Journalism History

Episode 148: The White House Correspondents' Association

The White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) originated in 1914 as a defensive measure by reporters to maintain access to presidential press conferences following President Woodrow Wilson’s frustration over leaked information. Over the subsequent century, the organization evolved from a small group of charter mem...

Episode 147: Journalism History Matters

From the Vault: The Sunday Paper

Episode 146: The Newspaper Axis

From the Vault: Wars on the Press by Richard Nixon and Donald Trump

Episode 145: The Untold Story of Election Night 1952

From the Vault: Newspaper Titans: Joseph Pulitzer

Episode 144: The Letdown of Liberal Talk Radio

From the Vault: Journalists on Film

Episode 143: Last Paper Standing

From the Vault: They Came to Toil

Episode 142: The Peopleization of TV News

From the Vault: The Flyin’ Jenny Comic Strip

Episode 141: Fake News in the American Revolution

From the Vault: The Commercialization of PBS

Episode 140: How Private Investment Helped Destroy Newspapers

Episode 139: PR and Crime Novels

50th Anniversary: Why Does Journalism History Matter?

50th Anniversary: Hidden Figures in Public Relations History

50th Anniversary: News for the Masses