Journalism and Democracy

Our August 2018 issue features an essay on the history of the black press, a piece on the historical origins of the free press, and an essay on alternative forms of press such as foreign langauge and labor newspapers.

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Table of Contents

Features

The Inadequacy of American Press Freedom

Sam Lebovic

Toward a Democratic Journalism

Jon Bekken

The Jim Crow-era Black press: Of and for its readership

Carrie Teresa

From the President

Discovery and Recovery: Facts, Evidence and Truth

Earl Lewis

Variations on a Theme

A Message from the King: Revolutionary Print Culture and its Afterlife

Trish Loughran

The Craft of Teaching

Making History Public in Memphis: Creating a Historical Marker in a Methods Course

Timothy S. Huebner

The Historical Profession

The Ecosystem Method: A Community Focused Approach to Historical Training

Cristóbal A. Borges

OAH Initiatives

Adventures at Sichuan University: The OAH China Residency Program

Julie Greene

Departments

Reviews

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The Inadequacy of American Press Freedom

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