David J. Atkin

Author

David J. Atkin is a Professor of Communication at the University of Connecticut. His research interests include the diffusion of emerging media and program formats, political communication, and media policy. He has coauthored several books, including The Televiewing Audience (both editions), Communication Technology and Society, and Communication Technology & Society. The author of more than 175 articles, Atkin is Associate Editor at Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly and does grant-supported work on adoption and uses of digital media.

A.B., University of California-Berkeley, M.A., Michigan State University, Ph.D., Michigan State University