Journalism History

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Journalism History

Journalism History is 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.​

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    From the Vault: The Sunday Paper

    In this episode from our vault, 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. The transcript is episode 114 at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.

    39 min

  2. NOV 4

    Episode 146: The Newspaper Axis

    Historian Kathryn Olmsted discusses her recent book, The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler, and explains how anti-interventionist attitudes by publishers such as Hearst, McCormick, and Lord Beaverbrook hindered the U.S. and British responses to Hitler's rise to power. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast.

    28 min

  3. OCT 21

    From the Vault: Wars on the Press by Richard Nixon and Donald Trump

    In this episode from our vault, author Mark Feldstein discusses the nasty relationship between President Richard Nixon and investigative journalist Jack Anderson as well as the many criticisms leveled against the news media by President Donald Trump. The transcript is episode 18 at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.

    45 min

  4. OCT 3

    Episode 145: The Untold Story of Election Night 1952

    Author Ira Chinoy discusses his latest book, Predicting the Winner, and the beginning of computer forecasting with elections. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

    25 min

  5. SEP 16

    From the Vault: Newspaper Titans: Joseph Pulitzer

    In this episode from our vault, historian Chris Daly reviews the sensational career of publisher Joseph Pulitzer before we take a virtual tour of the Missouri History Museum in Pulitzer’s adopted hometown of St. Louis. The transcript is episode 65 at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.

    50 min

  6. SEP 2

    Episode 144: The Letdown of Liberal Talk Radio

    Journalist Gregory Svirnovskiy discusses Democrats’ unsuccessful attempts after the 1994 midterm elections to counter conservative hosts like Rush Limbaugh with the liberal voices of Mario Cuomo, Gary Hart, and Ed Koch. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

    36 min

  7. AUG 19

    From the Vault: Journalists on Film

    In this episode from our vault, author Richard Ness reviews Hollywood’s diverse depictions of journalists over the years, from crusading reporters in All the President’s Men and Spotlight to manipulative media executives in Citizen Kane and Network. The transcript is episode 103 at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/.

    43 min

  8. AUG 5

    Episode 143: Last Paper Standing

    Author Ken Ward discusses his new book, which examines a century of competition between the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. Show transcripts are available at https://journalism-history.org/podcast/

    48 min
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Journalism History is 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.​

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  • Creator
    AEJMC
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    94
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2022 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Journalism History

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