History News Network

Short description: Website for historians writing about current events

History News Network (HNN) is an online platform for historians to comment on current events, and to place today's news into a historical perspective. HNN is hosted by the University of Richmond.

## History

History News Network (HNN) is a non-profit corporation registered in Washington, D.C. The network was founded by Richard Shenkman, author of Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of World History. He served as HNN editor until his retirement in 2019. As of February 2025,[update] Tony Field is managing editor. HNN sponsored several history-oriented blogs, including Liberty and Power (coordinated by David T. Beito) and Jim Loewen.[needs update?][1][2][3][4] Murray Polner was the long-time book editor for HNN.[5][6]

In 2012, HNN celebrated Independence Day by holding a contest to select the worst books about American history ever published. Nominees included David Barton's The Jefferson Lies, Michael Bellesiles's Arming America, Gavin Menzies’s 1421: The Year China Discovered America, Richard G. Williams's 2006 book Stonewall Jackson: The Black Man's Friend and A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn.[3] Over 1000 HNN readers gave the nod to Barton and Zinn.[7]

HNN, initially hosted by George Mason University, moved to George Washington University in 2017.[8][9] By 2019, after Shenkman’s retirement, The George Washington University Department of History assumed full responsibility for operating and editing HNN.[10] On December 2023, the University of Richmond acquired History News Network,[11][12] integrating it into the university’s Digital Humanities ecosystem through its public history project tool known as "Bunk".[11][13]

## References

1. ↑ "Web Archive, History News Network" (in en). Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/lcwaN0018267/.
2. ↑ "History News Network" (in en). Center for History and New Media (CHNM). http://chnm.gmu.edu/history-news-network/.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schuessler, Jennifer (July 4, 2012). "History News Network Celebrates Bad History Books" (in en). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/04/history-news-network-celebrates-bad-history-books/.
4. ↑ "York College Professor Reviews For History News Network" (in en). York College, City University of New York. https://www.york.cuny.edu/news/york-college-professor-reviews-for-history-news-network.
5. ↑ Oster, Marcy (June 2, 2019). "Murray Polner, founding and only editor of Present Tense magazine, dies at 91" (in en). https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/murray-polner-founding-and-only-editor-of-present-tense-magazine-dies-at-91.
6. ↑ Roberts, Sam (June 5, 2019). "Murray Polner, Antiwar Editor and Author, Is Dead at 91" (in en). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/05/obituaries/murray-polner-dead.html.
7. ↑ Schuessler, Jennifer (July 16, 2012). "And the Worst Book of History Is …" (in en). The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/16/and-the-worst-book-of-history-is/index.html.
8. ↑ Grant, Nick (April 2, 2017). "History faculty to manage website for historians to discuss world news" (in en). The GW Hatchet. https://gwhatchet.com/2017/04/02/history-faculty-to-manage-website-for-historians-to-discuss-world-news/.
9. ↑ Warren, James (March 27, 2017). "The Truth About Trump's Print Media Fixation" (in en). Vanity Fair. ISSN 0733-8899. https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2017/03/the-truth-about-trumps-print-media-fixation. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
10. ↑ "History News Network Comes to CCAS" (in en). Columbian College of Arts and Sciences. May 8, 2019. https://columbian.gwu.edu/history-news-network-comes-ccas.
11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "University of Richmond Acquires History News Network" (in en). University of Richmond. December 1, 2023. https://news.richmond.edu/releases/article/-/23839/university-of-richmond-acquires-history-news-network.html.
12. ↑ RVAHub Developer (December 8, 2023). "University of Richmond acquires popular History News Network website" (in en). RVAHub. https://rvahub.com/2023/12/08/university-of-richmond-acquires-popular-history-news-network-website/.
13. ↑ "How Bunk Works" (in en). Bunk History. https://www.bunkhistory.org/how.

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