User:JABowey

I’m an assistant professor of photography and new media, and the creator/director of the Winona360 Civic Media Project at Winona State University in Winona, Minn., USA. I became a professor after spending the majority of my career as a Chicago-based freelance photojournalist and filmmaker, during which time I covered primarily national and international stories, from the war in Bosnia to Hurricane Katrina. I was also the executive editor of the Daily Chronicle outside Chicago, Ill. My scholarly focus is the image in new media and virtual environments. I research and write on photography, digital imaging, visual culture, social media, technology, journalism and education innovation, and global poverty/human rights.