Scott A. Eldridge II

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 doing so, we add our perspectives and our voices to those who have who have examined the impact of political interference, censorship, and other forms of pressure place on journalism scholars around the world, and the threat this poses bsky.app/profile/digi...

We push for a defense of our colleagues, while also reflecting on the warning signs and mounting pressures our field has missed. We close by reinforcing the strengths of a field that is at its best when documenting and understanding what is unfolding, and building a record of what has come to pass.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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

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...

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

Poster para el evento Dialogando sobre Datos. El evento sera el 2 de Junio de 2025.

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!

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🚨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

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

📣 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.

📢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)

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

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?

🗞️ 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...

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...

❗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❗

Balancing Intimacy and Trust: Opportunities and Risks in Audio Journalism Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)

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.

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 ...

If this piques your interest - please come along! You can get tickets from @sggroningen.bsky.social and if you want to read more about this topic, and explore the ideas and debates I will be engaging with, you can find them in my recent book: www.peterlang.com/document/128... (available Open Access)

Journalism in a Fractured World What role does journalism play in building a democratic society?

There will also be a panel discussion featuring @facultyofartsug.bsky.social colleague Lisa Gaufman, @sikkom.bsky.social editor Willem Groeneveld, and myself, moderated by @joelleswart.bsky.social, which will give us a chance to explore these dynamics and their implications in greater detail (2/3)

Journalism in a Fractured World What role does journalism play in building a democratic society?

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)

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....

(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...

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/...