A podcast that rips out the pages of your history books to re-examine the stories you thought you knew.
Award-winning author Will Slauter traces the intertwining histories of journalism and copyright law in the United States and Great Britain, revealing how shifts in technology, government policy, and publishing strategy have shaped the media landscape. Transcripts of the show are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
Researcher Carolina Velloso explores the career of sports reporter, photojournalist and national magazine writer Sadie Kneller Miller, a trailblazing journalist at the turn of the 20th century whose story had been lost to history. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
Historian Owen Johnson charts the journey in journalism taken by war correspondent Ernie Pyle, from growing up in rural Indiana to his must-read journalism during World War II. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
Food journalism expert Kim Voss discusses the significance of food history and the story behind New York Times food writer Jane Nickerson and her food section from 1942-1957. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
Historian Ray McCaffrey describes the activism of baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson after he retired from the game that he integrated, including his newspaper columns in support of Muhammad Ali’s right to refuse military service and a boycott of the 1968 Summer Olympics. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
Journalist Mike Jaccarino recalls his colorful stint as a reporter for the New York Daily News from 2006 to 2011, during its fight with the New York Post for exclusive interviews and information. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
Historian Aimee Edmondson describes how opponents of the Civil Rights movement weaponized libel law for decades to squelch free speech and silence African American dissent. Transcripts of the show are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
Author Meg Heckman discusses her new book, "Political Godmother," about newspaper publisher Nackey Scripps Loeb, one of the most influential conservative voices in the latter half of the 20th century. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
The Journalism History podcast marks the anniversary of the death of legendary CBS Evening News anchor Walter Cronkite with interviews with television historian Mike Conway and Amanda Morrow, curator of the Walter Cronkite Memorial in Missouri. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
American University associate professor Wendy Melillo explains how political polls have been used—and misused—and the election prediction mishaps in American journalism history that followed. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.
