journalism ethics
- food editors, food history, food journalism, journalism ethics, journalism history, Peggy Daum, ruth gray
Our Gatronomica Article Is Out
Our article about newspaper food sections and journalism is out. Our investigation looked at the accusations against food editors by Senator Frank Moss and found them baseless. It also highlights the work of food journalists Peggy Daum, at the Milwaukee Journal, and Ruth Gray, of the St. Pete Times, as well as the creation of what is now called the Association of Food Journalists. Here is a link to it.
- Florida Women's Pages, food editors, food journalism, journalism ethics, journalism history, Peggy Daum, restaurant critics, restaurant reviewing, ruth gray, women's page history
Our Article to be Published in Gastronomica
Lance & I have been going over page proofs for our article. It’s called “Food Fight: Accusations of Press Agentry: A Case for Ethics and the Development of the Association of Food Journalists.” It will be in the Summer 2013 issues of Gastronomica: Journal of Food & Culture. It is a history of newspaper food pages and a case study of Peggy Daum & Ruth Gray’s work. In our paper, we explained:“A regular part of these women’s sections were food pages. These sections were made thick with grocery store and kitchen product advertisements in the 1950s and 1960s. And the food editors had influence. According to a 1953 article in…