John V. Pavlik
Distinguished Professor of Journalism and Media Studies
Faculty, PhD JMS Faculty
Biography
John Pavlik’s research is distinguished by a unique approach to investigating the role of changing technology in the transformation of journalism, media, and society. His research is grounded in multiple methods of qualitative and quantitative investigation. Pavlik’s work focuses on the role of emerging technologies on the content of journalism and media, the work practices of journalists and media professionals, the organization, structure, management, and regulation of media, and the relationship between media and the public.
Pavlik has received funding for his research from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the New Jersey Press Association Foundation, the Qatar National Research Fund, and other sources. In 2008, he was named Distinguished Fulbright Chair in Media Studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In 2023, Pavlik was named a fellow of the International Communication Association. In 2025, he received the Textbook and Academic Authors Association award for Converging Media (8th edition), which was published by Oxford University Press and co-authored with his former doctoral advisee and Rutgers alumnus Shawn McIntosh.
Pavlik’s research focus is currently on the implications of artificial intelligence for journalism, media, and society. He is under contract for The DeGruyter Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and Journalism, co-edited with his former doctoral advisee and Rutgers alumnus Shravan Regret Iyer. Pavlik is also under contract to write Artificial Intelligence and the Media: Considering the Risks and Rewards (Routledge). His teaching includes courses he designed on artificial intelligence and the media, digital media innovation, and experiential media.
Education
Ph.D., Mass Communications, University of Minnesota
M.A., Mass Communications, University of Minnesota
B.A., Journalism and Public Relations, University of Wisconsin