David Mindich

Summary

David Mindich is an American professor and historian. He is the chair of the journalism department at Temple University and the former chair of the journalism department at Saint Michael's College, and the author of Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News.

David Mindich
Born
David T.Z. Mindich
Occupations
  • Professor
  • historian
Years active1996–present

Career edit

Mindich was a professor and the chair of the journalism department at Saint Michael's College, where he taught from 1996 to 2017. While at Saint Michael's, he served as the faculty advisor for the Defender, the school's newspaper, as well as the Echo, its rival.[1] As of 2021, he is the chair of the journalism department at Temple University.[2][3] He is also the author of Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News and Just the Facts: How "Objectivity" Came to Define American Journalism.[4][5]

Personal life edit

Mindich is Jewish.[1]

Works edit

  • Just the Facts: How "Objectivity" Came to Define American Journalism (NYU Press, 1998) ISBN 0-8147-5614-X[6]
  • Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News (Oxford University Press, 2004) ISBN 0-19-516141-6[7]
  • The Mediated World: A New Approach to Mass Communication and Culture (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020)[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Picard, Ken (September 28, 2020). "UVM Student Media Outlets Decry Changes to Adviser Position". Seven Days. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Dillon, John (September 9, 2020). "VPR, Vermont PBS Announce Merger, Creation Of Combined TV-Radio Statewide Service". Vermont Public Radio. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. ^ Wojtkowski, Joseph (September 14, 2018). "New York Times multimedia reporter speaks to journalism students". The Temple News. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. ^ Steinberg, Brian (December 21, 2018). "CNN Builds New Year's Eve Ad With Lots of Spin". Variety. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  5. ^ Socolow, Michael J. (December 23, 2020). "Substack isn't a new model for journalism — it's a very old one". Salon. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. ^ Reviews of Just the Facts:
    • Edward E. Adams, Journalism History, ProQuest 205360554
    • Nina C. Ayoub, The Chronicle of Higher Education, [1]
    • James Boylan, Columbia Journalism Review, [2]
    • Kristie Bunton, American Journalism, doi:10.1080/08821127.2001.10739300
    • Marshall Fishwick, Journal of Popular Culture, ProQuest 195364138
    • John Neron, The Journal of American History, doi:10.2307/2568001, JSTOR 2568001
    • Robert M. Ogles, Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, ProQuest 216923880
    • José J. Sánchez Aranda, Communication & Society, [3]
    • David R. Spencer, Publishing Research Quarterly, ProQuest 89065287
    • Glenn Wallach, American Studies, JSTOR 40643092
  7. ^ Reviews of Tuned Out:
    • José J. Sánchez Aranda, Communication & Society, doi:10.15581/003.18.37197
    • Barry Hollander, Journalism History, ProQuest 205364198
    • Edward M. Horowitz, Journal of Communication, doi:10.1111/j.1460-2466.2006.000339_2.x
    • Vivian B. Martin, Newspaper Research Journal, doi:10.1177/073953290502600109
    • Publishers Weekly, [4]
  8. ^ Review of The Mediated World: Adam W. Tyma, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, doi:10.1177/107769582095014

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