On my way to Cardiff for FoJ and extra excited as I get to share that our new paper with @sandrabanjac.bsky.social and Folker Hanusch has just been published in @digitaljournalism.bsky.social! Our study explored audience expectations of journalists, revealing seven dimensions:

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

📣 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...

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

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)

📢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...

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.

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)

It’s been a wonderful week visiting colleagues and guest teaching at MUNI, as well as enjoying great food and wine in South Moravia! Thank you again to @ksmejkal.bsky.social, @lenkawc.bsky.social, Iveta Jansová for hosting us and making this visit perfect. Can’t wait to return to Brno for ECREA2026!

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

I am happy to announce that the first two books in the Frontiers in Journalism Studies Series are now out. I have been developing this series with Peter Lang since 2022 as a space for scholars to develop provocative, forward-looking research. www.peterlang.com/series/fijs #PeterLangAuthor

✨ Super exited to see this out and honoured to be a part of it! ✨

What a volume. What a project. So excited to share this Companion with everyone who contributed to it, and everyone in our community of scholars who will benefit from the rich discussions in its pages (1/)

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

Very honored to be on board of this endeavor with a chapter on populism and digital journalism - looking very much forward to reading the whole book!

Happy to have contributed to this impressive lineup and collection of analyses, and hats off to the editors who turned around 88 concise, analytical articles from more than 100 scholars in only 10 days. www.electionanalysis.ws/us/president...

📣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.

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...

📢 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

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. 😅

🚨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.

Many thanks to the great @yecrea.bsky.social Team (@sandrabanjac.bsky.social , @phoebemaares.bsky.social , @birteleonhardt.bsky.social & Antonio Cuartero) for the organization and to all the participants for the great discussions surrounding ECRs in academia 🙏

What a three years it’s been! It was a privilege to advocate for #ECRs with dream-team Phoebe Maares, Antonio Cuartero & Birte Leonhardt ✨ I’m going to miss it but will carry on with this important work 🔥 YECREA continues with power-house Emilija Gagrčin, Ekwutosi Sanita Nwakpu & Alba Diez-Gracia!

Yesterday was a full-on day of papers on journalism’s interdependencies, epistemology, the health of the journalism-audience relationship, sources in covering climate crises, journalism & innovation @richardstupart.com @sandrabanjac.bsky.social @gehrke.bsky.social

Best view at an @yecrea.bsky.social party ever? I’d say so! 👏 @sandrabanjac.bsky.social @birteleonhardt.bsky.social

❗️Attention all #ECREA2024 attendees❗️ 📅Save the date: Our #yecrea business meeting will take place on Thursday, September 26 from 4-4:40 pm in room FDV 19 🙌 It's a great opportunity to meet other #ECRs and get to know the new #yecrea management team. Please attend if you can✨