Journalism History

In this episode from our vault, professor Melita Garza discusses newspaper representations of Mexicans and immigrants during the Great Depression years and the issues that remain in current times. Note that some references to current events may have changed since the episode was first released. The transcript is episode 23 at https://journalism-history.org/podcast.

Researcher Maddie Liseblad discusses the early days of television in the U.S. and how the format for local TV news that continues today was developed in the 1960s. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast.

In this episode from our vault, scholars Pamela Walck and Ashley Walter discuss their research on a pioneering comic strip whose portrayal of a female aviator helped ease Americans’ fears about changing gender roles in the World War II era. The transcript is Episode 13 at https://journalism-history.org/podcast.

Author Jordan Taylor examines a “post-truth” era that long predated misleading social media posts and unscrupulous twenty-first-century politicians, stretching back to when colonial newspapers printed false accounts of battles and beheadings. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast

In this episode from the vault, historian Camille Reyes charts the history of the Public Broadcasting Service as a platform for new ideas and information that has been haunted and hobbled by capitalism and cronyism. The transcript is Episode 78 at https://journalism-history.org/podcast.

Margot Susca delves into the destructive practices of private equity firms on newspapers, highlighting the urgent need for a thorough understanding of this history in safeguarding our democratic society. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

PR researcher Karen Miller Russell discusses her latest article examining public relations in U.S. mystery novels. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast 

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the academic journal Journalism History, we're reaching into the vault to highlight five of the podcast's most popular episodes. In this episode, we revisit out most popular show, a reflection with prior guests on the central mission of our show: Why does journalism history matter? Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/. 

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the academic journal Journalism History, we're reaching into the vault to highlight five of the podcast's most popular episodes. In this episode, researcher Denise Hill provides an overdue spotlight on African-American public relations practitioners, including Ida B. Wells, Henry Lee Moon, Moss Kendrix and Inez Kaiser. The transcript is Episode 21 at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/. 

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the academic journal Journalism History, we're reaching into the vault to highlight five of the podcast's most popular episodes. In this episode, historian Bill Huntzicker, author of the book The Popular Press, 1833–1865, describes the forces that radically altered the journalism industry in New York and across the United States in the mid-1800s. The transcript is Episode 45 at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.