University Press).
A panel of three distinguished media historians chose Not Exactly Lying from a strong field of entries. Tucher presents her history in an insightful and engaging narrative, the judges agreed. One described the book as “beautifully written, richly researched, and exquisitely timely.”
The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) congratulates Dr. Michael Stamm, Professor in the Department of History at Michigan State University (MSU), and Dr. Gerry Lanosga, Associate Professor in The Media School at Indiana University Bloomington (IU), as co-winners of the annual Covert Award for best mass communication history article, essay, or book chapter published in the previous year.
Dr. Catherine L. Covert
The award memorializes Dr. Catherine L. Covert, professor of journalism at Syracuse University, the first woman professor in Syracuse’s Newhouse School of Journalism and the first woman to head the AEJMC History Division, in 1975. Dr. Covert died in 1983. The award has been presented annually since 1985 (see https://mediahistorydivision.com/history-division-awards/covert-award/).
Dr. Erika Pribanic-Smith and Dr. Keith Greenwood are the recipients of the History Division’s 2023 Exceptional Service Award. This important award is given by the division’s chair and vice chair to members who have provided stellar service.
Dr. Erika Pribanic-SmithDr. Keith Greenwood
Pribanic-Smith is an associate professor at the University of Texas at Arlington. She is UTA’s journalism sequence coordinator and has served in many roles for the History Division, including as a chair. Her most recent role is as the web content coordinator for the division’s academic journal, Journalism History.
Greenwood is an associate professor at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. He was the division’s website administrator for many years before stepping down last year. He spearheaded the division’s move to a new website platform two years ago and continues his involvement with the division as the listserve administrator.
The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication will honor Dr. John M. “Jack” Hamilton as the Donald L. Shaw Senior Scholar during the Division’s Awards Gala on Aug. 6. The longtime journalist, author and public servant is the Hopkins P. Breazeale Professor of Journalism and founding dean at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication and a global scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in Washington, D.C.
Paul Myers and Lisa Parcell of Wichita State University won the 2023 Michael S. Sweeney Award for their article, “Beauty and the Bran: Kellogg’s Campaign to ‘Correct Faulty Elimination’ and Conquer the Cereal Industry.”
Paul Myers and Lisa Parcell of Wichita State University
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, Myers and Parcell will be honored during the History Division’s awards gala at this year’s AEJMC conference in Washington, D.C.
“What started as an interest in a random line of text on the Kellogg’s website led to a historical journey through the bowels of one of Kellogg’s long-forgotten advertising campaigns,” Myers said. “This paper, unique in subject matter as it is, has served as an interesting conversation piece amongst colleagues and was realistically my first foray into historical research, in turn, leading to the discovery of a research area for me to call home.”
Parcell said Kellogg’s did exactly what students today are taught to do – clearly identify a target audience, understand their concerns, and create messaging that shows how the product solves their problems.
“One of my favorite things about this article is that I can use it in both my graduate historical methods class and my senior capstone Integrated Marketing Communication Campaigns class,” she said. “A sincere thank you to the Journalism History reviewers and editors who made this paper stronger and to the History Division’s Publications Committee for the recognition.”
Their article, published in Volume 48 Issue 4 of Journalism History, examines how the Kellogg’s Corn Flake Company’s investment into home economics became integral to the brand itself and helped establish Kellogg’s as a leader in addressing the growing dietary health concerns of the early twentieth century and in the breakfast food industry. The company’s success today can clearly be traced back to its original efforts to address health concerns through advertisements that taught women how to use bran cereal as both a curative and preventative food for constipation and related symptoms.
Berkley Hudson is an associate professor emeritus at the University of Missouri School of Journalism
Describe the focus of your book.
Photographer O. N. Pruitt (1891–1967) for forty years was the de facto documentarian of Lowndes County, Mississippi, and its county seat, Columbus—known to locals as “Possum Town.” His work recalls many Farm Security Administration photographers, but Pruitt was not an outsider; he was a community member with intimate knowledge of the town.
He photographed fellow white citizens and Black ones, too, in circumstances ranging from the mundane to the horrific: family picnics, parades, river baptisms, carnivals, fires, funerals, two of Mississippi’s last public and legal executions by hanging, and a lynching. From formal portraits to candid images, Pruitt’s documentary of a specific yet representative southern town offers viewers an invitation to meditate on the interrelations of photography, community, race, culture, and historical memory. The book is a companion to an NEH-traveling exhibition.
The History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) has selected Ira Chinoy, Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen, Bailey Dick, and Autumn Lorimer Linford as winners of the 2023 Jinx C. Broussard Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Media History.
Ira ChinoyCaitlin Cieslik-MiskimenBailey DickAutumn Lorimer Linford
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 fifth year.
Where do you work: Ithaca College Journalism Department, in Ithaca, N.Y.
Tell us about your journalism experience: I was a journalist and editor at newspapers in NY and PA for 15 years before transitioning to a career in higher education.
Current favorite class: I really don’t have a favorite. In Investigative Journalism, we are embarking on a podcast project to document homelessness in Ithaca. In Journalism Innovation, we will create grassroots startups to present to the community at the end of the year. And Introduction to Journalism is always a favorite because I’m heartened to hear a new class of student journalists talk about why they are pursuing the field!
Jason Lee Guthrie, an assistant professor at Clayton State University, won the Leibner Cooper Grant for Creative Productions on the History of Media from the Broadcast Education Association (BEA). Guthrie was honored for his podcast Recollecting Carter, which explores the life of President Jimmy Carter. The full series will consist of several episodes and will feature oral history interviews with journalists, archivists, and academic experts, as well as archival media from the 1960s to the present day. The podcast is available through Apple podcasts and Spotify.
Jon Marshall
Jon Marshall of Northwestern University won the Best Podcast Guest Award from Journalism History. He is a guest in “Episode 105: Watergate and the Press,” a top-rated episode of the podcast with over 400 downloads. Marshall was also selected for his support of the show in the past year. Journalism History chooses its top guest from the prior calendar year.
WHY YOU SHOULD SUBMIT TO AEJMC AND THE HISTORY DIVISION
Ava Francesca Battocchio (AF): For me, AEJMC is a great place to get feedback. But what lingers with me the most is the professional relationships that I’ve been able to build. So while it’s important to be submitting papers to conferences to develop our research and to get our research out into the world, I think we also shouldn’t overlook the fact that conferences are opportunities to build these professional relationships that can turn into collaborations and mentorships.
T.J. Mesyn (TJ): I agree – I think the networking piece is huge. The History Division has an amazing mentorship program, for example, where senior scholars are paired up with junior scholars and grad students and provide advice on research, teaching, applying for jobs, and more.
