Scott A. Eldridge II
@seldridge.com
Journalism Scholar
seldridge.com
Associate Professor | Centre for Media and Journalism Studies | University of Groningen, NL
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seldridge.com
Associate Professor | Centre for Media and Journalism Studies | University of Groningen, NL
@facultyofartsug.bsky.social
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Scott A. Eldridge II
@seldridge.com
· May 7
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
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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October 21, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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...
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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September 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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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July 18, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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...
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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.
📣 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
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
July 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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.
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.
📣 Deadline extended to August 22nd! To submit an abstract or the full CfP, check our website: edu.nl/nfd7h
July 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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.
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.
Abstracts deadline is 22 August, and you can find the full call for papers in the post below.
📣 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...
July 3, 2025 at 11:43 AM
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.
Abstracts deadline is 22 August, and you can find the full call for papers in the post below.
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📣 Deadline extended to August 22nd! To submit an abstract or the full CfP, check our website: edu.nl/nfd7h
June 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📣 Deadline extended to August 22nd! To submit an abstract or the full CfP, check our website: edu.nl/nfd7h
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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
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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May 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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
With @jhodson.bsky.social, Victoria O'Meara, @gruzd.ca and @philipmai.com
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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!
Un proyecto con colegas del colectivo Tierra Común, ¡bienvenid@s!
May 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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!
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
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May 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🚨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
May 14, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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
May 7, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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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📣 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...
May 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
📣 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.
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...
April 22, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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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📢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...
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...
April 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
📢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...
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)
For anyone interested, the book is available here: www.peterlang.com/document/128...
(OA supported by @unigroningen.bsky.social Library)
April 9, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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)
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...
April 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Coming up tomorrow! Tickets are still available at: sggroningen.nl/evenement/jo...
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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:
sggroningen.nl/nl/blog/watc...
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?
sggroningen.nl
March 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🗞️ 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...
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...
March 28, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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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❗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❗
🔎 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
www.rug.nl
March 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
❗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❗
🔎 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❗
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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.
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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March 25, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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.
Our new open access issue explores how podcasts balance personal connection and journalistic standards, looking at opportunities and risks across different countries.
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?
sggroningen.nl
March 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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)
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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...
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...
Vacatures bij de RUG
www.rug.nl
March 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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...
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
March 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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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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
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