Indiana University

Indiana University School of Journalism

Jonas Bjork

Professor of Journalism Graduate Studies
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Education

University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Communications Ph.D. 1987; University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Communications M.A. 1984; University of Washington, Seattle, WA,
Communications B.A. 1980; Stockholm Institute of Journalism, Stockholm, Sweden, Journalist's certificate 1978

Media Experience

  • Summers 1978-79, 1981-83, 1985: News Editor and Announcer, Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, Stockholm Sweden
    edit and announce news bulletins for the foreign broadcasting service and the national radio news program
  • 1984: Creative consultant, Geamatic Company, Seattle, 1984
    design advertising and promotion material for a small electronics company
  • 1978-79: Assistant editor, Eastern Business Magazine (English-language trade journal), Stockholm, Sweden
    copy editing and layout

Teaching Experience

Teaching assistant at Department of Journalism, Stockholm University, 1979, and at School of Communications, University of Washington, Seattle, 1981-86. Assistant professor, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, 1987-88. Assistant and associate professor and professor, School of Journalism, IUPUI, 1988-present.

Philosophy of teaching

Future media professionals need strong practical skills, but it is also essential that they have good general knowledge and that they be able able to reflect on what they do.

Recent Publications

  • Bjork, Jonas, "A Context for the New York Sun's Moon Hoax." American Journalism Fall 2001.
  • Bjork, Jonas, "Swedish Television and American Westerns, 1959-1969," Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television August 2001.
  • Bjork, Jonas, "Svenska Amerikanska Posten: An Immigrant Newspaper With American Accents." In Philip J. Anderson and Dag Blanck, eds., Swedes in the Twin Cities: Immigrant Life and Minnesota's Urban Frontier (St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2001.)
  • Bjork, Jonas, "The Swedish-American Press as an Immigrant Institution," Swedish-American Historical Quarterly, October 2000.
  • Bjork, Ulf Jonas, "The U.S. Commerce Department Aids Hollywood Exports, 1921-33," The Historian, Spring 2000.

Professional Affiliations

  • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications.
  • American Journalism Historians Association.
  • Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Studies.
  • Swedish-American Historical Society.

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, American Journalism, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1995-97. Duties: Evaluate manuscripts for publication.
  • Member, Advisory Committee, Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Rock Island, Ill., 1998-present.