Dr Scott A. Eldridge II

On this page you can find links to books, chapters, articles, book reviews, and other publications.

2025

• Eldridge, S. (2025). Journalism in a Fractured World. Oxford: Peter Lang.
• Eldridge, S., Cheruiyot, D., Banjac, S. and Swart, J. (2025). The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies (Second Edition), London: Routledge.
• Broersma, M. and Eldridge, S. (2025). “Will the center hold? Relocating journalism in the digital”. In: Cheruiyot, D., Banjac, S., Swart, J. and Eldridge, S. (Eds.) The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies, 2^nd Edition. London: Routledge.

2024

• He, K., Eldridge, S. and Broersma, M. (2024). “Internet memes, populist campaigns: Nationalism, populism, and online visual protests in China.” Convergence DOI: 10.1177/13548565241308075
• He, K., Eldridge, S. and Broersma, M. (2024). “Tactics of Disconnection: How Netizens Navigate China’s Censorship System.” Media and Communication, 12, Article 8670. DOI: 10.17645/mac.8670.
• Eldridge, S. (2024) “Grievance and animosity: fracturing the digital news ecosystem” in Daniel Jackson, Andrea Carson, Danielle Sarver Coombs, Stephanie Edgerly, Einar Thorsen, Filippo Trevisan, Scott Wright (Eds) US Election Analysis 2024: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth, UK: The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community, Bournemouth University(p. 78). At: https://www.electionanalysis.ws/us/president2024/section-5-news-and-journalism/grievance-and-animosity-fracturing-the-digital-news-ecosystem/
• Beazer, A., Palicki, S., Walter, S., and Eldridge, S. (2024). “Intersectional Solidarity, Empathy, or Pity? Exploring Representations of Migrant Women in German and British Newspapers during the Pandemic” Ethnic and Racial Studies. 48 (2), 318-345. DOI: 10.1080/01419870.2024.2362456. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Harbers, F., Banjac, S., & Eldridge, S. (2024). ‘Conceptualizing and Contextualizing Media Innovation and Change’, Media and Communication 12(8): 1-7. [Editorial of Special Issue]

2023

• He, K., Eldridge, S. & Broersma, M. (2023). ‘The discursive logics of online populism: Social media as a “pressure valve” of public debate in China’, Journal of Information Technology & Politics. DOI: 10.1080/19331681.2023.2290515. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. (2023). ‘Book Reviews: Understanding Media: Extensions of Man by Marshall McLuhan’, Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 100(4): 1001-1003. [Book Review]
• Frischlich, L., Eldridge, S., Figenschou, T. U., Ihlebæk, K. A., Holt, K. & Cushion, S. (2023). ‘Contesting the Mainstream: Towards an Audience-Centered Agenda of Alternative News Research’, Digital Journalism 11(5): 727-740. [Editorial of Special Issue; Reviewed by Journal Editors]
• Eldridge, S. (2023). ‘A Balance of Uncertainties: Renewing Attention to the Socialized Spaces Shaping Digital Journalism Studies’, Digital Journalism 11(4): 708-718. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Beazer, A., Walter, S., Eldridge, S. & Palicki, S. (2023). ‘On the Margins: Exploring Minority News Media Representations of Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic’, Digital Journalism DOI: 10.1080/21670811.2023.2206039. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• He, K., Eldridge, S. & Broersma, M. (2023). ‘Who are the people? Populists’ articulation of “the people” in contemporary China’, Chinese Journal of Communication 1693): 267-284. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]

2022

• Ihlebæk, K. A., Figenschou, T. U., Eldridge, S., Frischlich, L., Cushion, S. & Holt, K. (2022). ‘Contesting the Mainstream: Understanding Alternative News Media and Its Contribution to Diversity’, Digital Journalism 10(8): 1262-1287. [Editorial of Special Issue; Reviewed by Journal Editors]
• Eldridge, S. (2022). ‘Journalism coming into being: The timbers and planks of a changing institution’, in Ferrucci, P. and Eldridge, S. (eds) The Institutions Changing Journalism: Barbarians Inside the Gate, (pp. 1-13), Abingdon, Routledge. [Book Chapter]
• Ferrucci, P. & Eldridge, S. (2022). The Institutions Changing Journalism: Barbarians Inside the Gate, Abingdon, Routledge. [Edited Volume; Single-blind peer review of proposal]

