Journalism History journal

Current Issue

Volume 46, No. 3, Sept. 2020 The September issue contains articles by Karlyga Myssayeva & Michael Brown, Nicholas Hirshon, Raymond McCaffrey, Alexander Stewart Liedholdt, and Kimberly Wilmot Voss. Interested in reading these articles? Get information on subscribing here. Article Abstracts “Labor Propaganda and the Gulag Press: The Case of Putevka,”…Continue reading “Current Issue”

Johnson podcast: Ernie Pyle, WWII and Telling It Like It Is

29 Sep 202021 Sep 2020

For the 60th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Ken Ward spoke to Owen Johnson about the journey in journalism taken by war correspondent Ernie Pyle, from growing up…

Student essay: Will Buterbaugh

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…

Voss podcast: The History of Food Journalism

16 Sep 202010 Sep 2020

For the 59th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Teri Finneman spoke to Kim Voss about the significance of food history and the story behind New York Times food…

Journal History

Covert’s Thoughts on Journalism History Research

by Erika J. Pribanic-Smith In the spring of 1974, a new journal emerged dedicated to the history of journalism. As discussed in a prior post, Tom Reilly helmed Journalism History…

McCaffrey podcast: Jackie Robinson After Baseball

1 Sep 202031 Aug 2020

For the 58th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Nick Hirshon spoke to Raymond McCaffrey about the activism of baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson after he retired from the game…

Student essay: Max Thompson

25 Aug 202017 Aug 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…

Jaccarino podcast: America’s Last Great Newspaper War

18 Aug 202017 Aug 2020

For the 57th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Nick Hirshon spoke to Mike Jaccarino about his colorful stint as a reporter for the New York Daily News from…

Mangun Essay: Researching the Life and Career of Birmingham World Editor Emory O. Jackson

11 Aug 20206 Aug 2020

I’d sure like to invite Emory Jackson to my next dinner party. Despite studying the longtime editor of the Birmingham (Alabama) World for a decade, and talking with people who…

Edmondson podcast: Intimidation Through Libel Law

6 Aug 20205 Aug 2020

For the 56th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Nick Hirshon spoke to Aimee Edmondson about how opponents of the Civil Rights movement weaponized libel law for decades to…

Heckman podcast: The Newspaper That Shook the Republican Party

3 Aug 20203 Aug 2020

For the 55th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Teri Finneman spoke to Meg Heckman about her new book "Political Godmother," which discusses newspaper publisher Nackey Scripps Loeb, one…