Putting together the 2nd Edition of *The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies* would not have been possible without the valuable contributions of our dedicated authors and their diverse expertise and insights...

...capturing the most recent developments in the field since the publication of the 1st edition by Bob Franklin and Scott A E II / seldridge.com bsky seven years earlier. We hope the companion will serve students, scholars, and practitioners of digital journalism for many years to come.

I'm excited we're now able to share this latest Companion with students and colleagues, and the work in it is all worth a read - so please go read it. (1/

There's a lot to unpack, but head on over to Africa Uncensored to read the full piece on Odipo Dev stellar work on this issue: africauncensored.online/?p=5211&previe…

OUTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARD: Announcing the 8 contenders for our 2024 Outstanding Article of the Year Award! Congrats to all the authors for your excellent work (David Cheruiyot, Maxwell Foxman, Claudia Mellado, Lynge Asbjørn Møller, Jane Yeahin Pyo 표예인, @nadjaschaetz, Felix M. Simon, & Yuner Zhu)!

I am happy to have published my first book, as part of the Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies series, Routledge Books . This is the outcome of the work I've been doing since 2020, as part of my PhD project at Aarhus University. More info here: routledge.com/Revisiting-Pea…

This article by Ansgard Heinrich & David Cheruiyot interrogates the level of appreciation of the informational ecology that informs today’s news production. Available with OPEN ACCESS. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

New release! Associate Prof. Gawie Botma’s Reconsidering the History of South African Journalism exposes journalism’s roots in colonial slavery (1800–1838), reframing press freedom as colonial control. A must-read! 🔗 routledge.com/Reconsidering-…

SPECIAL ISSUE CfP! Submit abstracts to Digital Journalism’s latest Special Issue on "Institutionalizing Open-Source Investigations in Journalism", edited by Seth C. Lewis, Tomás Dodds, Alexa Koenig, Rodrigo Zamith (@[email protected]), & David Cheruiyot 🗓️Deadline: Sep 1, 2025 ➡️Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1R9T8wX…

Excited to share a new open access publication doi.org/10.1080/146807…, co-authored with Michael Otieno, examining news media coverage of the controversial Uganda Anti-Homosexuality Act (2023). Using FCDA, we note these key insights: 1/3

This might be of interest to you, David Cheruiyot Joy Kibarabara, Ph.D. Wambui Wamunyu, 𝘑𝘰𝘣 𝘔𝘸𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘢, 𝘗𝘩.𝘋., Kevin C. Mudavadi, Ph.D., @JimmyOyugi, Osman O., Dr. Benjamin Muindi, @lusikem, Irene D Awino, PhD, Leah Jerop komen,(PhD), Grace, david lomoywara , Loise Macharia (Ph.D)

Media reparations: Evaluating #MediaReform projects Authors: Irene Dorothy Awino, David Cheruiyot Irene D Awino, PhD David Cheruiyot University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, University of Groningen Coming soon! #Advocacy #historicalHarms #RacialReckoning #ReparativeJustice

I am delighted that our paper on reparative journalism is out! I am honored to have worked with David Cheruiyot to explicate the different iterations of the "harmful" press. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

#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 D Awino, PhD David Cheruiyot : doi.org/10.1080/014198…

Academic freedom is under threat. Scholars from 11 countries examine the impact of political interference, censorship, and self-censorship in journalism studies. ➡️Read their commentary: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… 🌍We invite you to SIGN this article here: bit.ly/afsignatory

Good morning! I would like to share the introduction to a special forum section on Sudan and the DRC that I edited with j. Siguru Wahutu. 🎊🥳 Look out for the essays in this volume. So proud of the work we all put into it. 🫶🏿 academic.oup.com/ccc/advance-ar…

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We are delighted to welcome Joy Kibarabara to this 3rd Wave as a principal investigator for Kenya. We are happy to have you on board!

We will remember & document, in every way, in all spaces, the truth of what happened during #RejectFinanceBill2024 protests in Kenya last June. & so last week a global audience in Oslo heard about the role of social media in demanding better governance. Article coming soon 😊

PUB 🚨 alert. We explored how Kenyan PR practitioners perceive AI’s influence on dialogic communication. We find that AI tools are transforming dialogues across both online and offline channels, indicating a paradigm shift. doi.org/10.1177/232949… #AI #NewMedia #Tech