Stephen Bloom
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Stephen G. Bloom is an American journalist and professor of Journalism at the University of Iowa
, in Iowa City.
Bloom studied at University of California, Berkeley
, graduating with a B.A. in 1973.
Bloom has written for the Los Angeles Times
, the San Jose Mercury News
, the Sacramento Bee and the Dallas Morning News. He also served as the national news editor at the Latin America Daily Post.
Bloom served as press secretary
and chief speech writer for San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan
during 1992.
Bloom has been a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Center for the Study of Society and Medicine.
Bloom has also written a number of short stories, and co-written a play called Shoedog. He wrote the book Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America
, a look at a Chabad
hasidic community that moved into a small Midwestern town. His book was heavily criticized in Jewish religious circles as having an anti religious bias. He has published The Oxford Project with photographer Peter Feldstein; The book comprises a series portraits of residents of Oxford, Iowa
, taken 21 years apart with first-person text from the subjects.
Bloom is current working on Tears of the Mermaid, a book about the history of pearls and the people who collect, trade, sell and obsess over them. It will be published by St. Martin's Press
.
He is married with a son and lives in Iowa City, Iowa
.
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa is a public state-supported research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. It is the oldest public university in the state. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees...
, in Iowa City.
Bloom studied at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, graduating with a B.A. in 1973.
Bloom has written for the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, the San Jose Mercury News
San Jose Mercury News
The San Jose Mercury News is a daily newspaper in San Jose, California. On its web site, however, it calls itself Silicon Valley Mercury News. The paper is owned by MediaNews Group...
, the Sacramento Bee and the Dallas Morning News. He also served as the national news editor at the Latin America Daily Post.
Bloom served as press secretary
Press secretary
A press secretary or press officer is a senior advisor who provides advice on how to deal with the news media and, using news management techniques, helps their employer to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage....
and chief speech writer for San Francisco Mayor Frank Jordan
Frank Jordan
Francis M. “Frank” Jordan is a U.S. politician, foundation executive and former Chief of Police.Jordan was born in San Francisco in 1935 and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1953...
during 1992.
Bloom has been a visiting scholar at Columbia University's Center for the Study of Society and Medicine.
Bloom has also written a number of short stories, and co-written a play called Shoedog. He wrote the book Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America
Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America
Postville: A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America is a 2000 book by journalist Stephen G. Bloom. The book documents the struggle between the small town of Postville, Iowa, and a group of new arrivals: Lubavitcher Hasidim from New York who came to the town to run Agriprocessors, the largest...
, a look at a Chabad
Chabad
Chabad or Chabad-Lubavitch is a major branch of Hasidic Judaism.Chabad may also refer to:*Chabad-Strashelye, a defunct branch of the Chabad school of Hasidic Judaism*Chabad-Kapust or Kapust, a defunct branch of the Chabad school of Hasidic Judaism...
hasidic community that moved into a small Midwestern town. His book was heavily criticized in Jewish religious circles as having an anti religious bias. He has published The Oxford Project with photographer Peter Feldstein; The book comprises a series portraits of residents of Oxford, Iowa
Oxford, Iowa
Oxford is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 705 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Oxford is located at ....
, taken 21 years apart with first-person text from the subjects.
Bloom is current working on Tears of the Mermaid, a book about the history of pearls and the people who collect, trade, sell and obsess over them. It will be published by St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in the Flatiron Building in New York City. Currently, St. Martin's Press is one of the United States' largest publishers, bringing to the public some 700 titles a year under eight imprints, which include St. Martin's Press , St...
.
He is married with a son and lives in Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, State of Iowa. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of about 67,862, making it the sixth-largest city in the state. Iowa City is the county seat of Johnson County and home to the University of Iowa...
.
External links
- Stephen G. Bloom's homepage
- http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2001/mar/010328.cfoa.htmlAudio of Bloom discussing Postville on NPRNPRNPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
.] - Oxford Project Official Page