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Review Of Amenta And Caren, Rough Draft Of History, Karen Miller Russell Nov 2023

Review Of Amenta And Caren, Rough Draft Of History, Karen Miller Russell

Journal of 20th Century Media History

Review of Rough Draft of History


License To Spill: Credentialing In 20th Century Journalism Education, Nate Floyd Nov 2023

License To Spill: Credentialing In 20th Century Journalism Education, Nate Floyd

Journal of 20th Century Media History

This study begins with a war of words between industry insiders and journalism educators in 1947 regarding the establishment of the American Council on Education for Journalism (ACEJ). Although the accrediting agency for journalism education was still a year away from announcing its first list of accredited programs, discussions surrounding how to elevate the status of journalism and regulate entry into the profession had been ongoing since at least 1923, involving metropolitan newspaper editors and journalism educators. This study explores a plan formulated during the interwar period, involving metropolitan newspaper editors affiliated with the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) …