Journalism History journal

Current Issue

Volume 46, No. 1, March 2020 The March issue contains articles by Vanessa Murphree, Beth Garfrerick, Melissa Greene-Blye, and Arthur Scherr, as well as an essay on archival collections by Sandra Roff. Interested in reading these articles? Get information on subscribing here. Article Abstracts “Universal Localism: WWOZ Community Radio, 1980-2006,”…Continue reading “Current Issue”

Bonus podcast: Why does journalism history matter?

2 Jun 20201 Jun 2020

To celebrate the first 50 episodes of the Journalism History podcast, we reflect with prior guests on the central mission of our show: Why does journalism history matter? This episode…

Stoner podcast: A Pioneer in AIDS Coverage

26 May 202025 May 2020

For the 50th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Teri Finneman spoke with Andrew Stoner about his new book on the complex life of Randy Shilts, a journalist who…

Foss podcast: The History of American Epidemics

19 May 202018 May 2020

For this bonus episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Nick Hirshon spoke with Katie Foss about how shifts in journalism and medicine influenced the coverage, preservation, and fictionalization of…

Conway podcast: The Made-for-Television Tunnel Escape

12 May 202018 May 2020

For the 49th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Nick Hirshon spoke with Mike Conway about the controversial production of a 1962 NBC documentary that captured the digging of…

Student essay: Destiny Duprey

In the fall of 2019, Journalism History conducted an undergraduate student essay contest. Students answered the question that our podcast hosts ask at the end of every episode: Why does…

Murphree podcast: The Wonderful Wizard of Community Radio

28 Apr 202028 Apr 2020

For the 48th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Nick Hirshon spoke with Vanessa Murphree about the rocky and trailblazing history of one of the first community radio stations…

Student essay: Ashley Sawyer

21 Apr 20209 Apr 2020

In the fall of 2019, Journalism History conducted an undergraduate student essay contest. Students answered the question that our podcast hosts ask at the end of every episode: Why does…

Garfrerick podcast: The ‘Silent Partner’ of the Country Press

14 Apr 20209 Apr 2020

For the 47th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Teri Finneman spoke with Beth Garfrerick about the partnership between community weekly newspapers and national newspaper syndication services in the…

Greene-Blye Essay: Finding Sources to Amplify Native-American Voices

7 Apr 20202 Apr 2020

“Great Men, Savages, and the End of the Indian Problem” (Journalism History, March 2020) uses historical examples to examine some of the reasons that our nation’s contemporary news media often…

DiGirolamo podcast: A Nation of Newsboys

31 Mar 202028 Feb 2020

For the 46th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Nick Hirshon spoke with Vince DiGirolamo about the successes and struggles of the children who have hawked and delivered newspapers since…