New issue o Media and Communication is out (I am on the journal's editorial board). 'Journalism in the Hybrid Media System' has a fantastic array of research, edited by @sfuerst.bsky.social Florian Muhle & @cporlezza.bsky.social Find the full issue here: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm...

Journalism in the Hybrid Media System

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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Spoke with @rtl.nl yesterday about ABC 'suspending' Jimmy Kimmel's show, the perception that undue political pressure is being placed on media outlets and the corporations that own them, and warily watching to see what might come next www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buite... @facultyofartsug.bsky.social

In this commentary in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social Kristy Hess, Edson Tandoc, and I write together as former Associate Editors of the journal, and as peers, to add our voices to those calling for the defense of academic freedom in journalism research – and all research doi.org/10.1080/2167...

Echoing the Call: Standing in Defense of Academic Freedom for Our Field

This article joins the call to protect academic freedom and freedom of expression in scholarly work. In our commentary, we reflect on how Digital Journalism has long provided a space for scholarshi...

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Interested in discussing how big techs and their powerful owners shape journalism and its processes? Take a look at this Special Issue call for papers! I particularly encourage my colleagues in Latin America to read the call and think of a proposal. Abstract submissions by September 15.

Claes de Vreese@claesdevreese.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Working on tech, journalism and politics. Making sense of the implications of tectonic changes? Submit to our @digitaljournalism.bsky.social special issue Info: drive.google.com/file/d/182p3... 🗓️ Abstracts: September 15 @curdknupfer.bsky.social @lenafrescamente.bsky.social @gehrke.bsky.social

Working on a PhD in Journalism Studies? Looking for a chance to build your network and gain feedback from other journalism scholars? Apply by 22 August to join the PhD colloquium on 8 April, 2026 - ahead of the next ECREA Journalism Studies section conference, hosted here in Groningen. CfP below.

Joëlle Swart@joelleswart.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Deadline extended to August 22nd! To submit an abstract or the full CfP, check our website: edu.nl/nfd7h

Journalism scholars – there is still plenty of time to apply to the next ECREA Journalism Studies section conference, which we look forward to hosting here in Groningen next April. Abstracts deadline is 22 August, and you can find the full call for papers in the post below.

Joëlle Swart@joelleswart.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 We're happy to announce that the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies will be hosting the 5th ECREA Journalism Studies section conference in Groningen, The Netherlands, on April 9th-10th, 2026! Join us and submit your abstract before August 22nd. Find the CfP here: www.rug.nl/research/ico...

📣 Deadline extended to August 22nd! To submit an abstract or the full CfP, check our website: edu.nl/nfd7h

Joëlle Swart@joelleswart.bsky.social · last yr.

Are you doing a PhD in Journalism Studies? Would you like to get feedback on your work from experienced scholars in the field? Then join us for the 6th Journalism Studies PhD Colloquium in Groningen on April 8th, 2026! Deadline for abstracts is 6 June 2025. For the full CfP, check: edu.nl/nfd7h

I am happy to share my latest article, now published in New Media & Society: “Online toxic speech as positioning acts: Hate as discursive mechanisms for othering and belonging.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... With @jhodson.bsky.social, Victoria O'Meara, @gruzd.ca and @philipmai.com

Online toxic speech as positioning acts: Hate as discursive mechanisms for othering and belonging - Esteban Morales, Jaigris Hodson, Victoria O’Meara, Anatoliy Gruzd, Philip Mai, 2025

While digital platforms foster a sense of community and identity, they also facilitate harmful exclusionary practices. In this context, toxic and hateful speech...

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El próximo 2 de junio participaré en un conversatorio en línea sobre nuestro proyecto Dialogando Sobre Datos: Un Audiolibro sobre el Colonialismo de Datos (que pueden encontrar aquí: www.tierracomun.net/dialogando-s...). Un proyecto con colegas del colectivo Tierra Común, ¡bienvenid@s!

