Deborah L. Jaramillo

Deborah L. Jaramillo is an Associate Professor in the Film and Television Studies Program at Boston University. She teaches courses such as Television Theory & Criticism, Critical Television Industry Studies, and Feminist Television Studies. Her research focuses on television history, cable news, and media branding.

• Education
  • BS, University of Texas at Austin
  • MA, University of Arizona
  • PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Jaramillo’s work examines the intersection of television programming and media regulation, particularly in her book The Television Code: Regulating the Screen to Safeguard the Industry (2018), which analyzes early U.S. television censorship. She also authored Ugly War, Pretty Package: How CNN and Fox News Made the Invasion of Iraq High Concept (2009).

Her recent publications explore topics like NBC Sports Network and the 1980s war on drugs in television. She has contributed to journals including Popular Communication and Television and New Media, and served as co-editor for a special issue of Popular Communication on podcasting in 2019.

• Scientific Awards
  • Two-time Ford Fellow
  • Finalist for the Theatre Library Association’s Robert Wall Memorial Award (2019)

Jaramillo is actively involved in academic organizations such as the Communication Research Center, the Texas Archive of the Moving Image (TAMI), and Console-ing Passions, a feminist media studies group.