Wiley, also known as John Wiley & Sons, is a publicly owned company headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1807, with approximately 6,600 employees, the company reported $1.7B in revenue as of 2026, operating as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in media and TV services, particularly in academic and instructional content, producing books, journals, encyclopaedias, video content, and online course materials.
On August 26, 2026, Wiley published "The Social Roles of Journalism," an exploration of how journalism's valued yet contested role in society shapes journalists' sense of purpose and their defense of authority. This followed the release of "Avatars: What They Are and Why They Matter," in which media psychologist Rabindra Ratan draws from two decades of research to explain how avatars influence human thought, feeling, and connection in a mediated world. Earlier the same day, Wiley also released "Predatory AI: How We Can Resist Corporate Capture of the Human Mind," authored by Nick Couldry, Professor Emeritus at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Additionally on August 26, the company published "Journalism in the Age of AI: From Acceleration to Reimagination," a work co-authored by Seth C. Lewis, Rodrigo Zamith, and Tomás Dodds, examining AI's impact on journalism. Previously, on August 12, Wiley released "The Internet We Could Have Had" by Christopher M. Kelty, a professor at the University of California Los Angeles whose research focuses on the cultural significance of information technology.