A podcast that rips out the pages of your history books to re-examine the stories you thought you knew and the ones you were never told.
Journalism History
A podcast that rips out the pages of your history books to re-examine the stories you thought you knew.
Episodes

Monday Mar 13, 2023
Episode 122: FDR and The Media
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
For the 90th anniversary of Franklin Roosevelt becoming president, author Harold Holzer discusses FDR's relationship with the press and public relations, as well as his mastery of mass communication. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.

Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Episode 121: The Colonial Press
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Author Andie Tucher discusses the early history of U.S. newspapers and her new book, Not Exactly Lying: Fake News and Fake Journalism in American History. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

Monday Feb 13, 2023
Episode 120: Framing the Black Panthers
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Author Jane Rhodes discusses her book, "Framing the Black Panthers: The Spectacular Rise of a Black Power Icon." Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

Monday Jan 30, 2023
Episode 119: Empowering Black Women in the Chicago Defender
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Monday Jan 30, 2023
Historian Caryl Cooper shares the career of Rebecca Stiles Taylor, who used her column at the Chicago Defender to champion social justice and political empowerment in the 1940s. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

Monday Jan 16, 2023
Episode 118: PR and the Gay Rights Movement
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
Researcher Edward Alwood explains how activists in the Gay Rights Movement used public relations practices to reframe media coverage in the 1950s and '60s. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

Monday Jan 02, 2023
Episode 117: The Style of Islam
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Researcher Fred Vultee explains how the Associated Press Stylebook's treatment of Islam has changed over time. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

Monday Dec 19, 2022
Episode 116: Mental Health and Sports Coverage
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Monday Dec 19, 2022
Historian Nick Hirshon describes the media's treatment of the mental health of professional athletes. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Episode 115: Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
Thursday Dec 01, 2022
As a holiday tradition, we re-air our episode where hosts of the Journalism History podcast come together for a special Christmas episode that tells the story of an 8-year-old girl and the most reprinted editorial in the English language. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.

Monday Nov 21, 2022
Episode 114: The Sunday Paper
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Author Paul Moore discusses his book, The Sunday Paper, exploring the history of the Sunday newspaper and its rise as an American cultural institution between the 1880s and 1920s. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

Monday Nov 07, 2022
Episode 113: Extending Advertising to Black Audiences
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Historians Kim Mangun and Lisa Parcell explain how advertisers began speaking directly to Black audiences in the 1950s. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.