2021

• Eldridge, S. (2021). ‘Closing the Cover: Changes Coming to Digital Journalism.’ Digital Journalism, vol. 9 no. 10, pp. 1439-1445. [Editorial]
• He, K., Eldridge, S., & Broersma, M. (2021). ‘Conceptualizing Populism: A Comparative Study Between China and Liberal Democratic Countries.’ International Journal of Communication, vol. 15, pp. 3006-3024. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. (2021) ‘Digital Impacts on the Tabloid Sphere: Blurring and diffusion of a popular form and its power’, in Conboy, M. and Eldridge, S. (eds) Global Tabloid: Culture and Technology, (pp. 16-23), Abingdon, Routledge. [Book Chapter]
• Conboy, M. & Eldridge, S. (2021). Global Tabloid: Culture and Technology, Abingdon, Routledge. [Edited Volume; Single-blind peer review of proposal]
• Eldridge, S., Hess, K., Tandoc, E.C., Westlund, O. (2021). Definitions of Digital Journalism (Studies). Abingdon, Routledge. [Edited Volume]
• Eldridge, S. (2021). Book Review: Beyond Journalistic Norms: Role Performance and News in Comparative Perspective by Claudia Mellado; International Journal of Press/Politics. Vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 750-751. [Book Review]
• Eldridge, S. (2021). ‘Book Review: Resisting the News: Engaged Audiences, Alternative Media, and Popular Critique of Journalism by Jennifer Rauch; Digital Journalism, vol. 9, no. 10, pp. 1468-1470. [Book Review]

2020

• Eldridge, S. (2020). ‘Alternative to What? A faltering alternative-as-independent media.’ In U.S. Election Analysis 2002: Media, Voters and the Campaign. Bournemouth, UK, Bournemouth University, pp. 70-71. [Public/Popular Science Publication]
• Eldridge, S. (2020). ‘Digital News, Digitised News’, in Conboy, M. and Bingham, A. (Eds.) The Edinburgh History of the British and Irish Press, Volume 3: Competition and Disruption, 1900-2017, (pp. 207-222), Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. [Book Chapter]
• Eldridge, S. (2020). Legitimating new media actors: Unwelcome strangers to the journalistic field. In S. Peña-Fernández, & K. Meso-Ayerdi (Eds.), Active Audiences: Empowering Citizens’ Discourse in the Hybrid Media System (pp. 13-24). McGraw-Hill. [Book Chapter]
• Tandoc, E., Hess, K., Eldridge, S., & Westlund, O. (2020). Diversifying Diversity in Digital Journalism Studies: Reflexive Research, Reviewing and Publishing. Digital Journalism, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 301-309.[Editorial]
• Santos-Silva, M. and Eldridge, S. (2020). The Ethics of Photojournalism in the Digital Age. Abingdon, Routledge. [Research Monograph; Single-blind Peer Review of Proposal; Editorial Review of Final Manuscript]

2019

• Eldridge, S. (2019). Where Do We Draw the Line? Interlopers, (Ant)agonists, and an Unbounded Journalistic Field. Media and Communication, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 8-18. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. & Bødker, H. (2019). ‘Confronting Uncertainty: The contours of an inferential community’ Journalism & Communication Monographs, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 280-349. [Short Research Monograph; Editorial and Single-Blind Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. (2019). ‘Hero or Anti-Hero? Journalists and their Stories’ Journalism Practice, vol. 13, no. 8, pp. 890-894. [Public/Popular Science Publication]
• Hess, K., Eldridge, S., Tandoc, E. & Westlund, O. (2019). ‘Editorial: Diversity in Digital Journalism’ Digital Journalism, vol. 7, no. 5, pp. 549-553. [Editorial of Special Issue]
• Eldridge, S., Hess, K., Tandoc, E. & Westlund, O. (2019). ‘Editorial: Digital Journalism (Studies) – Defining the Field’ Digital Journalism, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 315-319. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. (2019). ‘21st Century Journalism: Digital’. in TP Vos & F Hanusch (eds), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford. [Encyclopedia Entry]
• Eldridge, S. (2019). ‘“Thank god for Deadspin”: Interlopers, metajournalistic commentary, and fake news through the lens of “journalistic realization”. New Media and Society, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 856-878. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S, García-Carretero, L & Broersma, M 2019, ‘Disintermediation in Social Networks: Conceptualizing Political Actors’ Construction of Publics on Twitter’ Media and Communication, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 271-285. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Broersma, M. & Eldridge, S. (2019). ‘Journalism and Social Media: Redistribution of Power?’ Media and Communication, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 193-197. [Editorial of Special Issue]
• Eldridge, S., Hess, K., Tandoc, E.C. & Westlund, O. (2019). ‘Navigating the Scholarly Terrain: Introducing the Digital Journalism Studies Compass’ Digital Journalism, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 386-403. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]

