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, Foyer, 2nd floor 1:30 p.m. Board of Directors meeting, Pacific, 2nd floor5:45 p.m. American Journalism Editorial Advisory Board meeting, Pacific, 2nd floor 7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, International 3 - 2nd Floor 8-5 p.m. Conference Registration, Foyer, 2nd 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, International 3, 2nd floor 9:40-10:40 a.m. Your choice of two simultaneous sessions: Paper Session: Representation & Advocacy for Chicanos, Cubans, Latinos, and Spaniards, International 1, 2nd 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, International 2, 2nd 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, International 1, 2nd 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, International 2, 2nd floor 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, International 1, 2nd floor
Moderator: Gerry Lanosga, Indiana 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, International 1, 2nd floor
Moderator: Patti Piburn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
PANEL: Re-Politicizing the Archive: Just One More Assault on Marginalized History?, International 2, 2nd floor
Moderator: Michael Fuhlhage, Wayne State University
3:00-3:30 p.m. Coffee and Hot Tea Service, International 3, 2nd floor
4:00-5:00 p.m. One Panel
PANEL: Guardians of Our History: Tactics Historians Can Use to Safeguard and Preserve the Untold Stories of Our Past, International 1, 2nd floor
Moderator: Pamela Walck, Duquesne 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, International 1, 2nd floor
Moderator: Chelsea Reynolds, Arizona State University
PAPER SESSION: Chronicling Black Lives and Fighting for Integration, International 2, 2nd floor
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, Pool or International 3, 2nd floor in case of rain, included with registration
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, International 3, 2nd floor
9-11:30 p.m. Conference Registration, International 3, 2nd floor
8:50-10:20 a.m. Your choice of two simultaneous sessions
PANEL: Free Speech on the Frontlines: Examining the Foundations for Fairness, International 1, 2nd floor
Moderator: Dianne Bragg, The University of Alabama
PAPER SESSION: Journalism History and Media Theory, International 2, 2nd floor
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, International 3, 2nd floor
10:30-11:50 a.m. Margaret A. Blanchard Dissertation Prize, International 2, 2nd floor
Moderator: Ashley Walter, Saint Louis 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, Pacific 1& 2, 2nd floor, ticket required
2-5 p.m. Historic Tour, The Queen Mary, ticket required
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast, International 3, 2nd floor
8:00-10:00 a.m. Your Choice of Two Research in Progress Sessions
Group 1, International 1, 2nd floor
Moderator: Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen, University of Idaho
Group 2, International 2, 2nd floor
Moderator: Susan Swanberg, University of Arizona
10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee and Hot Tea Service, International 3, 2nd floor
10:10-11:40 a.m. General Business Meeting, International 3, 2nd floor
12-1:20 p.m. Working Lunch (Officers/Board), Pacific, 2nd floor
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. AJHA Book Award Panel, International 1, 2nd floor
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
PANEL: Presidency and the Press, International 1, 2nd floor
Moderator: Christina Littlefield, Pepperdine University
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
3:00-3:30 p.m. Coffee and Hot Tea Service, International 3, 2nd floor
3:50-4:50 p.m. Your Choice of Two Simultaneous Sessions
AMERICAN JOURNALISM PANEL: Media History that Speaks Back in Moments of Crisis, International 1, 2nd floor
Moderator: Rachel Grant, University of Florida
PRESIDENT’S PANEL: The Press and Politics in an Age of Autocracy, International 2, 2nd floor
Moderator: Debra Reddin van Tuyll, Augusta University
5-5:50 p.m. One Panel
PANEL: Forging Our Legacies, Navigating the Future: Covering AAPI Communities with Accuracy at the Intersections of Our Histories, International 1, 2nd floorModerator: Noah Arceneaux, San Diego State University
6:30 p.m. Gala Dinner, Gaucho Beach, 780 E. Shoreline Dr.