AEJMC Statements

The AEJMC Leadership may make statements during the year on important issues that are central to the association’s mission. Requests to explore possible issues may come from AEJMC constituents, including but not limited to individual members, officers, standing committees, or members from the council of affiliates. Those requests should be made in writing by email or letter and addressed to the sitting president. AEJMC Statements are an AEJMC Strategic Planning Initiative. This process was endorsed by the AEJMC membership at the Boston Business Meeting, August 7, 2009.

Process

An elected three-member subcommittee of the Standing Committee of Professional Freedom and Responsibility helps inform and advise the AEJMC President of important issues. All statements, once agreed upon by the President and Advisory Council, undergo a round of second-stage vetting with all AEJMC Division and Interest Group PF&R chairs, chairs, and heads of the Commission on the Status of Minorities and Commission on the Status of Women. The President and Advisory Council consider all feedback. The President has the final decision on what statement is issued. Information on the statement process and calls for ideas for statements are disseminated to members during the year.

PAC Members and AEJMC Statements

President’s Advisory Council Members	AEJMC Statements
2022-23 N/A	2022-23 Statements 07/24/23 — AEJMC & ASJMC support the Protect Reporters from Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act introduced in U.S. Congress 10/19/23 — A Statement from the Organizations’ Leadership Supporting Leadership Diversity
2021-22 N/A	2021-22 Statements 03/11/22 — AEJMC and ASJMC joint statement in support of the citizens, residents and those fleeing the Ukraine
2020-21 N/A	2020-21 Statements 05/24/21 — A Statement from the Organizations’ Leadership Supporting UNC Faculty 12/21/20 — AEJMC and ASJMC joint statement supporting the use of the title of “doctor” for those who have earned a terminal degree beyond the master’s level and condemning all forms of misogyny
2019-20 N/A	2019-20 Statements 06/09/20 — ASJMC and ASJMC joint statement on arrests and violence toward journalists covering protests across the country — June 2020
2017-18 N/A	2017-18 Statements 08/22/18 — AEJMC Board urges educators, journalists to be thoughtful in coverage of hate speech 04/18/18 — AEJMC & ASJMC Presidential Statement to U.S. Sinclair-owned Stations
2016-17 Paul Voakes, Colorado Hong Cheng, Virginia Commonwealth Amy Reynolds, Kent State Dean Kruckeberg, North Carolina-Charlotte	2016-17 Statements 02/09/17 — AEJMC Presidential Statement to President Donald Trump
2015-16 PAC AEJMC President, Lori Bergen, Colorado-Boulder Debashis Aikat, North Carolina-Chapel Hill Dean Kruckeberg, North Carolina-Charlotte Hong Cheng, Virginia Commonwealth	2015-16 Statements 09/06/16 — AEJMC Voices Concern Over Recent Threats to Reporter Privilege 06/03/16 — Journalism Educators Urge Social Media Platforms to Ensure Ethical Transparency in Curating and Disseminating News 04/19/16 — AEJMC Urges State of New York to Reexamine Ethics Guidelines That Encroach on the First Amendment
2014-15 PAC AEJMC President, Elizabeth L. Toth, Maryland	2014-15 Statements 09/09/15 — AEJMC Calls Upon Politicians and Journalists to Ensure Civility in Election Campaigning
2013-14 PAC AEJMC President, Paula Poindexter, Texas-Austin Jane Singer, City University London Dean Kruckeberg, North Carolina-Charlotte	2013-14 Statements 08/27/14 — Journalism Educators use Tragedy in Ferguson, Mo. as Teachable Moment to Commend the Press, Condemn Arrests of Journalists and Remind the Public of the First Amendment’s Power 05/21/14 — Journalism Educators call on Kansas Board of Regents to Reverse New Social Media Policy 11/25/13 — Journalism educators call on 60 Minutes to rethink Benghazi report correction
2012-13 PAC AEJMC President, Kyu Ho Youm, Oregon Dwight Brooks, Middle Tennessee State Jane Singer, Iowa Dean Kruckeberg, North Carolina-Charlotte	2012-13 Statements 07/04/13 — Journalism Educators Urge President Obama to Further Transparency in the Federal Government 06/19/13 — Journalism Educators Urge Wisconsin Lawmakers to Support — not Condemn — the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism 05/23/13 — AEJMC & ASJMC Condemn the U.S. Government’s Actions Against the Press, Defends Public’s Right to Information 04/09/13 — AEJMC Statement on Open-Access Electronic Journals and Nuisance Lawsuits 03/25/13 — AEJMC President Releases a Statement on Leak Prosecutions
2011-12 PAC AEJMC President, Linda Steiner, Maryland Kathy Bradshaw, Bowling Green State Dwight Brooks, Middle Tennessee State Lillie Fears, Arkansas State	2011-12 Statements 01/12/12 — AEJMC Supporting FCC’s Proposed Rule Change for Media Transparency 11/21/11 — First Amendment Rights of Occupy Movement & of Journalists Covering It 08/29/11 — Presidential Statement of Respect for Evonne H. Whitmore
2010-11 PAC AEJMC President, Jan Slater, Illinois Kathy Bradshaw, Bowling Green State	2010-11 Statements 03/22/11 — AEJMC Supports Federal Funding of Public Media
2009-10 PAC AEJMC President, Carol Pardun, South Carolina Marie Hardin, Penn State Paul Lester, California State University-Fullerton Julianne Newton, Oregon	2009-10 Statements 06/11/10 — Response from AEJMC President, Carol J. Pardun 06/07/10 — AEJMC: Obama’s Promised “Change” Lacks Transparency 11/03/09 — Prosecutors Investigate Students; AEJMC Urges Subpoena Quash 10/07/09 — AEJMC Supports Free Flow of Information Act

President’s Advisory Council Members