Victor Pickard
@victorpickard.bsky.social
Professor who writes about the history and political economy of media, politics of media policy, and democratic theories of journalism. Author of "Democracy Without Journalism? Confronting the Misinformation Society." Co-director of the MIC Center at Penn.
He was a war criminal. And he shot an old man in the face.
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
He was a war criminal. And he shot an old man in the face.
Reposted by Victor Pickard
In my current work, whenever I refer to the model of a "Public Media Center"--a multi-media, publicly-owned local news outlet--being established in every community across the country, I'm inspired by the actually-existing UCIMC. I describe some of this in the essay: publici.ucimc.org/2025/10/the-...
The Media We Need Requires Structural Transformation | Public i Contact
publici.ucimc.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In my current work, whenever I refer to the model of a "Public Media Center"--a multi-media, publicly-owned local news outlet--being established in every community across the country, I'm inspired by the actually-existing UCIMC. I describe some of this in the essay: publici.ucimc.org/2025/10/the-...
In my current work, whenever I refer to the model of a "Public Media Center"--a multi-media, publicly-owned local news outlet--being established in every community across the country, I'm inspired by the actually-existing UCIMC. I describe some of this in the essay: publici.ucimc.org/2025/10/the-...
The Media We Need Requires Structural Transformation | Public i Contact
publici.ucimc.org
October 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In my current work, whenever I refer to the model of a "Public Media Center"--a multi-media, publicly-owned local news outlet--being established in every community across the country, I'm inspired by the actually-existing UCIMC. I describe some of this in the essay: publici.ucimc.org/2025/10/the-...
The UCIMC is a thriving community media institution whose roots trace back to the global indymedia network emerging from the 1999 WTO protests and the broader Global Justice Movement. The UCIMC is housed in the beautiful downtown Urbana post office, which it purchased many years ago.
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The UCIMC is a thriving community media institution whose roots trace back to the global indymedia network emerging from the 1999 WTO protests and the broader Global Justice Movement. The UCIMC is housed in the beautiful downtown Urbana post office, which it purchased many years ago.
Backstory to this article: When I was a grad student at the U of Illinois in the early 2000s, I would occasionally write pieces for the UCIMC's Public i, a collectively-run, monthly newspaper that's committed to providing critical news and analysis to the local community.
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Backstory to this article: When I was a grad student at the U of Illinois in the early 2000s, I would occasionally write pieces for the UCIMC's Public i, a collectively-run, monthly newspaper that's committed to providing critical news and analysis to the local community.
Reposted by Victor Pickard
As @deanbaker13.bsky.social @victorpickard.bsky.social &others have noted, the same issue occurs for news&journalism—also a public good for a similar reason. Part of the collapse of US journalism is the internet broke up natural local ad monopolies, and consumers alone will never pick up the slack.
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
As @deanbaker13.bsky.social @victorpickard.bsky.social &others have noted, the same issue occurs for news&journalism—also a public good for a similar reason. Part of the collapse of US journalism is the internet broke up natural local ad monopolies, and consumers alone will never pick up the slack.