David Mindich is an American professor and historian. He is the chair of the journalism department at

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then calle ...

and the former chair of the journalism department at

Saint Michael's College Saint Michael's College (St. Mikes or Saint Michael's) is a private Roman Catholic college in Colchester, Vermont. Saint Michael's was founded in 1904 by the Society of Saint Edmund. It grants Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees ...

, and the author of ''Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News''.

Career

Mindich was a professor and the chair of the journalism department at

, 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. As of 2021, he is the chair of the journalism department at

. 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''.

Personal life

Mindich is Jewish.

Works

* Just the Facts: How "Objectivity" Came to Define American Journalism (NYU Press, 1998) * Tuned Out: Why Americans Under 40 Don't Follow the News (Oxford University Press, 2004)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mindich, David 1963 births Media historians Living people