44th Annual AJHA Convention
Long Beach, California | Sept. 25-27
Convention contacts Convention Coordinator Ohio University Registration Coordinator California Polytechnic State University Program Coordinator Arizona State University Convention hosts Madeleine LisebladCal State University Long Beach San Diego State University Pepperdine University Conference Sponsors: Department of Journalism & Public Relations and the College of Liberal Arts Seaver College and Communication Division | Conference Program Questions about the program should be directed to 2nd Vice President Erin Coyle Go to: Thursday morning | Thursday afternoon | Thursday evening | Friday | Saturday Wednesday, Sept. 24 2 - 6 p.m. Conference Registration, Gallerie Foyer -1st Floor 1:30 p.m. Board of Directors meeting, The Boardroom, 3rd floor5:45 p.m. American Journalism Editorial Advisory Board meeting, TBA 7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Gallerie 1, 1st Floor 8-5 p.m. Conference Registration, Gallerie Foyer -1st Floor, with closure during Sidney Kobre lunch 8:30 a.m. Welcome and President’s Address: Debra Reddin van Tuyll, Augusta University, AJHA President 2024-2025, Gallerie 1 9:40-10:40 a.m. Your choice of two simultaneous sessions: Paper Session: Representation & Advocacy for Chicanos, Cubans, Latinos, and Spaniards, Gallerie 2 -1st Floor Moderator: Aimee Edmondson, Ohio University
*** Award: Wally Eberhard Award for best historical research paper on media and war PANEL: The Journalist as Advocate: A Tradition, Not a Transgression, Gallerie 3 -1st Floor Moderator: Aaron Atkins, Weber State University
10:50-11:50 a.m. Your choice of two simultaneous sessions PAPER SESSION: Women, Resistance, and Representation in Media History, Gallerie 2 -1st Floor Moderator: Bailey Dick, Bowling Green State University
**** Award: Maurine Beasley Award for outstanding women’s history research paper PANEL: A Journal Process Primer to Honor the Memory of Pam Parry, Gallerie 3 Moderator: Dianne Bragg, The University of Alabama
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1:40-2:40 p.m. Your choice of two simultaneous sessions
PAPER SESSION: Memory, Myth, and Narrative in Media History, Gallerie 2
Moderator: Eric Boll, Ohio University
Moderator: Felecia Jones Ross, The Ohio State University
2:50-3:50 p.m. Your choice of two simultaneous sessions
PAPER SESSION: Journalism Education and Representation, Gallerie 2
Moderator: Patti Piburn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
PANEL: Re-Politicizing the Archive: Just One More Assault on Marginalized History?, Gallerie 3
Moderator: Michael Fuhlhage, Wayne State University
4:00-5:00 p.m. Your Choice of Two Simultaneous Sessions
PANEL: Guardians of Our History: Tactics Historians Can Use to Safeguard and Preserve the Untold Stories of Our Past, Gallerie 3
Moderator: Pamela Walck, Duquesne University
PANEL: Forging Our Legacies, Navigating the Future: Covering AAPI Communities with Accuracy at the Intersections of Our Histories, Gallerie 2
Moderator: Noah Arceneaux, San Diego State University
5:10-6:10 p.m. Your Choice of Two Simultaneous Sessions
LOCAL PANEL: Los Angeles Portrays Itself: Historicizing Community Journalism in the Southland, Gallerie 2
Moderator: Chelsea Reynolds, Arizona State University
PAPER SESSION: Chronicling Black Lives and Fighting for Integration, Gallerie 3
Moderator: Cathy Jackson, Norfolk State University
** Runner-up: David Sloan Award for outstanding faculty research paper
*** Award: J. William Snorgrass Award for outstanding minority-journalism research paper
6:20-7:30 p.m. Local Journalist Award Reception, Gallerie 1/Pool
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Gallerie 1
9-11:30 p.m. Conference Registration, Gallerie Foyer
8:50-10:20 a.m. Your choice of two simultaneous sessions
PANEL: Free Speech on the Frontlines: Examining the Foundations for Fairness, Gallerie 2
Moderator: Dianne Bragg, The University of Alabama
PAPER SESSION: Journalism History and Media Theory, Gallerie 3
Moderator: Erika Pribanic-Smith, University of Texas at Arlington
* Award: David Sloan Award for outstanding faculty research paper
10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee and Hot Tea Service, Gallerie Foyer
10:30-11:50 a.m. Margaret A. Blanchard Dissertation Prize, Gallerie 2
Moderator: Pete Smith, Mississippi State University
Winner: Robin Sundaramoorthy, Lehigh University, “Black Radio Ownership and the FCC's Failed Attempt to Diversify the Airwaves”
Honorable mentions: Holly Swensen, Northwestern University, Robert O’Sullivan, University of Notre Dame, and Karlin Andersen Tuttle, Penn State University
12-1:30 p.m. Donna Allen Roundtable Luncheon, Gallerie 1
2-5 p.m. Historic Tour, The Queen Mary
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, Gallerie 1
8:00-10:00 a.m. Your Choice of Two Research in Progress Sessions
Group 1, Gallerie 2
Moderator: Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen, University of Idaho
Group 2, Gallerie 3
Moderator: Susan Swanberg, University of Arizona
10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee and Hot Tea Service, Gallerie 1
10:10-11:40 a.m. General Business Meeting, Gallerie 1
12-1:20 p.m. Working Lunch (Officers/Board), Boardroom, 3rd floor
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. AJHA Book of the Year Award Panel, Gallerie 2
Winner: Gwyneth Mellinger, James Madison University, Racializing Objectivity: How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow
Honorable Mentions:
2:40-3:40 p.m. Your Choice of Two Simultaneous Sessions
PAPER SESSION: Transnational Journalism, Press Freedom, and Colonial Contexts, Gallerie 2
Moderator: John Ferré, University of Louisville
***** Award: Jean Palmegiano Award for outstanding transnational journalism research paper
****** Runner-up: Jean Palmegiano Award for outstanding transnational journalism research paper
PANEL: Presidency and the Press, Gallerie 3
Moderator: Christina Littlefield, Pepperdine University
3:50-4:50 p.m. Your Choice of Two Simultaneous Sessions
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PANEL: Media History that Speaks Back in Moments of Crisis, Gallerie 2
Moderator: Rachel Grant, University of Florida
PRESIDENT’S PANEL: The Press and Politics in an Age of Autocracy, Gallerie 3
Moderator: Debra Reddin van Tuyll, Augusta University