AJHA Seeks New Editor for the Intelligencer 

The American Journalism Historians Association is seeking an editor for the Intelligencer, the organization's electronic newsletter. The editor solicits essays, edits copy, and posts to a monthly blog distributed to members. The editor works with officers, committee chairs and members to generate content, including teaching essays, research essays, and other material on topics relevant to AJHA's mission. The editor also serves as an ex-officio board member and attends AJHA Board meetings. 

If interested, please submit a resume and a letter explaining why you would make an effective editor to Ford Risley, Publications Committee Chair, at jfr4@psu.edu by March 30. 

From Class to Conference: How to turn a class project or thesis into a high-quality conference submission

Webinar Recorded March 21, 2024 with AJHA President Tracy Lucht, Research Chair Jennifer Moore, Graduate Student Committee Chair Lexie Little, and Doctoral Student Dodie Cantrell.

Autumn Lorimer Linford won the inaugural Hazel Dicken-Garcia Research Grant, which will support her work looking at female newsies. 

Hazel Dicken-Garcia Grant Applications Due April 1

The research grant is intended to provide financial assistance to graduate students and junior faculty whose mass media research work embodies the scholarly interests of Dicken-Garcia who mentored numerous M.A. and Ph.D. students during her 30-year career at the University of Minnesota. 

 Read more here. 


2024 CALL FOR PAPERS, PANELS, AND RESEARCH IN PROGRESS 

The American Journalism Historians Association invites paper entries, panel proposals, and abstracts of research in progress on any facet of media history for its 43rd annual convention to be held in Oct. 3-5, 2024, in Pittsburgh, PA.

The deadline for all submissions is June 1, 2024 11:59 p.m. EST. 

Read more here. 


History in the Curriculum Report


AJHA assessed the teaching of mass communication history at American universities. Download the report.

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