Lowrey's research focuses on the sociology of news work, and has been published in a number of journals, including Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Political Communication, Journalism, Journalism Studies and Journal of Media Economics. Peter J. Gade is a Gaylord Family Professor and Journalism Area Head in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Oklahoma. He is a co-author of Twilight of Press Freedom: The Rise of People's Journalism (2001). He is a former newspaper reporter and mid-level manager and has worked as an organizational consultant for newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. … more