JOURNALISM

 

 

American Journalism, 1983--. 4/yr.

Call number: PN 4700 .A39

Published by the American Journalism Historians Association. Focus is on "the historical relationship between communication and culture in the United States, especially as this relationship has been affected by such areas as economics, philosophy, politics, literature, sociology, and the law." Features regular book reviews, and historiographical essays every six months. Heavy emphasis on media ethics. Examples of historiographical topics: the penny press, the Black press, Civil Rights journalism, press and government, women and the press, Gilded Age journalism. Articles are blind refereed. No serial or theme bibliographies.

 

Columbia Journalism Review, 1962--. 6/yr.

Call number: PN 4700 .C6

Non-scholarly journal that covers items of general interest, e.g., plight of farmers, the Gary Hart affair, racism, sportswriting, and the role journalism plays in each. Each issue has approx. three long signed review articles and three shorter book reviews.

 

 

Journalism History, 1974--. 4/yr.

Call number: PN 4700 .J65 Folio

Intended as "forum for studies on topics related to the full scope of mass communication history." Publishes annotated, evaluative bibliographies at irregular intervals. Has a regular book review section. Occasionally publishes special issues on selected, often interdisciplinary, topics such as sensationalism, the U.S. Constitution, women in journalism education, making it quite useful for American Studies scholars. Does publish bibliographies, listed in the "Recent Scholarship" section and organized by general subject area.

 

 

*Journalism Quarterly, 1924--.

Call number: PN 4700 .J7

Devoted to research in journalism and mass communication. Publishes selected, annotated bibliographies on a regular basis. Covers topics such as advertising, broadcasting, communication theory, community journalism, criticism and defense of the media, minorities, public opinion, technology, and women and the media. Reviews books in three forms: longer review essays, reviews of single volumes, and capsule reviews. A quarterly bibliography provides a numbered listing, by subtopic, of published articles and books of interest to journalism/mass communication researchers.

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