Background

Bonnie Brennen was born on October 2, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. She's the daughter of Richard and Elaine Glassman.

Education

Bonnie Brennen is a graduate of California State University, Northridge with a Bachelor of Arts (with honors) in 1974.

Then from 1987 to 1989 Brennen studied at California State University, Fullerton, and at the University of Iowa, where she received a Doctor of Philosophy in 1993.

Career

Bonnie Brennen began her career at the Los Angeles Times, California, as a metropolitan news intern reporter, where she worked from 1973-1974.

Then Brennen was a reporter, photographer, and graphic artist at Sun Flair from 1974 to 1977, later from 1977-1980 as production manager.

From 1980 Bonnie was a production manager at the Daily News, Greensheet Shopper, where she worked till 1981. She also was director of production services at ADVO Publications, 1981-1983, corporate communication specialist at M.D.I., 1984-1988.

Bonnie Brennen was hired at the University of Iowa, as an instructor in journalism from 1989-1993. She was appointed as an assistant professor of communication at the State University of New York, College at Geneseo, 1993-1996, and began as an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, later became associate professor of mass communications, 1996-1999.

From 1999 Brennen taught at the University of Missouri, Columbia as an associate professor of journalism.

Brennen was an associate editor of Journalism and Communication Monographs from 2004-2008.

She previously was the vice provost for Faculty Affairs at Temple University. In Fall 2004, Dr. Brennen joined Temple University as professor and chair of the Department of Journalism in the School of Communications and Theater.

Bonnie Brennen serves on the editorial board of many journals in communications and journalism.

She is currently the Nieman Professor of Journalism in the Diederich College of Communications at Marquette University, the Series Editor of Diederich Studies in Media Communication at the Marquette University Press, and contributing editor for Journalism: Theory and Practice.

Achievements

• Bonnie Brennen has made huge research focused on the intersection of labor and journalism history as well as on relationships between media, culture, and society.
  
  Bonnie Brennen was named a Nieman Professor of Journalism at the J. William and Mary Diederich College of Communication at Marquette University.
  
  In 2015 Brennen's name and photo were hung in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Hall of Fame at the University of Iowa.

Works

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  • Qualitative Research Methods for Media Studies

    (Qualitative Research Methods for Media Studies provides s...)

    2012
  • Newsworkers: Toward a History of the Rank and File

    (Unlike most media histories which focus on the news indus...)

    1995
  • The American Journalism History Reader

    (The American Journalism History Reader presents important...)

    2011
  • Journalism Research in Practice: Perspectives on Change, Challenges, and Solutions

    (Journalism Research in Practice: Perspectives on Change, ...)

    2020
  • Contradictions

    (Synopsis: The prologue for the powerful novel Contradicti...)

    2013
  • Assessing Evidence in a Postmodern World

    (In contemporary society, the nature of reality is continu...)

    2013
  • Opting Out of Digital Media

    (Opting out of Digital Media showcases the role of human a...)

    2019
  • Picturing the Past: Media, History, and Photography 1999
  • For the Record 2001

Views

Quotations: "I cherished my time at Iowa. I wouldn’t be here without the skills I learned from here, and it was a truly amazing experience. Iowa challenged and encouraged me to think critically. That is so important skillset that is taught. My Iowa education truly influenced my entire career."

Membership

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  International Communication Association , United States

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  Bonnie Brennen was the Head of Qualitative Studies Division, 1996-1998, and the member of Executive Board, History Division, 1996-1997.

  Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication , United States

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  American Journalism Historians Association , United States

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  Oral History Association , United States

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  Kappa Tau Alpha , United States

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  International Speech Communication Association

Personality

Quotes from others about the person

• “Dr. Brennen helped create female journalism labor history. I’m constantly amazed by what our graduate accomplish.” - David Ryfe.

Interests

• Horse riding

Connections

Bonnie Brennen was married to Terry Brennen but divorced in July 1993. She has two children: Andrea Lynn, Jonathan Scott.

Father:

Richard Glassman

Mother:

Elaine Glassman

child:

Andrea Lynn Brennen

child:

Jonathan Scott Brennen

colleague:

Hanno Hardt

References

• Bonnie Brennen | Facebook