2014 CONVENTION S T . P A U L , MINNESOTA ••••• Welcomes AHJA to Minneapolis/St. Paul History. Tradition. Excellence. History has long been essential to the University of Minnesota School of Journalism & Mass Communication’s research and teaching tradition — from the early 1950s, which saw the publication of the first sociopolitical history of U.S. media, Smith and Emery’s The Press and America, and the creation of our Ph.D. program with history as one of the central fields, to today, when we are proud to welcome our newest faculty, Sid Bedingfield, whose work focuses on the civil rights movement’s use of communication in 1940s South Carolina and its impact on local and national politics. We also congratulate our alumna Amy Lauters (M.A., 2005), AJHA president — one of a long line of our graduates who continue to make a difference in the scholarship and pedagogy of mass communication history. University of Minnesota-East Bank Campus, situated on the Mississippi River ••••••••••• INSIDE WELCOME Officers, Board of Directors, and Ex Officio . 3 to the Past Presidents . 4 Wednesday . .6 33rd annual Thursday . .8 President's Address . 9 convention Awards Luncheon . 12 Local Journalist Award . 16 of the Friday . 20 Scholars' Breakfast . 21 American Journalism AJHA Book of the Year Award . 21 Margaret A. Blanchard Historians Association Dissertation Award . 23 The St. Paul Hotel Donna Allen October 9-11, 2014 Roundtable Luncheon . 24 CONVENTION HOSTS Historical Tour . 24 Giovanna Dell'Orto University of Minnesota Saturday . 27 Mavis Richardson Business Meeting . 30 Minnesota State University-Mankato Gala Dinner . 35 HONORING OUR HISTORY WITH AJHA. We salute our faculty, students, alumni, and friends. Celebrating 40 years of excellence in communication education, information, and scholarship. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 OFFICERS President Amy Mattson Lauters Minnesota State University-Mankato First Vice President Erika J. Pribanic-Smith University of Texas-Arlington Second Vice President Pete Smith Mississippi State University Secretary Carol Sue Humphrey Oklahoma Baptist University Treasurer Mavis Richardson Minnesota State University-Mankato BOARD OF DIRECTORS Berrin Beasley, University of North Florida Dianne Bragg, University of Alabama Brenda Edgerton-Webster, Xavier University of Louisiana Michael Fuhlhage, Wayne State University Linda Lumsden, University of Arizona Jon Marshall, Northwestern University Lisa Parcell, Wichita State University Amber Roessner, University of Tennessee Reed Smith, Georgia Southern University EX OFFICIO Former President Therese Lueck University of Akron Former President Kimberley Mangun University of Utah Historian Dale Cressman Brigham Young University American Journalism Editor Barbara Friedman University of North Carolina Web Editor David R. Davies University of Southern Mississippi 4 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• PAST PRESIDENTS AND CONVENTION SITES 1982-1983 Donald Avery, Eastern Connecticut State Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1983-1984 William Snorgrass, Florida State Tallahassee, Florida 1984-1985 Barbara Cloud, Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada 1985-1986 Mike Murray, Missouri-St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 1986-1987 Joseph McKerns, Ohio State St. Paul, Minnesota 1987-1988 Thomas B. Connery, St. Thomas Charleston, South Carolina 1988-1989 Margaret Blanchard, North Carolina Atlanta, Georgia 1989-1990 Maurine Beasley, Maryland Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 1990-1991 Leonard Teel, Georgia State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1991-1992 Nancy Roberts, Albany Lawrence, Kansas 1992-1993 Pamela Brown, Rider Salt Lake City, Utah 1993-1994 Carol Sue Humphrey, Oklahoma Baptist Roanoke, Virginia 1994-1995 Alf Pratte, Brigham Young Tulsa, Oklahoma 1995-1996 Tom Heuterman, Washington State London, Ontario 1996-1997 David Spencer, Western Ontario Mobile, Alabama 1997-1998 Jim Startt, Valparaiso Louisville, Kentucky 1998-1999 Eugenia Palmegiano, St. Peter’s Portland, Oregon 1999-2000 David Sloan, Alabama Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2000-2001 David Copeland, Elon San Diego, California 2001-2002 Bernell Tripp, Florida Nashville, Tennessee 2002-2003 Patrick Washburn, Ohio Billings, Montana 2003-2004 John Ferré, Louisville Cleveland, Ohio 2004-2005 Michael Sweeney, Utah State San Antonio, Texas 2005-2006 Ford Risley, Penn State Wichita, Kansas 2006-2007 Fred Blevens, Florida International Richmond, Virginia 2007-2008 Tamara K. Baldwin, Southeast Missouri State Seattle, Washington 2008-2009 Julie Williams, Samford Birmingham, Alabama 2009-2010 Earnest Perry, Missouri Tucson, Arizona 2010-2011 James McPherson, Whitworth Kansas City, Missouri 2011-2012 Therese Lueck, Akron Raleigh, North Carolina 2012-2013 Kimberley Mangun, Utah New Orleans, Louisiana •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5 Saint Paul, Minnesota The Saint Paul Hotel