🚨New pub from our cross-country fact-checking project with @xzzhang2.bsky.social & @winsonpeng2011.bsky.social! Survey experiments in HK, US & NL reveal that political predispositions outweigh the impact of debunking messages—whether based on source, framing, or social cues @jmcquarterly.bsky.social

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Are you doing a PhD in Journalism Studies? Would you like to get feedback on your work from experienced scholars in the field? Then join us for the 6th Journalism Studies PhD Colloquium in Groningen on April 8th, 2026! Deadline for abstracts is 6 June 2025. For the full CfP, check: edu.nl/nfd7h

Thrilled – and honored - to be shortlisted for the IJPP Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award. My thanks to the committee, both for shortlisting Journalism in a Fractured World and for placing my book in such great company. www.peterlang.com/document/128... @facultyofartsug.bsky.social

Peter Lang Verlag - Journalism in a Fractured World

Journalism in a Fractured World addresses the fractured nature of journalism as it has developed online. Engaging with theories from journalism studies ...

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Taberez A. Neyazi@taberez.bsky.social · last yr.

We’re excited to share the 6 shortlisted books for The International Journal of Press/Politics Hazel Gaudet-Erskine Best Book Award 2025! Winner to be announced at #ICA25 in Denver! 🎉 Congratulations to the shortlisted authors! politicalcommunication.org/ica-division...

📣 We're happy to announce that the Centre for Media and Journalism Studies will be hosting the 5th ECREA Journalism Studies section conference in Groningen, The Netherlands, on April 9th-10th, 2026! Join us and submit your abstract before August 22nd. Find the CfP here: www.rug.nl/research/ico...

There's still time to apply! - Applications close 30 April for a PhD position on this project w/ @gehrke.bsky.social @eedanamitdanhi.bsky.social and myself. Find more details below.

Scott A. Eldridge II@seldridge.com · last yr.

Come join us! We're hiring for a PhD position on a project on "Visual Gendered Disinformation," supervised by @gehrke.bsky.social, @eedanamitdanhi.bsky.social, and myself. Read more below and here: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

📢Call for Papers! This topic couldn’t be more timely! If you research on disinformation, fact-checking, or digital platforms, don’t miss this CfP at «Communication & Society»: "From Fact-Checking to Community Notes". 🗓️Deadline: October 30, 2025 ➡️ Details & submission info: unav.edu/documents/29...

Thanks! And thanks to everyone who joined and to @sggroningen.bsky.social for organizing a great evening. The challenges are not small, but the dialogue helps. For anyone interested, the book is available here: www.peterlang.com/document/128... (OA supported by @unigroningen.bsky.social Library)

Peter Lang Verlag - Journalism in a Fractured World

Journalism in a Fractured World addresses the fractured nature of journalism as it has developed online. Engaging with theories from journalism studies ...

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Sandra Banjac@sandrabanjac.bsky.social · last yr.

Great discussion last night! @seldridge.com talked about his new book and engaged the audience with provocative questions about the role of journalism in a fractured society, followed by a panel w/ @lisares.bsky.social & @sikkom.bsky.social’s Willem Groeneveld, moderated by @joelleswart.bsky.social.

Coming up tomorrow! Tickets are still available at: sggroningen.nl/evenement/jo...

Journalism in a Fractured World

What role does journalism play in building a democratic society?

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Studium Generale Groningen@sggroningen.bsky.social · last yr.

🗞️ What role does journalism play in building a democracy? On 8 April, @seldridge.com explores this question in 'Journalism in a Fractured World'. We dug into our archives and wondered: how have journalism and democracy changed in recent years? Check our watchlist: sggroningen.nl/nl/blog/watc...

🗞️ What role does journalism play in building a democracy? On 8 April, @seldridge.com explores this question in 'Journalism in a Fractured World'. We dug into our archives and wondered: how have journalism and democracy changed in recent years? Check our watchlist: sggroningen.nl/nl/blog/watc...

