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”

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…

Student essay: Brandi Davis

24 Mar 202028 Feb 2020

In the fall, 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 journalism history…

Huntzicker podcast: News for the Masses

17 Mar 202028 Feb 2020

For the 45th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Ken Ward spoke with Bill Huntzicker about the forces that radically altered the journalism industry in New York and across…

Shott Essay: Becoming an Historian of the Black and Irish Press

10 Mar 202011 Mar 2020

When I enrolled in graduate school in U.S. history at the age of forty-one, I already knew I liked newspapers—I had worked for more than fifteen years as a writer…

Fuhlhage podcast: Yankee Reporters and Southern Secrets

3 Mar 202028 Feb 2020

For the 44th episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Teri Finneman spoke with Michael Fuhlhage about the undercover tactics of Northern reporters working in the South and the role…

Student essay: Ryan Sudol

24 Feb 202024 Feb 2020

In the fall, 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 journalism history…

Roessner podcast: Jimmy Carter and the Media

17 Feb 20205 Feb 2020

For the 43rd episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Will Mari spoke with Amber Roessner about her book Jimmy Carter and the Birth of the Marathon Media Campaign (LSU…

Shemberger Essay: Education Reporting in the Civil Rights Era

11 Feb 20205 Feb 2020

“Southern Education Report: An Examination of a Magazine’s Contribution to Education News in the Civil Rights Era” (Journalism History, December 2019) sheds light on how one of journalism’s most important…

Prendergast podcast: Covering Conflict and Controversy

4 Feb 20203 Feb 2020

For the 42nd episode of the Journalism History podcast, host Nick Hirshon spoke with Mark J. Prendergast about his reporting on upheavals across Central America in the 1980s, the landfall…

Student essay: Celia Hammond

In the fall, 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 journalism history…