Joel Timmer joined the RTVF faculty in 2002. Dr. Timmer received his Ph.D in
mass communications from Indiana University, and also holds a law degree from
the UCLA School of Law. He has worked for the Federal Communications Commission
and for a consulting firm that provided business and regulatory advice to major
entertainment companies. Other professional experiences include stints as a
business writer, a commercial credit analyst, and in TV ad sales. Dr. Timmer
specializes in government regulation of the media business. He has published
articles dealing with government regulation of television violence as well as
the transition to digital television. Some of the classes he teaches include
Media Industry Law and Regulation, Entertainment Law and Finance, Copyright and
New Technologies, Audience Research, and History of Broadcasting.
