Victor Pickard Named to University of Washington Department of Communication Alumni Hall of Fame
Professor Pickard received his M.A. from the university in 2003 and was selected for his professional achievements and service since graduation.
Victor Pickard, Ph.D.
The University of Washington Department of Communication has inducted Victor Pickard, the C. Edwin Baker Professor of Media Policy and Political Economy at the Annenberg School, to its Alumni Hall of Fame.
The alumni Hall of Fame started inducting members in 2004 and the members are elected for their outstanding contributions to their professions and communities since graduating from the University of Washington. Pickard, who earned his M.A. from the university in 2003, joins a prestigious group of journalists, scholars, media professionals, and others who have distinguished themselves through acts of service and dedication to their respective fields.
Pickard researches the history and political economy of media institutions, media activism, and the politics and normative foundations of media policy, focusing on the future of journalism and the role of media in a democratic society. He is the Co-Director of the Media, Inequality & Change Center (MIC), a collaboration between the Annenberg School and Rutgers University’s School of Communication and Information.
He has authored or edited six books, including the award-winning “Democracy Without Journalism? Confronting the Misinformation Society” (Oxford University Press, 2020) and "America’s Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media Reform" (Cambridge University Press, 2015).
He has also published over 150 articles, essays, and book chapters in leading scholarly journals, magazines, and anthologies and co-authored three major policy reports. In 2017, he co-authored the major report “Essential Principles for Contemporary Media and Communications Policymaking” (with Robert Picard; published by the Reuters Institute, University of Oxford). In 2018, he co-authored the report “The Media Democracy Agenda: The Strategy and Legacy of FCC Commissioner Michael Copps” (with Pawel Popiel (Ph.D. '20; published by the Benton Foundation).
