Donald L. Shaw Senior Scholar Award

Janice Hume was selected as the 2025 recipient of the Donald L. Shaw Senior Scholar Award by the History Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The Shaw award honors a scholar who has a record of excellence in media history that has spanned a minimum of 15 years, including division membership. Awards committee member Carolyn Kitch noted that: “In influential books and articles, Dr. Janice Hume has enriched the field of media history through her exploration of the relationship between history and memory. Her research has won many of the History Division's top honors, and she has been a regular source of expertise in press interviews about the meanings of mourning and memorial in American culture. Moreover, she has built a record of scholarship that connects research to teaching and leadership, mentoring graduate students to their own success and rising status in our scholarly organizations. Dr. Hume has shaped our field in lasting ways.”