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AEJMC Poster Session About Food Journalism
I will be talking about the women of newspaper food journalism from the 1950s and 1960s at an AEJMC poster session in Montreal. Lance designed this cool header.
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Cartoon of Miami Food Editor Jeanne Voltz
I love this cartoon of Miami Herald food editor Jeanne Voltz and her husband Luther, who was a reporter at the newspaper. It can sometime in the 1950's.
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Providing Context for Craig Claiborne
\News about the new food editor at the New York Times has led to many mentions of the late NYT food editor Craig Claiborne yesterday.While Claiborne was certainly significant, his fame has overshadowed...
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AEJMC Food Editors Presentation
I am looking forward to my poster session at AEJMC in Montreal this month. My thanks to Lance Speere for designing this beautiful poster.
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Winning Carol DeMasters Service to Food Journalism Award
I am honored to announce that I won the first Carol DeMasters Service to Food Journalism Award from the Association of Food Journalists. Here is a great article about it.Carol was the longtime food...
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When Private Talk Goes Public
Press is beginning for the new book, When Private Talk Goes Public. I wrote a chapter about gossip and the women's pages of newspapers in the 1950s and 1960s. The book has earned some nice reviews...
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Media Report To Women Reference
It was a nice surprise to see that the current issue of Media Report To Women featured the great Poynter column about the research on female firsts in newspaper management that Lance & I published...
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Charlotte Observer Article about The Food Section
I enjoyed today's story in the Charlotte Observer by Kathleen Purvis about The Food Section.Here is a Storify of other press about The Food Section.
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Excellence In Journalism: Pushing For Parity
A week from today, I will be speaking about women in newspaper management at the SPJ-sponsored Excellence in Journalism conference in Nashville.The invitation developed out of my research about women's...
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Central Florida Food Editors Talk
I am looking forward to talking about The Food Section and signing some books at the Orlando Library later this month.
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Pushing for Parity at Excellence in Journalism
I enjoyed talking about the need for more women in newspaper management at the Pushing for Parity session in Nashville for the Excellence In Journalism conference. I spoke about my research on three...
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Association of Food Journalists Panel
I enjoyed being part of the Association of Food Journalism panel: The Changing Landscape of Food JournalismI was on the panel along with Kim Severson - four-time James Beard award-winning food writer...
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Carol DeMasters Award for Service to Food Journalism
I was honored to receive the Carol DeMasters Award for Service to Food Journalism from the Association of Food Journalism at its conference in Memphis. It was such a great conference with so many...
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Death of Food Editor Gail Perrin
I came across this obituary of Boston Food Editor Gail Perrin.Here is a segment from the story:"“Gail was keenly aware of what motivated people to cook,” said Sheryl Julian, the Globe’s food...
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Food Editor Mary Hart's Scrapbooks
I was excited to learn that Minneapolis food editor Marry Hart's scrapbooks were in the American Culinary History Collectionat the University of Michigan Library. I am working with a curator there to...
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Book Talk at the Orange County Library
I had a great time talking about The Food Section at the downtown Orange County Library today. It was great to focus on the Florida food editors.
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Women's Page Editor Dorothy Clifford Has Died
I was sad to read the news that Tallahassee Democrat women's page editor Dorothy Clifford has died. I am happy that I had the opportunity to interview her several years ago.This is the wonderful...
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Image of Columbus Dispatch Food Editor Betty Montrei Ramsey
I am in the middle of writing an article about Ohio food editors, especially those who are included in the 1952 cookbook, Coast to Coast Cookery. One of those women was Betty Montrei and I just found...
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Akron Beacon Journal Food Editor Polly Paffilas' Recipes
I am working on a new project about Ohio food editors from the 1950s and 1960s. One of my favorites is Polly Paffilas.Paffilas retired in 1987 after 45 years as a reporter, food writer, women’s pages...
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