Tomorrow, Lance and I are leaving for the American Journalism Historians Association convention in Tucson. I am presenting a paper about women’s page journalist and food editor Jeanne Voltz and her coverage in the L.A. Times in the 1960s and early 1970s: “Food Journalism and Culinary Anthropology: Jeanne Voltz and the Food Section in the Los Angeles Times.”

Here is the abstract:
As society was changing in the 1960s, food editor Jeanne Voltz guided one of the most significant food sections in the country – at the Los Angeles Times. An analysis of her work at the Times, during the heyday of the sections, show she was laying the foundation for food journalism years before the supposed surge in the topic. This study looks at the food section of the Los Angeles Times in the 1960s and early 1970s – Voltz’s tenure. It was a significant period to be covering the food industry with an increase in governmental regulation and studies, as well as a change in the role of women in society. A review of her articles revealed numerous topics and trends told through food. Because little is known about how women typically became food journalists, a brief biographical sketch precedes the analysis of her section’s content.

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Tomorrow, Lance and I are leaving for the American Journalism Historians Association convention in Tucson. I am presenting a paper about women’s page journalist and food editor Jeanne Voltz and her coverage in the L.A. Times in the 1960s and early 1970s: “Food Journalism and Culinary Anthropology: Jeanne Voltz and the Food Section in the Los Angeles Times.”

Here is the abstract:
As society was changing in the 1960s, food editor Jeanne Voltz guided one of the most significant food sections in the country – at the Los Angeles Times. An analysis of her work at the Times, during the heyday of the sections, show she was laying the foundation for food journalism years before the supposed surge in the topic. This study looks at the food section of the Los Angeles Times in the 1960s and early 1970s – Voltz’s tenure. It was a significant period to be covering the food industry with an increase in governmental regulation and studies, as well as a change in the role of women in society. A review of her articles revealed numerous topics and trends told through food. Because little is known about how women typically became food journalists, a brief biographical sketch precedes the analysis of her section’s content.

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