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by Scott A. Eldridge

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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
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge, Leen d’Haenens

cogitatiomac.bsky.social
How can media literacy shape a more equitable digital future?

Our new issue explores how media literacy and digital skills empower diverse groups. It highlights the need for tailored approaches and global collaboration for inclusive, resilient digital societies.

Issue: shortt.link/mac466bsky
Evaluating and Enhancing Media Literacy and Digital Skills
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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...
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Digital Journalism @digitaljournalism.bsky.social · Jul 11
Academic freedom is under threat. Senior scholars from 11 countries examine the impact of political interference, censorship, and self-censorship in journalism studies.
➡️Read the commentary: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌍We invite you to SIGN this article here: bit.ly/afsignatory
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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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.
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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge, Thorsten Quandt, Gregory Perreault , and 1 more

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Academic freedom is under threat. Senior scholars from 11 countries examine the impact of political interference, censorship, and self-censorship in journalism studies.
➡️Read the commentary: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
🌍We invite you to SIGN this article here: bit.ly/afsignatory
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge

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📣 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
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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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.
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Joëlle Swart @joelleswart.bsky.social · Jun 5
📣 Deadline extended to August 22nd! To submit an abstract or the full CfP, check our website: edu.nl/nfd7h

by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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.
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Joëlle Swart @joelleswart.bsky.social · May 6
📣 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...

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

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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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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge

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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
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge

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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!
Poster para el evento Dialogando sobre Datos. El evento sera el 2 de Junio de 2025.
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge, Marcel Broersma

joelleswart.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
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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge, Richard Fletcher, Damian Trilling

joelleswart.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...
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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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.
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Scott A. Eldridge II @seldridge.com · Mar 28
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...
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge, Thomas Hanitzsch

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📢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...
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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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)
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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
Coming up tomorrow! Tickets are still available at: sggroningen.nl/evenement/jo...
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge

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🗞️ 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:

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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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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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...
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge

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❗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❗
Vacatures bij de RUG
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge, Siobhàn McHugh

cogitatiomac.bsky.social
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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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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)
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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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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?
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by Marcel Broersma — Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge, Marcel Broersma

mjbroersma.bsky.social
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

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by Scott A. Eldridge

seldridge.com
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
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Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge

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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
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by Marcel Broersma — Reposted by: Scott A. Eldridge

mjbroersma.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....
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