AJHA Speakers Bureau

Roster of available speakers and areas of expertise

Maurine Beasley, University of Maryland. Available to speak on "Eleanor Roosevelt and the Uses of Media," and "Washington Women Journalists." CONTACT: College of Journalism, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7111; email: mbeasley@jmail.umd.edu; phone: (301) 405-2413.

Brian Carroll, Berry College. Available to speak on the black press, on the integration of professional baseball, the Negro leagues, and communication technology. CONTACT: Berry College Department of Communication; bc@berry.edu; 706-368-6944.

Lucy Shelton Caswell, Ohio State University. Available to speak on the history of newspaper cartoons. Lecture titles include “The Role of Editorial Cartoons in a Democracy,” “Cartooning War,” and “See You in the Funny Papers: American Life as Reflected in the Comic Strip.” CONTACT: The Ohio State University Cartoon Research Library, 27 West 17th Avenue Mall, Columbus OH 43210-1393; caswell.2@osu.edu; 614-292-0538.

Mike Conway, Indiana University School of Journalism. Available to speak on radio and television news history. Talks include "The Birth of Television News in the United States," "Confronting the Visual Medium: Edward R. Murrow's Hesitant Transition to Television," and "The Power of the Written Word: Print Journalists' attacks on radio and television news in the 20th Century." CONTACT: IU School of Journalism, Ernie Pyle Hall, Rm 110, Bloomington, IN 47405-7108, mtconway@indiana.edu; 812-856-1371

Dale L. Cressman, Brigham Young University. Available to speak on the history and development of network television news, the history of Times Square, and newspaper signage. Lecture titles include: "Television News Pioneer Elmer W. Lower," "Building ABC News," "From Park Row to Times Square," and "News in Lights: Newspaper signage." CONTACT: Department of Communication, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602-2501, cressman@byu.edu, 801-422-1686.

Chris Daly, Boston University. Available to talk on the recurring crisis in the business model for the news media, and on the non-profit newspaper PM. Talks include “Secrets in wartime: The Pentagon Papers Case" and "The Era of Two Walters: Winchell and Lippmann." CONTACT: Journalism Department, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, cdaly@bu.edu, 617-353-4295.

John P. Ferré, University of Louisville. Available to speak on the history of media and religion and the history of media ethics. CONTACT: Department of Communication, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292-2001, ferre@louisville.edu, 502-852-6976.

Roy Harris, CFO Magazine, an Economist Group business. Available to speak on the history of the Pulitzer Prize, the history of public service reporting, Watergate, and the Pentagon Papers. CONTACT: 253 Summer St., Third Floor, Boston, Mass. 02210, royharris@cfo.com, 617-790-3231.

John Jenks, Dominican University. Available to speak on Cold War censorship and propaganda and 20th century British news media history. CONTACT: CAS Department, Dominican University, River Forest, IL 60305-1066, jjenks@dom.edu, 708-524-6932.

Jane Marcellus, Middle Tennessee State University. Available to speak on media representation of women, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s. Lecture title: "Business Girls and Two-Job Wives: Interwar Stereotypes of Employed Women and Why They Matter Now." CONTACT: School of Journalism, MTSU, P. O. Box 64, Murfreesboro, TN 37132-0064, jmarcell@mtsu.edu, 615-898-5282.

Jane S. McConnell, Minnesota State University-Mankato. Available to speak about journalism ethics codes and the history of social responsibility of the press. Lecture titles include "Old Journalism Ethics Codes vs. New," and "Journalism Ethics Before 'Social Responsibility'." CONTACT: 125 Nelson Hall, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN 56001, jane.mcconnell@mnsu.edu, 507-389-5801.

James B. McPherson, Whitworth University (Spokane, WA). Available to speak on media and politics, and on media and society. Lecture titles include "The Media and the Rise of Conservative Politics," "Alternative Media Past and Present," and "Sex and Gender in the Media." CONTACT: Communication Studies, Whitworth University, Spokane, WA 99251-0307, jmcpherson@whitworth.edu, 509-777-4429.

Eugenia M. Palmegiano, Saint Peter’s College (NJ). Available to speak on the history of journalists in a democratic society. Lecture titles include “The Evolution of the Journalist: Mercenary, Preacher, Superstar” and “Politics and the Press – Story of a Marriage or a Liaison?” CONTACT: History Department, Saint Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ 07306-5997; epalmegiano@spc.edu, 201-761-6177.

Lee Anne Peck, University of Northern Colorado. Available to speak on the history of U.S. media ethics. CONTACT: School of Communication, Campus Box 114, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 80639, Leeanne.peck@unco.edu, lpeck80@hotmail.com, 970-351-2635.

Selene G. Phillips, University of Louisville. Available to speak on Native American communication/newspapers/culture and the Chautauqua movement. Lecture titles include "Americans in the Media," "Oral Tradition Meets the Media: The Native American Press, Censorship, First Amendment Rights and the Law," "Editors of Tribal and Native American Newspapers," "The Lac Courte Oreilles Journal: An Ojibwe Newspaper," "The Images and Stereotyping of Native Americans," "Communicating Across Cultures," "Tribal People and the News," "Sacagawea and the Lewis and Clark Expedition," "The Inaccurate Image of Native American Barbie Dolls." CONTACT: 310 Strickler Hall, Department of Communication, Louisville, KY 40292-2001, selene.phillips@louisville.edu, 502-852-6976.

Ford Risley, Penn State University. Available to speak about the abolitionist, Civil War and nineteenth-century press. Lecture titles include “The Press and the Moral Struggle over Slavery,” “Reporting the Civil War” and “Abraham Lincoln and the Press.” CONTACT: College of Communications, Penn State University, 211 Carnegie Building,
University Park, PA 16803, jfr4@psu.edu, 814-865-2181

Reed Smith, Georgia Southern University. Available to speak on “20th Century Broadcast News History,” “The Copperhead Publishers in the Midwest During the Civil War,” “Journalistic Coverage of Southern Lynchings.” CONTACT: P.O. Box 8091, Communication Arts Department, Statesboro, GA 30460-1000, RSmith@georgiasouthern.edu, 912-681-0531.

James D. Startt, Valparaiso University. Available to speak on "The Evolution of the Presidential - Press Relationship" and "Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wison, and the Emergence of the Modern Presidential - Press Relationship." CONTACT:

Michael S. Sweeney. Utah State University. Available to speak on World War I and World War II censorship and propaganda. Lecture titles include "Wartime Censorship and the First Amendment," and "Shaping the News in World War II." CONTACT: COM Department, UMC 4605, 310 Animal Science Building, Logan, Utah 84322-4605, mike.sweeney@usu.edu, 435-797-3213.

Debra Reddin van Tuyll, Augusta State University. Available to speak on the history of the political press, Civil War journalism, and issues of media law and ethics. Lecture titles include "The Confederate Press," "War Correspondence in the Civil War," and "Why Free Speech Matters."CONTACT: 110 Springlakes Circle, Martinez, GA 30907-1606, dvantuyl@aug.edu, 706-729-2183.

Patrick S. Washburn, Ohio University. Available to speak on the history of black newspapers in the twentieth century. Lecture titles include: "How Black Newspapers Laid the Groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement, 1910-50," "The Black Press and the Government in World War II," and "The Decline of Black Newspapers from 1950 Onward." CONTACT: School of Journalism, Ohio University, Athens, OH 45701-2979, washburp@ohio.edu, 740-593-2593.