The Future of Journalism in a Democratic Society

Victor Pickard, Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy

Annenberg School for Communication

The plague of misinformation is a threat to democracy, made worse by the loss of local journalism. Pickard, co-director of the Media, Inequality & Change Center at University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School, explores the need for new approaches to mainstream news and social media. He is the author of Democracy Without Journalism? Confronting the Misinformation Society.