Congratulations to Autumn Linford, winner of American Journalism's 2026 Rising Scholar Award! Read more here: tinyurl.com/p7mt98wb

South Carolina photojournalist Cecil Williams spent his career capturing the Civil Rights Movement. AJHA is honoring him with the Outstanding Local Journalist Award during a reception on November 5 in Greenville. More here: tinyurl.com/ftjrravw

Meet this year's Donna Allen Luncheon honoree: Broadcaster and documentarian Beryl Dakers. She'll headline AJHA's Donna Allen Luncheon celebration of women in journalism on November 6 in Greenville. More here: tinyurl.com/yx6exs46

Huge congrats to Lisa D. Lenoir of Indiana University on winning the 2026 American Journalism Best Article Award for her piece on The Chicago Defender’s Mattie Smith Colin. Read more here: tinyurl.com/yth4bs37

Congratulations to Mike Conway, the 2026 recipient of the Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement — AJHA's highest honor. More here: tinyurl.com/5dnueprz

Congratulations to this year's Diversity Microgrant recipients! These six media historians will receive funding from AJHA and AEJMC's History Division to support their research. More here: tinyurl.com/yc3af98n

Congratulations to this year's Blanchard Dissertation Prize Winner Claire Rounkles and honorable mention winners Meshari Thamer Alotaibi and John-Erik Koslosky! Learn more about their dissertations here: tinyurl.com/ypkzp4d7

The 2026 AJHA Paper, Panel and RIP call is here! For more details on submitting your work for the 45th annual convention in Greenville, South Carolina, visit ajha.wildapricot.org/call_for_pap.... The deadline for all submissions is June 15, 2026 11:59 p.m. CST!

The deadline for this year's Blanchard Dissertation Prize has been extended to March 1. If you know anyone who might be interested, please encourage them to apply!

This weekend is AJHA's Southeast Symposium! Read more about the event here: ajha.wildapricot.org/Intelligence...

Registration for this year's Joint Journalism and Communication History Conference at Columbia University is open! Registration is free for all graduate students. The conference will be held March 27 from 9-5 a.m. To sign up, visit ajha.wildapricot.org/event-6518450

To close out #AJHA2025, join us at Gaucho Beach for the Gala Dinner at 6 p.m. Get ready for great views, Argentinian- and Californian-inspired flavors, local craft brews and sangria!

Ahead of tonight's gala dinner, we wanted to share again some info on transportation to and from the event. Directions for getting to the ship can be found in your convention program, and you can use the chart below to decide which transportation option to the ship works best for you!

It's the final day of #AJHA2025. Visit one of the research in progress sessions, hear about the work of AJHA leadership over the past year during the General Business Meeting, spend the afternoon at paper and panel sessions, and wrap up the convention during the Gala Dinner!

The annual Donna Allen Luncheon celebrates contributions of women to the field of journalism. This year's honored guest and featured speaker is Nancy Rivera Brooks, former deputy business editor with the Los Angeles Times. Join us in honoring Nancy in International 3 on the 2nd floor at noon.

🚢 All aboard for AJHA's choose-your-own-adventure historical tour of the Queen Mary! Directions for getting to the ship can be found in your convention program, and you can use the chart below to decide which transportation option to the ship works best for you.

Another full day for #AJHA2025. Start your day with breakfast and two research sessions, followed by the Donna Allen Luncheon, a panel featuring this year's Blanchard Dissertation Award finalists, and our very own tour of the Queen Mary! 🚢

Meet us at the pool for our Local Journalist Award Reception honoring NBC4 “Today in LA” co-anchor Lynette Romero and former editor of Long Beach’s Grunion Gazette Harry Saltzgaver!

Next up: Celebrating our Kobre and National Award for Excellence in Teaching award winners during the luncheon in International 3!

Good morning, #AJHA2025! Between breakfast at 7:30 and our Local Journalist Award Reception at 6:30 tonight, there's a packed schedule of paper presentations, panel sessions, and the Award Luncheon.

We'll see you soon, journalism historians! Check-in at the Hilton Long Beach starts and 4 p.m.🌴 📰 🌊

Packing for #AJHA2025? The forecast calls for sun and 70s in Long Beach!🌤️ 🕶️ 🏖️

Three days until #AJHA2025! ✈️ Here's some tips on navigating from one of the three area airports to our convention hotel in Long Beach:

Four days until #AJHA2025! Hear about the four dissertations conducted by this year's Blanchard Dissertation Prize winner and runners up during their panel Friday morning.

AJHA gives out five top paper awards each year. Come learn more about these scholars' award-winning research in just five days! #AJHA2025

With only six days to go until #AJHA2025, we're celebrating Gwyneth Mellinger, Ira Chinoy, Jeremiah Favara, Larry Heinzerling, Randy Herschaft and Ann Cooper--the six authors of the books receiving this year's Book Award and honorable mentions. Catch them at their Saturday panel!

Worth another trip into our own photo archive to celebrate being just seven days away from #AJHA2025! 🌴 📰 📚 🌊

Place your bids! The AJHA auction supporting the Michael S. Sweeney Graduate Student Travel Fund is open now through Sept. 28. givebutter.com/c/AJHA2025

Our convention hotel, the Hilton Long Beach, has a pool, a fitness center… and a tradition of sending guests home with a rubber duck! 🦆 #AJHA2025

A Throwback Thursday with photos from conventions past to celebrate being just two weeks away from #AJHA2025! 🌴 📰 📚 🌊