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David Mindich

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

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.

Career

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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

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Mindich is Jewish.[1]

Works

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  • 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

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  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:
  7. ^ Reviews of Tuned Out:
  8. ^ Review of The Mediated World: Adam W. Tyma, Journalism & Mass Communication Educator, doi:10.1177/107769582095014
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