History Division sets goals for 2007–08

 The History Division of AEJMC has set 10 goals and objectives for 2007–08. They are:

 1. Explore the possibility of establishing a division journal that would publish longer manuscripts that may not be especially well-suited to existing scholarly outlets for research in journalism and mass communication history.

2. Consider the possibility and feasibility of a fundraising event to support the Division’s two endowment funds, which help fund the Covert Award in Mass Communication History and graduate student travel stipends.

3. Encourage and invite Division members—including senior scholars—to submit articles and essays to the quarterly Clio newsletter, and continue to find ways to highlight the research and contributions of non-tenured faculty who are members of the Division.

 4. Emphasize anew the importance of the history of journalism and mass communication in graduate and undergraduate teaching.

5. Extend the Division’s tradition of organizing high-quality research, teaching, and PF&R panels for the 2008 convention. Try to find a place on the AEJMC convention for a proposed PF&R mini-plenary about the news media’s “most egregious abdications of professional responsibility over the past 200 years.”

6. Consult the membership on the possibility of an increase in dues.

7. Maintain the Division’s traditional support for regional conferences such as the Southeast Regional Colloquium and the joint History Division/AJHA Northeast Regional Conference.

8. Maintain and promote collegial ties with the American Journalism Historians Association.

9. Recognize the 10th Anniversary of the History Division’s Book Award at the 2008 members’ meeting and in the Clio newsletter.

10. Keep the Division’s online site <aejmchistory.org> updated, as necessary.