April 2020 – Journalism History journal

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…