Shawn Thompson
Professor Thompson Rivers University
- Seattle WA
Journalist, university professor and book author who explores our moral obligations in the crisis of extinction facing orangutans
Media
Social
Biography
Author of the book The Intimate Ape: Orangutans and the Secret Life of a Vanishing Species (2010) and five other books, including Letters From Prison: Felons Write about the Struggle for Life and Sanity Behind Bars.
Travelled extensively in Borneo, Sumatra, and parts of Indonesia and Southeast Asia to write the orangutan book.
Currently working on a book about morality and apes.
University professor teaching journalism and communication since 1998.
Newspaper editor, reporter and photographer for 17 1/2 years. Was on the crime, court and prison beat, among other things.
Travelled extensively in Borneo, Sumatra, and parts of Indonesia and Southeast Asia to write the orangutan book.
Currently working on a book about morality and apes.
University professor teaching journalism and communication since 1998.
Newspaper editor, reporter and photographer for 17 1/2 years. Was on the crime, court and prison beat, among other things.
Industry Expertise
Media Production
Media - Print
Travel and Tourism
Environmental Services
Education/Learning
Areas of Expertise
The Intimate Ape: Orangutans and the Secret Life If A Vanishing Species
Affiliations
- The Orang Utan Republik
Style
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
- Author Appearance
