[2][3][4] The AFJ was founded by Milwaukee Journal food editor Peggy Daum in response to blistering statements by U.S.
[2] A group of women gathered in Daum's conference hotel room the evening after Moss's speech and started planning a professional association for food writers.
[1] Notable recipients of AFJ awards include Jackie Summers,[9][10] David Leite,[11] Ted Genoways,[12][13][14] Russ Parsons[15] and Mikki Kendall.
[16] Central to the AFJ's purpose was its code of ethics intended to "protect its members’ integrity and preserve their credibility.
"[17] The code laid out guidelines for its members to follow to insure the journalistic standards of objectivity in their reporting and writing, free from outside influence.