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James T. Hamilton is the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Hearst Professor of Communication at Stanford University, where he also directs the Stanford Journalism Program. He previously taught at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and led the De Witt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy. His academic career spans over three decades, with a focus on media economics, investigative journalism, and environmental policy.
Hamilton holds a B.A. (summa cum laude) and Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University. His research explores how markets shape news content, the economics of investigative reporting, and the societal impact of information access. He co-founded the Stanford Computational Journalism Lab and is a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research.
His work emphasizes computational tools to enhance journalism’s accountability role, including automated fact-checking and data-driven story discovery. Key contributions include groundbreaking books like Democracy's Detectives (2016) and All the News That’s Fit to Sell (2004), which analyze media markets and transparency policies.
- Scientific Awards: David N Kershaw Award, Goldsmith Book Prize (twice), Frank Luther Mott Research Award (twice), Tankard Book Award
- Teaching Honors: Allyn Young Prize, Trinity College Distinguished Teaching Award, Susan Tifft Mentoring Award
His current research addresses digital inequality, the psychological effects of online financial ads, and algorithmic transparency in journalism. He advises on media innovation through affiliations with the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and the JSK Fellowships Board.
