Brian J. Bowe
- Professor and Chair, Western Washington University
As seen in:
The New York Times,
Foreign Policy Magazine,
Grand Rapids Press,
Sight & Sound,
Crain's Detroit Business,
Detroit Metro Times,
HeadStuff,
Arab Media & Society,
This Week in Palestine,
The Journal of Social Media in Society
and
Covers:
rock 'n' roll, media framing, islam in america, punk, pop culture, journalism and media
@WWU journalism prof & @FulbrightPrgrm scholar to Jordan. Ultra-caffeinated Ph.D., journalist, author, teacher, rocker, cat concierge. Half of @panicvoluptuous.
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Brian J. Bowe’s Biography
Read Full Bio →Brian J. Bowe is a veteran journalist, author, and educator whose work examines the interplay of journalism and culture in multiple settings.
Bowe has written extensively about music. He is the author of Judas Priest: Metal Gods, The Ramones: American Punk Rock Band and The Clash: Punk Rock Band. All three books are part of Enslow Publishers’ Rebels of Rock series of young adult biographies. He was the co-editor of CREEM: America’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll Magazine, published by Harper/Collins, and …
Brian J. Bowe’s Journalist Portfolio
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Gettin' Down with the Clowns: Detroit's Insane Clown Posse, Faygo and the ShockFest Spectacle as ...
Framing moral evaluations: Moral Foundations in U.S. newspaper coverage of mosque controversies
Interview
See all 7 answers →How is social media changing news?
Social media has forced journalists to go beyond the printed page and the broadcast package and become embedded in the interconnected conversation happening around their beats. Thanks to social media tools, journalists are able to do research, share their work and get feedback -- all in real time. The process has become more immediate and more collaborative.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
...the Hunter S. Thompson who exists in peoples' imaginations.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
A journalist combines critical thinking, research skills and the ability to tell a story in a compelling way to serve the public interest.