Juan Pinon

Juan Pinon is an Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. His research focuses on transnational media dynamics, particularly Latin American media industries' intersections with U.S. Latino media representations. He coordinates the U.S. branch of OBITEL, an international television fiction research initiative, and has contributed to studies on media appropriation in marginalized communities.

Pinon holds a Ph.D. in Media Studies from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master's in Communication Sciences from Universidad Iberoamericana. Prior to academia, he worked as a television producer and manager in Mexico. His teaching spans global media flows, Latino media representation, and media's role in migration contexts.

Research interests include globalization's impact on media industries, political economy of cultural production, and the socio-cultural dimensions of media consumption. His work bridges academic research with industry practices, emphasizing how media shapes and reflects cultural identities.

Notable projects include co-editing OBITEL's annual analyses of Ibero-American TV trends and studying Hispanic communities' media strategies for social mobility. Though no specific awards are listed, his contributions to media studies have influenced transnational media discourse.