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Founded in 1981, the American Journalism Historians Association advances teaching and research in mass communication history. ajha.wildapricot.org

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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Congratulations to the winners of this year's McKerns Research Grants! Read more here: tinyurl.com/eccckb86
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Congratulations to Autumn Linford, winner of American Journalism's 2026 Rising Scholar Award! Read more here: tinyurl.com/p7mt98wb
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
South Carolina photojournalist Cecil Williams spent his career capturing the Civil Rights Movement. AJHA is honoring him with the Outstanding Local Journalist Award during a reception on November 5 in Greenville. More here: tinyurl.com/ftjrravw
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Meet this year's Donna Allen Luncheon honoree: Broadcaster and documentarian Beryl Dakers. She'll headline AJHA's Donna Allen Luncheon celebration of women in journalism on November 6 in Greenville. More here: tinyurl.com/yx6exs46
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Huge congrats to Lisa D. Lenoir of Indiana University on winning the 2026 American Journalism Best Article Award for her piece on The Chicago Defender’s Mattie Smith Colin. Read more here: tinyurl.com/yth4bs37
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Congratulations to Mike Conway, the 2026 recipient of the Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement — AJHA's highest honor. More here: tinyurl.com/5dnueprz
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Congratulations to this year's Diversity Microgrant recipients! These six media historians will receive funding from AJHA and AEJMC's History Division to support their research. More here: tinyurl.com/yc3af98n
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Congratulations to this year's Blanchard Dissertation Prize Winner Claire Rounkles and honorable mention winners Meshari Thamer Alotaibi and John-Erik Koslosky! Learn more about their dissertations here: tinyurl.com/ypkzp4d7
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The 2026 AJHA Paper, Panel and RIP call is here! For more details on submitting your work for the 45th annual convention in Greenville, South Carolina, visit ajha.wildapricot.org/call_for_pap.... The deadline for all submissions is June 15, 2026 11:59 p.m. CST!
A call for papers for the 2026 convention
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The deadline for this year's Blanchard Dissertation Prize has been extended to March 1. If you know anyone who might be interested, please encourage them to apply!
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
This weekend is AJHA's Southeast Symposium! Read more about the event here: ajha.wildapricot.org/Intelligence...
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Registration for this year's Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference at Columbia University is open! Registration is free for all graduate students. The conference will be held March 27 from 9-5 a.m. To sign up, visit ajha.wildapricot.org/event-6518450
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
To close out #AJHA2025, join us at Gaucho Beach for the Gala Dinner at 6 p.m. Get ready for great views, Argentinian- and Californian-inspired flavors, local craft brews and sangria!
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Ahead of tonight's gala dinner, we wanted to share again some info on transportation to and from the event. Directions for getting to the ship can be found in your convention program, and you can use the chart below to decide which transportation option to the ship works best for you!
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
It's the final day of #AJHA2025. Visit one of the research in progress sessions, hear about the work of AJHA leadership over the past year during the General Business Meeting, spend the afternoon at paper and panel sessions, and wrap up the convention during the Gala Dinner!
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
The annual Donna Allen Luncheon celebrates contributions of women to the field of journalism. This year's honored guest and featured speaker is Nancy Rivera Brooks, former deputy business editor with the Los Angeles Times. Join us in honoring Nancy in International 3 on the 2nd floor at noon.
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
🚢 All aboard for AJHA's choose-your-own-adventure historical tour of the Queen Mary! Directions for getting to the ship can be found in your convention program, and you can use the chart below to decide which transportation option to the ship works best for you.
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Another full day for #AJHA2025. Start your day with breakfast and two research sessions, followed by the Donna Allen Luncheon, a panel featuring this year's Blanchard Dissertation Award finalists, and our very own tour of the Queen Mary! 🚢
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Meet us at the pool for our Local Journalist Award Reception honoring NBC4 “Today in LA” co-anchor Lynette Romero and former editor of Long Beach’s Grunion Gazette Harry Saltzgaver!
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Next up: Celebrating our Kobre and National Award for Excellence in Teaching award winners during the luncheon in International 3!
