SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS! The deadline for this CfP is fast coming up! Submit your abstract to this issue on “Institutionalizing Open-Source Investigations in #Journalism” by Sep 1, guest edited by @SethCLewis, Tomás Dodds, Alexa Koenig, @rodzam, and @DavidCheruiyot.

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. https://t.co/RLmsEjso8D #AI #NewMedia #Tech

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 😊

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!

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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. 🫶🏿 https://t.co/hlsZ2Ax22C

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: https://t.co/rVQOC3n0Fy 🌍We invite you to SIGN this article here: https://t.co/xI6hRjgC9E

#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 @irenedawino @DavidCheruiyot : https://t.co/U2zseLJfjW

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 (@DavidCheruiyot, @MaxwellFoxman, @claumellado, @lyngemoller, @pyo_jane, @nadjaschaetz, @_FelixSimon_, & Yuner Zhu)!

I am delighted that our paper on reparative journalism is out! I am honored to have worked with @DavidCheruiyot to explicate the different iterations of the "harmful" press. https://t.co/sP4xi6rY27

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

Excited to share a new open access publication https://t.co/9KZdcKyjHY, 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, @DavidCheruiyot @JoyKibarabara @MwalimuW, @JobMwaura, @KevinCharles144, @JimmyOyugi, @osmanberet, @MuindiMutie, @lusikem, @irenedawino, @leahkomen1, @ItsonGrace, @davidlomoywara , @Marshascholar

SPECIAL ISSUE CfP! Submit abstracts to Digital Journalism’s latest Special Issue on "Institutionalizing Open-Source Investigations in Journalism", edited by @SethCLewis, Tomás Dodds, @KAlexaKoenig, @rodzam, & @DavidCheruiyot 🗓️Deadline: Sep 1, 2025 ➡️Info: https://t.co/JPKAxsTxoo

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! 🔗 https://t.co/RlrINtLbQ2

This article by Ansgard Heinrich & @DavidCheruiyot interrogates the level of appreciation of the informational ecology that informs today’s news production. Available with OPEN ACCESS. https://t.co/5jzhkyCVnp

I am happy to have published my first book, as part of the Routledge Focus on Journalism Studies series, @routledgebooks . This is the outcome of the work I've been doing since 2020, as part of my PhD project at @AarhusUni_int. More info here: https://t.co/VjjBwYC8o1

There's a lot to unpack, but head on over to @afuncensored to read the full piece on @OdipoDev stellar work on this issue:

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/

...capturing the most recent developments in the field since the publication of the 1st edition by @ProfBobFranklin and @seldridge seven years earlier. We hope the companion will serve students, scholars, and practitioners of digital journalism for many years to come.