Mark Crispin Miller

About the Author

Mark Crispin Miller is a distinguished media critic, author, and professor emeritus at New York University, where he founded and directed the Center for Communication in Society. With a PhD from Harvard University, Miller has dedicated his career to dissecting the influence of mass media on culture and democracy, warning against the perils of corporate consolidation and propaganda in the public sphere. His seminal work, Boxed In: The Culture of TV, published in 1988, offers a sharp critique of television's role in shaping consumerist ideologies and passive spectatorship. Miller's incisive analyses extend to politics, advertising, and digital media, advocating for a more vigilant and literate society. A frequent commentator on NPR and in major publications, he continues to challenge the narratives that dominate modern discourse.