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Good morning, #AJHA2025! Between breakfast at 7:30 and our Local Journalist Award Reception at 6:30 tonight, there's a packed schedule of paper presentations, panel sessions, and the Award Luncheon.
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
We'll see you soon, journalism historians! Check-in at the Hilton Long Beach starts and 4 p.m.🌴 📰 🌊
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Packing for #AJHA2025? The forecast calls for sun and 70s in Long Beach!🌤️ 🕶️ 🏖️
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Three days until #AJHA2025! ✈️ Here's some tips on navigating from one of the three area airports to our convention hotel in Long Beach:
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Four days until #AJHA2025! Hear about the four dissertations conducted by this year's Blanchard Dissertation Prize winner and runners up during their panel Friday morning.
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
AJHA gives out five top paper awards each year. Come learn more about these scholars' award-winning research in just five days! #AJHA2025
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
With only six days to go until #AJHA2025, we're celebrating Gwyneth Mellinger, Ira Chinoy, Jeremiah Favara, Larry Heinzerling, Randy Herschaft and Ann Cooper--the six authors of the books receiving this year's Book Award and honorable mentions. Catch them at their Saturday panel!
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Worth another trip into our own photo archive to celebrate being just seven days away from #AJHA2025! 🌴 📰 📚 🌊
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Place your bids! The AJHA auction supporting the Michael S. Sweeney Graduate Student Travel Fund is open now through Sept. 28. givebutter.com/c/AJHA2025
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Our convention hotel, the Hilton Long Beach, has a pool, a fitness center… and a tradition of sending guests home with a rubber duck! 🦆 #AJHA2025
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
A Throwback Thursday with photos from conventions past to celebrate being just two weeks away from #AJHA2025! 🌴 📰 📚 🌊
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Congrats to Keith Greenwood, winner of the AJHA 2025 National Award for Excellence in Teaching!
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Kudos to Suzannah Evans Comfort of Indiana University, author of “Before the Environment Was News: Outdoor Writers and the Boundaries of Journalism” and the winner of this year's Best Article Award presented by American Journalism! More here: tinyurl.com/mrysc9px
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Congratulations to Gwyneth Mellinger, author of "Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow," and winner of AJHA's Book Award this year! More about her book and our runners up here: tinyurl.com/ywuvpabh
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Congratulations to to the winner of this year's American Journalism Rising Scholar award, Natascha Toft Roelsgaard! tinyurl.com/j8f4vz3n
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Join us in celebrating Patrick Cox, Ph.D., who has been named the 2025 recipient of the Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement--AJHA’s highest honor. Patrick will receive the Kobre Award during AJHA's annual convention in Long Beach, California this fall. tinyurl.com/mrxzn4v6
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Congrats to Robin Sundaramoorthy, winner of the 2025 Margaret A. Blanchard Dissertation Prize, and runners-up Holly Swenson, Robert O'Sullivan, and Karlin Andersen Tuttle. You can hear more about each of their studies during a panel at #AJHA2025 and here: tinyurl.com/deta9c75
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
The deadline for AJHA's annual paper, panel, and research-in-progress competition has been extended to Wednesday, June 4, 8:00 p.m. EST. For more details, visit the AJHA website: ajha.wildapricot.org/call_for_pap...
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Congrats to the five media historians receiving funding to support their diversity and media history research! The microgrants are sponsored by the AEJMC's History Division and AJHA as part of a collaborative effort to stimulate more diversity research in Journalism History and American Journalism.
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Join us for the Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference--co-sponsored by AJHA and AEJMC's History Division! The one-day conference at the University of Maryland is being held on March 28. More info and registration can be found here:
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American Journalism Historians Association - JJCHC 2025 at University of Maryland College Park
The Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference--co-sponsored by the American Journalism Historians Association and the AEJMC History Division--provides a forum for innovative research and ideas...
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American Journalism Historians Association @ajhasocial.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
AJHA has signed onto the AHA-OAH statement on the presidential executive order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling.” “We reject the premise that it is ‘anti-American’ or ‘subversive’ to learn the full history of the United States.” 
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AHA–OAH Statement on Executive Order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling”
The American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians have released a joint statement on the presidential executive order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling.”
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