William H. Dutton

William H. Dutton
Born1947 (age 78–79)
Other namesBill Dutton
TitleQuello Professor of Media and Information Policy
Academic work
DisciplineInternet studies; media and information policy
InstitutionsMichigan State University; University of Oxford; University of Southern California
Notable worksComputers and Politics (1982); The Fifth Estate (2023)
Websitebilldutton.me

William H. Dutton is a British academic known for his contributions to Internet and digital media studies. He is an Oxford Martin Fellow at the University of Oxford, Emeritus Professor at the University of Southern California, and Director of The Portulans Institute. He is best known for being the first Director of the Oxford Internet Institute and first Professor of Internet Studies at the University of Oxford, where he was a Fellow of Balliol College. He also held the James H. Quello Chair in Media and Information Policy at Michigan State University's Department of Media and Information. He was previously a Professor in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California, which he joined in 1980, where he was elected President of the USC Faculty.