Director of Research, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, School of Journalism, Columbia University
Jonathan Albright is the Research Director at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. Previously an assistant professor of media analytics in the school of communication at Elon University, Dr. Albright’s work focuses on the analysis of socially-mediated news events, misinformation/propaganda, and trending topics, applying a mixed-methods, investigative data-driven storytelling approach.
Experience
2014–present
Assistant Professor, Elon University
2017–present
Research Director, Columbia University
2010–2015
PhD Candidate, University of Auckland
Education
2013
University of Amsterdam, Digital Methods Initiative (Cert)
2012
University of Oxford, Oxford Internet Institute (SDP)
2010
University of Auckland, PhD Candidate
Professional Memberships
Online News Association
Association of Internet Researchers
Research Areas
Communication Technology And Digital Media Studies (200102)
Sociology And Social Studies Of Science And Technology (160808)
Networking And Communications (080503)
Honours
Finalist, International Data Journalism Awards (2012), CCi Winter School participant, ARC Centre of Excellence @ Queensland University of Technology (2012), Visiting Researcher, Dept of Media and Communication, University of Oslo (2011)