saintpaulhotel.com 350 Market Street Saint Paul, MN 55102 Phone: (651) 292-9292 AJHA Convention 2014 — Saint Paul Local hosts: Giovanna Dell'Orto, [email protected] Mavis Richardson, [email protected] Convention contact: Caryl Cooper, [email protected] Registration contact: Erika Pribanic-Smith, [email protected] AJHA and the 2014 Local Host Committee express their gratitude to the primary conference sponsors, the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Minnesota State University-Mankato Department of Mass Media. Thank you to the University of St. Thomas Department of Communication and Journalism for underwriting the Donna Allen Roundtable Luncheon. We also are grateful for the generosity of the following Twin Cities-based companies and media organizations: Hubbard Broadcasting, for providing the conference totes and souvenirs, and General Mills, Minnesota Public Radio, and the 3M Company, for donating more Minnesota mementos for the registration packets. Finally, we thank the St. Paul Pioneer Press for making daily newspapers available to all attendees during the conference. For a hotel map and guide to the conference facilities, please see the last page of the program. 6 wednesday OCTOBER 8 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2-6 pm CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Outside Archbishop Ireland (Main Level) 1 pm BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Archbishop Ireland (Main Level) 6:30 pm AMERICAN JOURNALISM EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD MEETING Archbishop Ireland (Main Level) Immediately following the meeting, the American Journalism editorial staff, advisory board members, and invited guests will have dinner at W.A. Frost & Co., located in St. Paul’s historic Cathedral Hill. ••• Congratulations Tracy! Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Lucht on her award-winning research on journalism history, women and the media and gender discourse. Help her celebrate the publication of her latest books “Sylvia Porter: America’s Original Personal Finance Columnist” and “‘Mad Men’ and Working Women: Feminist Perspectives on Historical Power, Resistance, and Otherness.” Her colleagues at the Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication look forward to her upcoming scholarship and awards! ™ www.greenlee.iastate.edu 8 thursday OCTOBER 9 7:15-8:45 am BREAKFAST BUFFET Promenade Ballroom (Main Level) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8 am-noon CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Promenade Foyer (Main Level) 8-8:50 am WELCOME & PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS Promenade Ballroom (Main Level) 9 am-12:20 pm PAPER SESSIONS & PANELS James J. Hill (Main Level) Summit (Lower Level) 9:45-11:15 am COFFEE & HOT TEA SERVICE Promenade Foyer (Main Level) 12:30-1:40 pm AWARDS LUNCHEON Promenade Ballroom (Main Level) 2-5 pm CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Promenade Foyer (Main Level) 1:50-5:10 pm PAPER SESSIONS & PANELS James J. Hill (Main Level) Summit (Lower Level) 2:30-4:30 pm COFFEE & HOT TEA SERVICE Promenade Foyer (Main Level) 5:30-7:30 pm LOCAL JOURNALIST AWARD RECEPTION Promenade Ballroom (Main Level) ••••••••••• thursday morning ••••• 9 8-8:50 am WELCOME & PRESIDENT’S ADDRESS Promenade Ballroom Amy Mattson Lauters Minnesota State University-Mankato AJHA President, 2013-2014 9-10 am YOUR CHOICE OF TWO SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS PAPER SESSION: The Portrayal of “Others” in Early Press Coverage James J. Hill Moderator: Norma Green, Columbia College Chicago • Ulf Jonas Bjork, Indiana University "This Island of Infuriated Blacks": American Press Coverage of Haiti, 1790-1820 • Willie R. Tubbs, University of Southern Mississippi Closing the Gap: The Choctaw Community News and the Self-Determination Movement • Julie Hedgepeth Williams, Samford University Exotic, Admirable, Annoying, Cruel: Muslims in the Early American Press GRADUATE STUDENT PANEL: Incorporating Journalism History Hot Topics to Invigorate Undergraduate Courses Summit Moderator: Jodi L. Rightler-McDaniels, South College • Carrie Teresa, Niagara University • Meagan Manning, University of Minnesota • Erica Newport, University of Florida Each panelist will elicit discussion on how to make connections between historical events and modern-day journalism courses. Topics include popular culture as a discursive site for considering the meaning of past events, landmark anniversaries of civil rights events as meaningful opportunities for journalism history education, and the reemergence of the Black Power movement of the 1960s. 10 ••••• thursday morning ••••••••••• 9:45-11:15 am COFFEE & HOT TEA SERVICE Promenade Foyer 10:10-11:10 am YOUR CHOICE OF TWO SIMULTANEOUS SESSIONS PAPER SESSION: Mainstream and Black Press Coverage of Racial Issues James J. Hill Moderator: Kimberley Mangun, University of Utah • Katie Beardsley, Temple University, and Carrie Teresa, Niagara University Narrative Analysis