PatrickFerrucci
- Department Chair
- Professor
- JOURNALISM
- COLLEGE LEADERSHIP
Office: Armory 1B19
Patrick Ferrucciis a professor in the Department of Journalism.
His research is in media sociology and primarily concerns itself with how shifting notions of “organization” in journalism lead to influence on journalism practice. Specifically, his research examines organization-level variables’ impact on message construction and the work practices of journalists. He is particularly interested in how various market models of journalism affect news production processes.
Ferrucci is the author of three books and the co-editor of one. His most recent book (The Organization of Journalism, University of Illinois Press, 2024) examines the impact of market/ownership model on news production. His work has also been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals such asJournalism,Digital Journalism,New Media & Society,Journalism Studies,Journal of CommunicationandJournalism and Mass Communication Quarterly.
Prior to the University of Colorado, he taught classes at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois; the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri; and Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut.
Before entering academia, Ferrucci spent nine years as a journalist. He covered pop culture, primarily rock music, for various newspapers, magazines and online publications. He holds an undergraduate degree in sociology from Providence College, a master’s in journalism from Emerson College, and a PhD with a focus in journalism studies/media sociology from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism.