Eugenia M. Palmegiano Prize
The 2019 submission deadline has passed. Awardees will be announced this fall.
The Eugenia M. Palmegiano Prize in the History of Journalism is awarded annually to the author of the most outstanding book published in English on any aspect of the history of journalism, concerning any area of the world, and any period. Books that focus on the recent past should have a significant historical component. Books that deal with journalism in relation to other forms of mass communication are eligible for consideration. See the list of past recipients.
The general rules for submission are:
- Books with a copyright of 2019 are eligible for the 2020 award.
- Nomination submissions may be made by an author or by a publisher. Publishers may submit as many entries as they wish. Authors or publishers may submit the same book for multiple AHA prizes.
- Nominators must complete an online prize submission form for each book submitted.
- One copy of each entry must be sent to each committee member and clearly labeled “Palmegiano Prize Entry.” Print copies preferred unless otherwise indicated. If only e-copy is available, please contact review committee members beforehand to arrange submission format.
Please Note: Entries must be received by May 15, 2020, to be eligible for the 2020 competition. Entries will not be returned. Recipients will be announced on the AHA website in October 2020 and recognized during a ceremony at the January 2021 AHA annual meeting in Seattle.
For questions, please contact the Prize Administrator.
The review committee contact information and prize submission form will be posted by March 1 for submissions due May 15.
2019 Palmegiano Prize
Phoebe Musandu, Georgetown Univ., Qatar
Pressing Interests: The Agenda and Influence of a Colonial East African Newspaper Sector (McGill-Queen’s Univ. Press)
Pressing Interests is a carefully researched and sophisticated study of the development of newspapers in colonial Kenya. It is also an innovative case study of the multiple roles newspapers played in a multicultural colonial society. Sensitive to the internal differences among the diverse groups in the colony as well as to the conflicts between them, the book is an impressive contribution to the history of the press in Kenya and East Africa and to the understanding of the role newspapers and journalists played in the decolonization process.