Dr. Ashley Walter, Ph.D.
Media Experience
Pittsburgh Current
KDKA
Hogan's Alley
Women's Media Center.
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Ashley Walter is an assistant professor of journalism and media at Saint Louis University. She is an expert in U.S. media history and women's labor. She received a Ph.D. from Penn State University in 2022 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Utah State University in 2023. Prior to her academic career, she worked in media in Pittsburgh, PA. Her co-authored book, "How America Gets the News: A History of U.S. Journalism," was published in 2024. Her other work has been published in Journalism History, American Journalism, and The Women’s Media Center.
Sub-specialties:
media history
women's media history
fighting against discrimination
sex discrimination
women's labor
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How America Gets the News A History of U.S. Journalism
Book [June 2024] -
Pregnant and Parenting Journalists Are Still Fighting for Fairness, Study Finds
Women's Media Center [October 13, 2023] -
Walck & Walter podcast: Flyin’ Jenny comics and women’s work
Journalism History Podcast [January 8, 2019]
New research confirms that journalists who are pregnant or mothers are fighting against some of the same injustices that women reporters faced decades ago.