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Title
Jeff Alworth Oral History Interview
Description
Jeff Alworth is a writer and podcaster in Portland, Oregon. In his interview Alworth talks about growing up in Boise, Idaho; and attending high school in Salt Lake City; his coursework in Religious Studies at Lewis & Clark College (BA, 1990) and University of Wisconsin, Madison (MA, 1994, South Asian Studies); his travels to India, and his co-founding of BlueOregon (a progressive news blog) in 2004. Alworth worked as a researcher at Portland State University for 13 years; during that time, he began writing about the industry for Willamette Week’s weekly beer column, as well as for other publications. In 2006, Alworth started the Beervana Blog and in his interview, he discusses differences in audience and process between print journalism, blogs, and book publishing; he also discusses the financial aspects of publishing, including sponsorship and the decline in print periodicals. The interview concludes with Alworth talking about memorable experiences he’s had traveling to conduct his brewing research.
Creator
Jeff Alworth
Source
Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35)
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
May 29, 2019
Contributor
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Format
Born Digital Audio
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh35-alworth-jeff-20190529
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interviewee
Jeff Alworth
Location
Alworth residence, Portland, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital Audio
Duration
2:47:10
OHMS Object
Interview Format
audio