Eugenia M. Palmegiano Prize
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. The current prize amount is $1,000. See the list of past recipients.
The general rules for submission are:
- Books with a copyright of 2022 are eligible for the 2023 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, 2023, to be eligible for the 2023 competition. Entries will not be returned. Recipients will be announced on the AHA website in October 2023 and recognized during a ceremony at the January 2024 AHA annual meeting in San Francisco.
For questions, please contact the Prize Administrator.
2022 Palmegiano Prize
Kathy Roberts Forde, University of South Carolina, and Sid Bedingfield, University of Minnesota, editors
Journalism and Jim Crow: White Supremacy and the Black Struggle for a New America (Univ. of Illinois Press)
Journalism and Jim Crow, through a series of thematically and theoretically related research essays, illuminates the role of the white southern press as a builder, and not merely a bystander/observer, in the construction of racially segregated institutions and norms. Juxtaposing this view of the white press as a political actor furthering and maintaining systemic racism is rich material demonstrating how the Black press worked to serve the prized American press function as a bulwark of democratic and egalitarian ideals.