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Founded in 1981, the American Journalism Historians Association advances teaching and research in mass communication history.
https://ajha.wildapricot.org/
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!
September 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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!
September 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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!
September 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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.
September 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🚢 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.
September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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! 🚢
September 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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!
September 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Next up: Celebrating our Kobre and National Award for Excellence in Teaching award winners during the luncheon in International 3!
September 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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.
September 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We'll see you soon, journalism historians! Check-in at the Hilton Long Beach starts and 4 p.m.🌴 📰 🌊
September 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Packing for #AJHA2025? The forecast calls for sun and 70s in Long Beach!🌤️ 🕶️ 🏖️
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Three days until #AJHA2025! ✈️ Here's some tips on navigating from one of the three area airports to our convention hotel in Long Beach:
September 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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.
September 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
AJHA gives out five top paper awards each year. Come learn more about these scholars' award-winning research in just five days! #AJHA2025
September 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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!
September 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Worth another trip into our own photo archive to celebrate being just seven days away from #AJHA2025! 🌴 📰 📚 🌊
September 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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
September 16, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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
September 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A Throwback Thursday with photos from conventions past to celebrate being just two weeks away from #AJHA2025! 🌴 📰 📚 🌊
September 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Congrats to Keith Greenwood, winner of the AJHA 2025 National Award for Excellence in Teaching!
August 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Kudos to Suzannah Evans Comfort of Indiana University, author of “Before the Environment Was News: Outdoor Writers and the Boundaries of Journalism” and the winner of this year's Best Article Award presented by American Journalism! More here: tinyurl.com/mrysc9px
July 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Congratulations to Gwyneth Mellinger, author of "Racializing Objectivity:
How the White Southern Press Used Journalism Standards to Defend Jim Crow," and winner of AJHA's Book Award this year! More about her book and our runners up here: tinyurl.com/ywuvpabh
June 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Congratulations to to the winner of this year's American Journalism Rising Scholar award, Natascha Toft Roelsgaard! tinyurl.com/j8f4vz3n
June 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Join us in celebrating Patrick Cox, Ph.D., who has been named the 2025 recipient of the Sidney Kobre Award for Lifetime Achievement--AJHA’s highest honor. Patrick will receive the Kobre Award during AJHA's annual convention in Long Beach, California this fall. tinyurl.com/mrxzn4v6
June 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Congrats to Robin Sundaramoorthy, winner of the 2025 Margaret A. Blanchard Dissertation Prize, and runners-up Holly Swenson, Robert O'Sullivan, and Karlin Andersen Tuttle. You can hear more about each of their studies during a panel at #AJHA2025 and here: tinyurl.com/deta9c75
June 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM