journalism history
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Researching Kathryn Robinette
I am beginning a a potential new journal article about Palm Beach women’s page editor Kathryn Robinette who won two Penney-Missouri Awards, the top recognition for women’s pages in the 1960s. Robinette earned an undergraduate degree and then a master’s degree in English from the University of Chicago before trying women’s page journalism at the Georgia newspaper Morning News and Evening Press in 1960. She wrote of the experience: “I typed weddings and all that tiresome stuff but managed to fall in love with the work anyway. I also formed firm opinions about what type of story best served the reader’s interest – having been one for so long.” In…
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Upcoming AJHA panel
Looking forward to being on this panel for the upcoming AJHA Conference in St. Petersburg. I will be talking about teaching journalism history classes online.
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Review of The Food Studies
I really enjoyed this review of The Food Section in the journal Women’s Studies.
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Food Studies Presentation: Ohio Food Editor History
- Aileen Ryan, Constance Daniell, journalism history, Milwaukee Journal, Milwaukee Press Club, Peggy Daum
More Than “Rations, Passions, and Fashions”: Re-Examining the Women’s Pages in the Milwaukee Journal
The article Lance & I wrote about the Milwaukee Journal has been published in American Journalism: More Than “Rations, Passions, and Fashions”: Re-Examining the Women’s Pages in the Milwaukee Journal. It is available here. I have several free copies to give away. Please email if interested. We are working on a “Teach the Journal” article to accompany the ascholarship. It will be available online this fall.
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Chair of the AEJMC History Division
Happy to complete my term as the chair of the History Division of AEJMC. It has been great to be part of the leadership team for the past three years.
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AEJMC in Minneapolis
Beginning the first day of the AEJMC Conference in Minneapolis. Looking forward to presenting, moderating and overseeing my final meetings at chair of the History Division of AEJMC.
