{"id":2246,"date":"2024-03-25T12:13:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/for-the-press\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T11:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:13:14","slug":"for-the-press","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/for-the-press\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Press"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t\tA Resource for the Press\t<\/h3>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tContact Us\t<\/h4>\n\t<p><strong>If you are a member of the media and would like to submit a request for a referral or interview, please email <a href=\"mailto:press@historians.org\">press@historians.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please provide any pertinent deadlines and we will do our best to accommodate your request. The AHA can find you a historian for any topic, and assists with dozens of inquiries each year.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:press@historians.org\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEmail Us\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/DSC_0092.jpg\" alt=\"Council Meeting\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"800\" width=\"1200\" title=\"American Historical Association 2025 Annual Meeting - New York City - January 3, 2025\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tAHA Media Appearances &#038; Publications\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>AHA staff and Council members frequently write articles and make public appearances on history, history education, the importance of historical thinking in public life, and the work of historians.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/aha-news-announcements\/aha-media-appearances-publications\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Newspaper-stand-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A black and white photo of a convenience store with newspaper display racks labeled &quot;The Irish Times&quot; and &quot;International News&quot; on either side of the open door.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" title=\"Stock_2024_NewspaperStand\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tPress Releases\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>The AHA issues press releases on topics of importance-national and local-to the Association. To be added to our press list, please email Alexandra Levy, director of communications and public affairs (<a href=\"mailto:alevy@historians.org\">alevy@historians.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"\/news-publications\/for-the-press\/press-releases\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/9004-Cover.png\" alt=\"9004-Cover\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"506\" width=\"400\" title=\"9004-Cover\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tPermission to Use AHA Copyrighted Material\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>All material published by the American Historical Association in any medium is protected by copyright. Read our policies about using and reproducing our publications.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/permission-to-use-aha-copyrighted-material\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAttend Our Events\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/events\/aha-events-calendar\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView All Events\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/bernd-dittrich-c2QNhmkVNfI-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of the capitol\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1800\" width=\"2400\" title=\"Photo of the capitol\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tCongressional Briefings\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>The AHA&#8217;s Congressional Briefings series seeks to provide Congressional staff members, journalists, and other members of the policy community with the historical context essential to understanding contemporary issues.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/events\/congressional-briefings\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/history-behind-the-headlines.jpg\" alt=\"Glasses laid on newspaper\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"400\" width=\"1280\" title=\"history behind the headlines\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tHistory Behind the Headlines\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>History Behind the Headlines events feature prominent historians discussing the history behind current events. Open to the public and free of charge, events in this series are generously sponsored by AHA member Jared Brubaker.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/events\/aha-online\/history-behind-the-headlines\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAHA in the News\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/aha-news-announcements\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView All News\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAHA Resources\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Image1.Microchip-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up picture of a computer board.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1599\" width=\"2400\" title=\"POH_2023_11_Mircochip\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tGuiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>The AHA announces the publication of <em>Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education<\/em>, a disciplinary approach to AI that focuses on specific aspects of history education that might not be addressed in broader institutional policies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/resource\/guiding-principles-for-artificial-intelligence-in-history-education\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/brianna-lengacher-aihI4_1lTTg-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"Five yellow chairs with metal legs around a yellow chair with metal legs in a classroom in front of a whiteboard on a blue wall.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1280\" width=\"1920\" title=\"2024_Stock_YellowChairs\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tAmerican Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>The AHA&#8217;s 2024 report shares findings from the most comprehensive study of secondary US history education undertaken in the 21st century. The report provides empirical evidence and rigorous analysis to inform current debates over how history is taught in our schools.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/teaching-learning\/k-12-education\/american-lesson-plan\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/History-Survey.jpg\" alt=\"Faded and weathered American flag hanging on a diagonal pole with blurry trees in background.\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" title=\"History Survey\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n<h5>\n\t\t\tHistory, the Past, and Public Culture: Results from a National Survey\t<\/h5>\n\t<p>This project aspired to take America&#8217;s historical pulse by assessing public perceptions of, and engagement with, the discipline of history and the past.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/teaching-learning\/current-events-in-historical-context\/history-the-past-and-public-culture-results-from-a-national-survey\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Resource for the Press Contact Us If you are a member of the media and would like to submit&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102209,"parent":1825,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2246","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","has-featured-image"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2246"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109268,"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2246\/revisions\/109268"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1825"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/102209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}