Register now for the Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference
This one-day, interdisciplinary conference welcomes faculty, graduate students, and independent scholars researching the history of journalism and mass communication, including advertising and public relations. Register here.
Upcoming Deadlines AJHA Book Award Deadline Feb. 2 The American Journalism Historians Association Book Award recognizes the best books in journalism history or mass media history published during the previous calendar year. For more details on how to apply, click here. The submission deadline is Feb. 2. Gwyneth Mellinger, pictured right, won the 2025 book award for her book, "Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow." 
The AJHA Margaret A. Blanchard Doctoral Dissertation Prize is awarded annually for the best doctoral dissertation dealing with mass communication history. An honorarium of $500 accompanies the prize. For more details on how to apply, click here. The submission deadline is Feb. 15. Robin Sundaramoorthy, pictured right, won the 2025 Blanchard Prize for her dissertation: "Black Radio Ownership and the FCC's Failed Attempt to Diversify the Airwaves." She completed this under the direction of Linda Steiner at the University of Maryland. We had a great 2025 AJHA Convention in Long Beach. | Intelligencer blog
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