2018

• Eldridge, S. (2018). Online Journalism from the Periphery: Interloper Media and the Journalistic Field. Routledge, Abingdon. [Research Monograph; Single-blind peer review of proposal and final manuscript]
• Eldridge, S. & Broersma, M. (2018). ‘Encountering disruption: Adaptation, resistance and change’ The Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 469-479. [Editorial of Special Issue]
• Eldridge, S. (2018). ‘Repairing a fractured field: Dynamics of collaboration, normalization and appropriation at intersections of newswork’ The Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 541-559. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. & Franklin, B. (2018). ‘Introducing the Complexities of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies’. in S. Eldridge & B. Franklin (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies. 1 edn, Routledge, Abingdon. [Book Chapter]
• Eldridge, S. & Franklin, B. (2018). The Routledge Handbook of Developments in Digital Journalism Studies. 1 edn, Routledge, Abingdon. [Edited Volume; Single blind peer review of proposal]
• Eldridge, S. & Bødker, H. (2018). ‘Negotiating Uncertain Claims: Journalism as an inferential community’ Journalism Studies, vol. 19, no. 13, pp. 1912-1922. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. (2018). ‘Remaking the News: Essays on the Future of Journalism Scholarship in the Digital Age’ Digital Journalism, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 666-668. [Book Review]

2017

• Eldridge, S. (2017). ‘Dissolving boundaries: Mapping the discursive terrain of journalistic identity in a digital era’. in M. Burger, J. Thornborrow & R. Fitzgerald (eds), Discours des réseaux sociaux: : enjeux publics, politiques et médiatiques. 1 edn, De Boeck, Brussels, pp. 219-236. [Book Chapter; Peer reviewed]
• Conboy, M. & Eldridge, S. (2017). ‘Journalism and Public Discourse’. in C. Cotter & D. Perrin (eds), The Routledge Handbook of Language and Media. Routledge, Abingdon, UK. [Book Chapter]
• Eldridge, S. (2017). ‘Hero or Anti-Hero? Narratives of newswork and journalistic identity construction in complex digital megastories’ Digital Journalism, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 141-158. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. & Franklin, B. (2017). The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies. Routledge, London. [Edited Volume; Single blind peer review of proposal]
• Eldridge, S. & Franklin, B. (2017). Defining Digital Journalism Studies. in The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 1-12. [Book Chapter]
• Eldridge, S. (2017). The Digital Journalist: the journalistic field, boundaries, and disquieting change. in B. Franklin & S. Eldridge (eds), The Routledge Companion to Digital Journalism Studies. Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 44-54. [Book Chapter]

2016

• Eldridge, S. & Steel, J. (2016). ‘Normative expectations: Employing “communities of practice” models for assessing journalism’s normative claims’ Journalism Studies, vol. 17, no. 7, pp. 817-826. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. (2016). ‘Taking Julian Assange seriously: considering WikiLeaks’ role in the US presidential campaign’. in Lilleker, D., Thorsen, E., Jackson, D. & Veneti, A. (eds) US Election Analysis 2016: Media, Voters and the Campaign, The Centre for the Study of Journalism, Culture and Community, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK. [Public/Popular Science Publication]

2015

• Eldridge, S. (2015). Change and continuity: Historicizing the emergence of online media. in M Conboy & J Steel (eds), The Routledge Companion to British Media History. Routledge Media and Cultural Studies Companions, Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 528-538. [Book Chapter]
• Lugo-Ocando, J. & Eldridge, S. (2015). Visual Journalism and Global Poverty. in J Lugo-Ocando (ed.), Blaming the Victim: How Global Journalism Fails Those in Poverty. Pluto Press, London, pp. 104-123. [Book Chapter; Single blind peer review of proposal]
• Eldridge, S. (2015). ‘Reddit’s move toward respectability means leaving behind some of what made it great’. 21 October 2015, The Conversation. [Public/Popular Science Publication]
• Eldridge, S. (2015). ‘What Peter Oborne’s resignation forces us to confront about journalism’. 18 February 2015, The Conversation. [Public/Popular Science Publication]

2014

• Conboy, M. & Eldridge, S. (2014) ‘Morbid symptoms: between a dying and a re-birth (apologies to Gramsci)’ Journalism Studies, vol. 15, no. 5, pp. 566-575. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. (2014). ‘Boundary maintenance and interloper media: Differentiating between journalism’s discursive enforcement processes’ Journalism Studies, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 1-16. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Conboy, M., Lugo-Ocando, J. & Eldridge, S. (2014). ‘Livingstone and the legacy of Empire in the journalistic imagination’ Ecquid Novi, vol. 35, no. 1, pp. 3-8. [Editorial of Thematic Section]
• Eldridge, S. (2014). ‘Book Review: Beyond WikiLeaks’ Digital Journalism, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 133-135. [Book Review]
• Conboy, M., Eldridge, S., Lugo-Ocando, J. & Steel, J. (2014). TED/Wiley Learning & Teaching Guide: Media and Journalism: Covering World News. Wiley. [Teaching Material]

2013

• Eldridge, S. (2013). ‘Perceiving Professional Threats: Journalism’s discursive reaction to the rise of new media entities’ The Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 281-299. [Journal Article; Peer Reviewed]
• Eldridge, S. (2013). ‘Book Review: Changing Journalism’ Digital Journalism, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 172-173. [Book Review]