Dr Jingrong Tong
School of Journalism, Media and Communication
Senior Lecturer in Digital News Cultures
Full contact details
School of Journalism, Media and Communication
C641
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
91探花
S10 2AH
- Profile
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Jingrong Tong has been working in the area of journalism and news media for 20 years first as a journalist then as an academic. She joined the School of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of 91探花 in September 2019 as Senior Lecturer in Digital News Cultures. Previously, she was Senior Lecturer in Digital Media and Culture at Brunel University (2016-19) and Lecturer in Media and Communication at the University of Leicester (2009-16).
- Research interests
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Jingrong's current research interests include the impact of digital technology on journalism, social media analysis, and environmental communication. She has a particular interest in journalism and news media in the UK and China. In her research, she uses qualitative methods, such as interviews, framing analysis and critical discourse analysis, as well as data-driven computational analysis such as social network analysis and computer-assisted discourse analysis.
Her papers have appeared in prestigious peer-reviewed journals. She has received research funding from the British Academy and several universities. She is the author of two books: Investigative Journalism in China: Journalism, Power, and Society (2011 and 2012) and Investigative Journalism, Environmental Problems and Modernisation in China (2015); co-editor of Digital Technology and Journalism: An International Comparative Perspective (2017); and co-author of Tweeting the Environment #Brexit (2018).
- Publications
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Books
- . Emerald Publishing Limited.
- Data for Journalism Between Transparency and Accountability. Taylor & Francis.
- Journalism in the Data Age. SAGE.
- The Brexit Referendum on Twitter A mixed-method, computational analysis. Emerald Group Publishing.
- Tweeting the Environment #Brexit. Emerald Group Publishing.
- Digital Technology and Journalism An International Comparative Perspective. Springer.
- Investigative Journalism, Environmental Problems and Modernisation in China. Springer.
- Investigative Journalism in China Journalism, Power, and Society. A&C Black.
Journal articles
- . Journalism, 25(7), 1449-1459.
- "Rethinking the Expertise of Data Journalists: A Case Study". International Journal of Communication, 16.
- . Chinese Journal of Communication, 1-11.
- . Journalism and Media, 2(1), 14-29.
- . Journalism Practice, 15(2), 153-169.
- . Journal of Applied Journalism and Media Studies.
- . Information Polity, 1-15.
- . International Communication Gazette, 81(5), 445-469.
- . Journalism Studies, 20(1), 79-96.
- . Digital Journalism, 6(2: Trust, Credibility, Fake News), 256-273.
- . Journalism Studies, 18(6), 771-786.
- . International Communication Gazette, 79(4), 400-418.
- . Chinese Journal of Communication, 10(2), 192-208.
- . Science Communication, 37(6), 747-768.
- . Asian Journal of Communication, 25(6), 600-616.
- . China Information, 29(3), 333-351.
- . Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism, 16(3), 429-446.
- . Environmental Communication, 8(3), 345-367.
- . Information, Communication & Society, 17(1), 66-85.
- . Journalism Practice, 7(1), 1-16.
- Interactivity, the global conversation and World Service research: Digital China. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Analysis.
- . Media, Culture & Society, 32(6), 925-942.
- . Discourse & Society, 20(5), 593-612.
- . Journalism Studies, 10(3), 337-352.
- . Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism, 8(5), 530-535.
- . Journalism.
Chapters
- , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 61-74). Emerald Publishing Limited
- , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 93-107). Emerald Publishing Limited
- , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 5-28). Emerald Publishing Limited
- , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 75-91). Emerald Publishing Limited
- , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 47-60). Emerald Publishing Limited
- , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 1-4). Emerald Publishing Limited
- , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 109-110). Emerald Publishing Limited
- , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 29-45). Emerald Publishing Limited
- Artificial intelligence is not a panacea: policing content on social media platforms, three dilemmas and their ethical and legal implications In Taina Pihlajarinne & Anette Al茅n-Savikko (Ed.), Artificial Intelligence and the Media Reconsidering Rights and Responsibilities Edward Elgar Publishing
- Local data journalism practice in the UK In Harte D & Matthews R (Ed.), Reappraising Local and Community News in the UK Media, Practice, and Policy Routledge
- Investigative Journalism in China: Pushing the limits between the 1990s and 2013 In Latham K (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Chinese Culture and Society Routledge
- The return of party journalism and 鈥楯anusian鈥 content in China: the case of Newspaper X In Gulyas A & Baines D (Ed.), New Routledge Companion to Local Media and Journalism
- New media reforms and journalism cultures in two newspapers in mainland China and Taiwan In Tong J & Lo S-H (Ed.), Digital Technology and Journalism An International Comparative Perspective Springer
- Introduction In Lo S-H (Ed.), Digital Technology and Journalism An International Comparative Perspective Springer
- A computational analysis of British journalists鈥 use of Twitter before the 2016 UK鈥檚 EU referendum In Tong J & Lo S-H (Ed.), Digital Technology and Journalism An International Comparative Perspective Springer
- The Chinese Diaspora, Motherland, and 鈥淛une Fourth鈥: A Discourse Analysis of the BBC Chinese 鈥淗ave Your Say鈥 Forum, 2009鈥13 In Sun W & Sinclair J (Ed.), Rethinking Chinese Diasporic Media: Soft Power in Global and Local Contexts
- Discourse of Journalism and Legitimacy in post-reform China In Cao Q, Tian H & Chilton P (Ed.), Discourse, Politics and Media in Contemporary China John Benjamins Publishing Company
- Local Investigative Journalism: Understanding the Background, Context and Trajectories of Investigative Journalism in Dahe Daily and Southern Metropolis Daily In Svensson M, S忙ther E & Zhang Z (Ed.), Chinese Investigative Journalists' Dreams Autonomy, Agency, and Voice Lexington Books
- Discussions on BBC Chinese Have Your Say Forums: National Identity and International Broadcasting in the Interactive Media Era In Gillespie M & Webb A (Ed.), Diasporas and Diplomacy Cosmopolitan Contact Zones at the BBC World Service (1932-2012) Routledge
- Teaching activities
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Jingrong is joint module convenor for dissertations in MA Global Journalism (JNL6133) and MA International Public and Political Communication (JNL6600). She also contributes to JNL116 Analysing News, JNL235 Data-Driven Storytelling, JNL6017 Advanced Broadcast Journalism and JNL6019 Broadcast Portfolio.
- Professional activities and memberships
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In the course of her research, Jingrong has worked with and advised International Media Support, Denmark. She has been invited to regularly review articles for academic journals, conferences and publishers. She is a member of the editorial board for Digital Journalism and Journalism Studies. She also serves as Associate Editor for Chinese Journal of Communication.
- PhD supervision
Jingrong is particularly interested in hearing from research students focusing on the following areas:
- Journalism, technology and society
- Data and communication
- Discourses, politics and/or the environment
- Social media communication