Watchlist: The Changing Face of News Media

While preparing for the lecture Journalism in a Fractured World, we dug into our archives with the question: how have journalism and democracy changed in recent years?

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Come join us! We're hiring for a PhD position on a project on "Visual Gendered Disinformation," supervised by @gehrke.bsky.social, @eedanamitdanhi.bsky.social, and myself. Read more below and here: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

Marília Gehrke, Ph.D.@gehrke.bsky.social · last yr.

📣 Fully-funded PhD position on the project "Visual Gendered Disinformation" Come work with me and this fantastic supervisory team @eedanamitdanhi.bsky.social and @seldridge.com at the University of Groningen! Info: www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... Deadline: April 30, 2025

❗PhD job opportunity! 🔎 Media literacy as resilience for Ukrainian refugees: 4-year, fully-funded project at the University of Groningen (NL). 🤓 Potential candidates speak Ukrainian, have experience with qualitative/ethnographic methods, and have excellent social skills. Deadline: April 30th❗

Do podcasts create real trust or just fake intimacy? Our new open access issue explores how podcasts balance personal connection and journalistic standards, looking at opportunities and risks across different countries.

Balancing Intimacy and Trust: Opportunities and Risks in Audio Journalism

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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On 8 April I'll give a talk w/ @sggroningen.bsky.social on journalism's role in a fractured world. I will start the evening exploring the challenges posed by digital media actors that amplify existing divisions in democratic societies in the content they produce sggroningen.nl/index.php/nl... (1/3)

Journalism in a Fractured World

What role does journalism play in building a democratic society?

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How does the rise of AI affect how young people are using news? We have an open fully-funded and full-time PhD position in "Journalism, generative AI and critical digital literacy". More info ⬇️ Application deadline: April 3 www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor...

Wrapping up a fantastic week in Brno, at MUNI, full of talks with colleagues about research including my recent book and with students about journalism and politics, as well as a nice time touring around South Moravia. Thanks for having us @lenkawc.bsky.social @ksmejkal.bsky.social & colleagues

What is the role of journalism in a fractured society? @seldridge.com shared insights from his new book today at Masaryk University. Special thanks to @lenkawc.bsky.social, @ksmejkal.bsky.social and all the lovely colleagues here for hosting us this week in Brno! 💫 @facultyofartsug.bsky.social

Our paper on the discursive logics of online populism is now published in @Journal of Information Technology & Politics. With Kun He and @seldridge.com You can read it here (open access) ⬇️: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

What if “things fall apart” and “the centre cannot hold”? In "Will the Center Hold? Relocating Journalism in the Digital", @seldridge.com and I discuss (with a nod to Yeats & Didion) how to understand if journalism will continue to hold a central space in society www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Will the Center Hold? Relocating Journalism in the Digital

PDF | In this epilog, we present two approaches to navigating digital journalism studies and its uncertainfuture. We bring two perspectives into... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on R...

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How can video games teach us something meaningful? Our new open access issue explores how games function as cultural artifacts, social environments, and learning tools, examining their impact on identity, society, and the media landscape.

Digital Games at the Forefront of Change: On the Meaningfulness of Games and Game Studies

Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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Studying internet censorship in China designed to disconnect individuals from connective actions, Kun He, @seldridge.com & @mjbroersma.bsky.social show how citizens navigate threats through innovative conenction tactics, while elites use enforced disconnection to evade public scrutiny

Tactics of Disconnection: How Netizens Navigate China’s Censorship System | Article | Media and Communication

Kun He, Scott A. Eldridge II, Marcel Broersma

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Excited to start Bluesky with the special issue I edited with Cigdem Bozdag @cogitatiomac.bsky.social! From political unfriending and teen digital detox to migrant boundary-making and state-enforced disconnection, we explore disconnectivity across fields, contexts & disciplines: bit.ly/4aVvNep 🔓 🧵 👇

Disconnectivity in a Changing Media and Political Landscape

Thematic Issue, Vol 12 (2024)

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