Communication and Theatre

Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre, Director of the Eugene S. Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media, Director of the Media Fellows Program

Specialties:

Media, Media studies and criticism, Media industry, Television, Genre theory, Police dramas

Bio:

Jonathan Nichols-Pethick's work focuses on media studies, especially television studies; critical and cultural approaches to the media; media industries and audiences – focusing on how programming strategies and industrial structures influence how audiences understand TV; business of TV; TV genres; and changing times for local TV stations and network affiliates. Nichols-Pethick previously worked as a producer for a network affiliate television station in Maine.