Nov 14, 2022
In 1966 "Just us Hoosiers: And how we got that way" was released. Dale Wright Burgess had worked for Indiana's Associated Press since 1939. During that time he slowly compiled 'historical' articles. These articles together became "Just us Hoosiers". For his work across his career, including this book, he was highly awarded including being admitted into the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Today's podcast explores the problems with his writing and questions the praise he has recieved.
Sources:
Dale Wright Burgess. Just us Hoosiers: And how we got that way. Indiana: Unified College Press, 1966.
Gary C. Olson. “Dale Wright Burgess”. Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame. Accessed at https://ijhf.org/members/1972/dale-wright-burgess.