David Cheruiyot
davidcheruiyot.bsky.social
David Cheruiyot
@davidcheruiyot.bsky.social
Asst. Prof @univgroningen | Centre for Media and Journalism Studies
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#ERSNew #SpecialIssue🐣🔓 In an era of global media reckoning, media organisations and non-profits have increasingly unveiled efforts that advance calls for reparations against past injustices. Article by Irene Dawino & David Cheruiyot: doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2025.2519799
July 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Hello & HAPPY FRIDAY, as promised an open letter by my lovely colleagues and myself. Everybody, feel free to sign this even if you are not NL-based and ‼️ share ‼️ (anonymous signature is poss):

Open Letter: Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia

openletter.earth/open-letter-...
June 27, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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SPECIAL ISSUE CfP! Submit abstracts to our Special Issue on "Institutionalizing Open-Source Investigations in Journalism", edited by @sethclewis.bsky.social, @tomasdodds.bsky.social, Alexa Koenig, @rodzam.bsky.social & @davidcheruiyot.bsky.social
🗓️Sep 1, 2025
➡️Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1R9T8...
May 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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We are delighted to share the publication of Risky Research: An AoIR Guide to Researcher Protection and Safety, the culmination of over two years of collaborative effort by the AoIR Risky Research Working Group.

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May 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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Thanks to all the great contributions from authors @mattcarlson.bsky.social, @johana.bsky.social, Lonneke van der Velden, @ansgardh.bsky.social, @davidcheruiyot.bsky.social, @linditacamaj.bsky.social, Gerry Lanosga, @jasonmartin.bsky.social, @janniehartley.bsky.social, Nanna Bonde Thylstrup…
March 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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💫 Our special issue is out! Through 13 articles it describes, contextualizes and theorizes epistemologies of digital news production across a spectrum of practices and producers. Loved working on this with @acadianjprof.bsky.social @maxwellfoxman.bsky.social and @valeriehase.bsky.social 💫
[THREAD] NEW ISSUE ALERT! #DigitalJournalism Vol 13 Issue 3 is out! This special issue is all about #epistemologies of #digitalnews production and features 13 original articles. Access the articles in this thread below. 👇
March 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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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
March 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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One day folks interested in the majority world like @davidcheruiyot.bsky.social will be on these lists.
New to Bluesky?

Here's our starter pack, with journalists and researchers from the Institute, and voices we read and admire. Follow them all in the link below
go.bsky.app/6r1SGfR
January 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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New to Bluesky?

Here's our starter pack, with journalists and researchers from the Institute, and voices we read and admire. Follow them all in the link below
go.bsky.app/6r1SGfR
January 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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None of this would have happened without the hard work and contributions of @davidcheruiyot.bsky.social @sandrabanjac.bsky.social and @joelleswart.bsky.social who joined me in co-editing this project. It has been 10 years since Bob Franklin invited me to co-edit the original Companion ... (2/
November 15, 2024 at 3:05 PM
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That feeling when after multiple delays your book is finally out in the world….
November 29, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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Great to see the new Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies finally out! 🥳 Go check out this collection of work by 70+ fantastic journalism scholars across the globe. A BIG thank you to all who contributed! @unigroningen.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 6:39 PM
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In the Introduction chapter, @davidcheruiyot.bsky.social @sandrabanjac.bsky.social & @joelleswart.bsky.social
give an overview of the evolving field of DJ Studies and how scholars have discussed the challenges & opportunities associated with digital technologies in journalism in recent years.
November 15, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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📣NEW EDITED BOOK📣
The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies 2nd Edition - edited by @seldridge.com @davidcheruiyot.bsky.social @sandrabanjac.bsky.social and @joelleswart.bsky.social - is now available online! The print version will be out in December; use code ESA03 for a 20% discount.
The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies | Scott A. Eldri
This second edition of The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies offers a truly global and groundbreaking collection of essays addressing the key
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November 15, 2024 at 2:57 PM
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Most #generativeAI models were trained on Common Crawl, a massive archive of web crawl data. Yet most people never heard of it. My new research studies Common Crawl in-depth and highlights its influence on LLM research and development foundation.mozilla.org/en/research/... (1/10)
Training Data for the Price of a Sandwich: Common Crawl’s Impact on Generative AI
Mozilla research finds that Common Crawl's outsized role in the generative AI boom has improved transparency and competition, but is also contributing to biased and opaque generative AI models.
foundation.mozilla.org
February 6, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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Out now, the Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies. Massive book, covers pretty much every aspect. I wrote a piece on #darkparticipation with Johanna Klapproth for this book. More info here. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/1...
November 14, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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📢 NEW PUBLICATION! 📢

The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies is now out, edited by Scott Eldridge, David Cheruiyot, Sandra Banjac, and Joëlle Swart. The book features a chapter of mine on open source investigations and the use of OSINT in conflict reporting. Here: shorturl.at/r4niB
November 14, 2024 at 10:46 AM
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Just gonna keep sharing this. Some of the smartest and kindest humans I know. And if you’re in this space please ask to be added. I may need to make a Part II pack at this rate because I’m running out of slots. 😅
November 10, 2024 at 3:53 PM
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🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨Let me now join the chorus of authors who are quite proud to see this companion launch! This chapter brings together some of my research on hate groups, hostility and the hard work journalists undertake to minimize their impact.
November 14, 2024 at 2:23 AM