Best regards, Andrew Stewart
Begin forwarded message: > From: H-Net Staff via H-REVIEW <[email protected]> > Date: February 22, 2021 at 6:47:09 PM EST > To: [email protected] > Cc: H-Net Staff <[email protected]> > Subject: H-Net Review [H-Podcast]: Spinelle on Finneman and Hirshon and Ward, > 'Journalism History: The Podcast' > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Teri Finneman, Nick Hirshon, Ken Ward. Journalism History: The > Podcast. Fort Worth Journalism History (the academic journal), > 2018-20. Podcast, https://www.democracyworkspodcast.com. > > Reviewed by Jenna C. Spinelle (The Pennsylvania State University and > Democracy Works Podcast) > Published on H-Podcast (February, 2021) > Commissioned by Robert Cassanello (he/him/his) > > Why does journalism history matter? That is the central question > addressed in every episode of the _Journalism History_ podcast, a > project of the History Division of the Association for Education in > Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) and the AEJMC's _Journalism > History_ journal. The podcast, like its namesake journal, attempts to > place journalism history in a broader context of American history by > examining the history of various aspects of the media and the way > that the media covered events in history. Teri Finneman, associate > professor of journalism at the University of Kansas and vice chair of > the AEJMC History Division, serves as the show's main host and > interviewer. Nick Hirshon, assistant professor of communication at > William Paterson University, and Ken Ward, assistant professor of > communication and media at Lamar University, joined as co-hosts for > the show's second season. > > Episode length varies from fifteen to sixty minutes, with most > episodes coming in around thirty minutes. The host discusses the > guest's work on a particular topic and how it fits into the broader > context of journalism history. As is the case with many podcasts, > conversations are typically based around a book the author has > written, though the conversations are sometimes based on articles in > the _Journalism History_ journal. Either way, the conversations are a > nice way to bring additional context to the written work or provide > someone with the opportunity to understand the main arguments without > having to read the entire work. The podcast's website also asks > journalism instructors to consider each episode as a potential guest > lecture they can use in journalism history courses. > > Some episode topics are evergreen in nature, like a conversation > about Jimmy Carter and the birth of the modern presidential campaign > (Episode 43: Amber Roessner - Jimmy Carter and the Media) and a look > at the history of newsboys in America (Episode 46: Vince DiGirolamo - > A Nation of Newsboys). Other episodes are timely, either around a > holiday (Episode 39: Holiday episode - Yes, Virginia, There is a > Santa Claus) or a major event in the news (Episode 63: Sherry Hall - > How Newspapering Shaped a President). The show produced several > COVID-19-related episodes in 2020, including one on media coverage of > epidemics (BONUS: Katie Foss - The History of American Epidemics) and > one on the history of food journalism (Episode 59: Kimberly Wilmot > Voss: The History of Food Journalism) at a time when many people were > suddenly cooking more at home. I found the topic-based shows to be > slightly more engaging, but every episode I listened to was easy to > understand and the audio quality was on par with other independently > produced podcasts. > > The podcast's website lists each episode, along with general > information about how to listen to a podcast and what AEJMC is hoping > to achieve with the show. Each episode page contains a transcript, > which helps with accessibility, giving instructors more options for > adding the content to their courses. However, episode pages do not > link to the guest's book or article, or any related resources. This > seems like a missed opportunity to provide listeners, teachers, and > students with source material or other related resources that can > build on what's discussed in each episode. Given that the show's > hosts are also journalism scholars, it might be interesting to hear > more of their reflections on the week's topic, rather than sticking > solely to asking questions during the interview. > > Whether you are a professional media scholar or an amateur history > buff, the _Journalism History_ podcast is an interesting and engaging > listen. Unlike seemingly every other part of the podcast industry, > there are not many shows about journalism, so this one is a valuable > resource for anyone looking to learn more about the media and its > history through audio. > > > Citation: Jenna C. Spinelle. Review of Finneman, Teri; Hirshon, Nick; > Ward, Ken, _Journalism History: The Podcast_. H-Podcast, H-Net > Reviews. February, 2021. > URL: https://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=56103 > > This work is licensed under a Creative Commons > Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States > License. > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#6632): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/6632 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80841195/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
