James Curran

James Curran is Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, and a leading scholar in media history and political economy of media. He co-directs the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre with £1.25 million funding.

• Position: Professor of Communications
• Department: Media, Communications and Cultural Studies
• Email: j.curran@gold.ac.uk

His research spans media history (e.g., Power Without Responsibility with Jean Seaton) and contemporary journalism (e.g., Media and Democracy). He has conducted four ESRC-funded comparative journalism studies.

Recent work focuses on internet studies, including co-authored Misunderstanding the Internet. His research reveals the paradox of media power and democratic participation through 11-nation comparative studies like 'Media System, Public Knowledge and Political Engagement'.

Scientific awards include:

• 2019 International Communication Association Fellows 'classic book' Award for Power Without Responsibility (8th edition)
• 2011 Edwin C. Baker Award for media, markets and democracy research

He has taught at California, Oslo, Pennsylvania, Stanford, and Stockholm universities as Visiting Professor, and supervised over twenty PhD theses. His edited works like Media and Society (6th edition) continue shaping media education.