Aimee Edmondson, Ph.D.
- Professor
Areas of Expertise
- Communication
- Communications Law
- Convergence Journalism
- Freedom of Information
- Journalism
- Law
- Libel Law
- Media Law
Expert Bio
Dr. Aimee Edmondson is a professor in media law and journalism history with a particular focus on civil-rights related libel law, critical race theory and free expression. She also teaches data journalism using the techniques of Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE) and has traveled to Kenya, China, Kazakhstan, India and Germany to lead workshops for journalists and journalism educators.
In the dozen years she worked in newsrooms around the country, she鈥檚 covered just about every beat 鈥 law enforcement, courts, politics, education, poverty, features, sports and special projects. She continues her journalism in her research and writing about legal issues in media law.
Her book, In Sullivan鈥檚 Shadow, The Use and Abuse of Libel Law During the Long Civil Rights Struggle, was published by University of Massachusetts Press in 2019. The book was a finalist for the Frank Luther Mott/Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for the best book on journalism and mass communication based on original research. It also was runner up for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication History Division Book Award.
She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Missouri School of Journalism (2008), Master of Arts from the University of Memphis (1999) and her Bachelor of Arts from Louisiana State University Manship School of Journalism (1990).
Selected Publications:
- Aimee Edmondson, 鈥淧ure Caucasian Blood: Libel by Racial Misidentification in American Newspapers (1900-1957),鈥 American Journalism, Winter 2021. (Winner of the article of the year)
- Ken Ward and Aimee Edmondson, 鈥淭he Espionage Conviction of Kansas City Editor Jacob Frohwerk: 鈥楢 Clear and Present Danger鈥 to the United States,鈥 Journal of Media Law & Ethics (Summer/Fall, 2017).
- Aimee Edmondson, 鈥淩earticulating New York Times v. Sullivan as a Social Duty to Journalists,鈥 Journalism Studies (Fall 2016).
- Aimee Edmondson, 鈥淎 Pulitzer from the North, a Libel Suit from the South: Southern Editors鈥 Civil Rights Writings, 1954-1968,鈥 First Amendment Law Review, 12 (Winter 2014).
- Aimee Edmondson, 鈥淭ool of Empowerment: The Rhetorical Vision of Title Nine,鈥 Lodz Papers in Pragmatics 7:1 (Fall 2011): 135-154.
- Molly Yanity and Aimee Edmondson, 鈥淓thics and the Online Coverage of Recruiting High School Athletes,鈥 International Journal of Sports Communication, 4 (Winter 2011): 403-421.
- Aimee Edmondson and Charles N. Davis, 鈥淧risoners of Private Industry: Economic Development and State Sunshine Laws,鈥 Communication Law & Policy, 16: 317 (Summer 2011): 317-348.
- Aimee Edmondson, 鈥淚n Sullivan鈥檚 Shadow: The Use and Abuse of Libel Law Arising from the Civil Rights Movement, 1960-1989,鈥 Journalism History 37:1 (April 2011): 27-38.
- Aimee Edmondson and Earnest L. Perry, 鈥溾楾o the detriment of the institution鈥: The Missouri Student鈥檚 Fight to Desegregate the University of Missouri.鈥 American Journalism 27:4 (Fall 2010): 105-131.
- Aimee Edmondson, 鈥淧acking Heat: A Gun Battle between Privacy and Access,鈥 Journal of Media Law & Ethics, 1:4 (Summer/Fall 2009): 217-240.
- Aimee Edmondson and Earnest L. Perry, 鈥淥bjectivity and The Journalist鈥檚 Creed: Local coverage of Lucile Bluford鈥檚 fight to enter the Missouri School of Journalism.鈥 Journalism History 33: 4 (Winter 2008): 233-240.
- Elinor Kelley Grusin and Aimee Edmondson, 鈥淭aking it to the Web: Youth News Moves Online.鈥 Newspaper Research Journal 24: 3 (Summer 2003): 91-96.