Our High School Newspaper and Yearbook Matters in History

Dr. Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen joins Johanna to talk about how valuable student newspapers and yearbooks are to study American history.

Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Media. She received her Ph.D. in Mass Communication and History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and joined the University of Idaho faculty in 2019. In addition to media history, she teaches courses in public relations and strategic communications. As a media historian, she explores the cultural role that print products played in communities in the early 20th century. Part of Dr. Cieslik-Miskimen’s research has focused on media coverage of American high schools and the origins of high school journalism. She recently published a book chapter, "A Window into the World of Students: An Analysis of 1920s High School Student Newspapers," and is currently working on a journal article about media coverage of high school student protests in the 1920s.