Dr Jingrong Tong

School of Information, Journalism and Communication

Senior Lecturer in Media and Information Studies

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j.tong@sheffield.ac.uk
C641, The Wave

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Dr Jingrong Tong
School of Information, Journalism and Communication
C641
The Wave
2 Whitham Road
Sheffield
S10 2AH
Profile

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 Sheffield in September 2019 as Senior Lecturer in Digital 壅翌腦瞳 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

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

Books

  • Tong J (2022) . Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • Tong J (2022) Journalism in the Data Age. SAGE.
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2021) . Emerald Publishing Limited.
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2018) Tweeting the Environment #Brexit. Emerald Group Publishing.
  • Tong J & Lo S-H (2017) Digital Technology and Journalism An International Comparative Perspective. Springer.
  • Tong J (2015) Investigative Journalism, Environmental Problems and Modernisation in China. Springer.
  • Tong J (2011) Investigative Journalism in China Journalism, Power, and Society. A&C Black.
  • Tong J () . Routledge.
  • Tong J () . Routledge.

Journal articles

  • Tong J (2025) . Journalism Studies.
  • Tong J & Horton G (2025) . Journal of Media Law.
  • Tong J (2025) . Journalism Practice.
  • Tong J (2024) . Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 31(4), 1486-1505.
  • Tong J (2024) , 1-15.
  • Tong J (2024) . Journalism, 25(7), 1449-1459.
  • Tong J (2024) . Journalism, 25(7), 1481-1499.
  • Tong J (2022) . Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies, 11(3), 267-286.
  • Tong J (2022) . Chinese Journal of Communication, 15(2), 145-155.
  • Tong J (2022) Rethinking the expertise of data journalists: a case study. International Journal of Communication, 16, 2781-2800.
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2021) . Journalism Practice, 15(2), 153-169.
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2020) . Information Polity, 25(3), 361-375.
  • Tong J (2019) . Journalism Studies, 20(1), 79-96.
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2019) . International Communication Gazette, 81(5), 445-469.
  • Tong J (2018) . Digital Journalism, 6(2), 256-273.
  • Tong J (2017) . International Communication Gazette, 79(4), 400-418.
  • Tong J (2017) . Chinese Journal of Communication, 10(2), 192-208.
  • Tong J (2017) . Journalism Studies, 18(6), 771-786.
  • Tong J (2015) . Science Communication, 37(6), 747-768.
  • Tong J (2015) . China Information, 29(3), 333-351.
  • Tong J (2015) . Asian Journal of Communication, 25(6), 600-616.
  • Tong J (2015) . Journalism, 16(3), 429-446.
  • Tong J (2014) . Environmental Communication, 8(3), 345-367.
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2014) . Information, Communication & Society, 17(1), 66-85.
  • Tong J (2013) . Journalism Practice, 7(1), 1-16.
  • Tong J & Mackay H (2011) Interactivity, the global conversation and World Service research: Digital China. Participations: Journal of Audience and Reception Analysis.
  • Tong Jingrong (2010) . Media, Culture & Society, 32(6), 925-942.
  • Tong J (2009) . Discourse & Society, 20(5), 593-612.
  • Tong J & Sparks C (2009) . Journalism Studies, 10(3), 337-352.
  • Tong J (2007) . Journalism, 8(5), 530-535.
  • Tong J & Zuo L () . Journalism and Media, 2(1), 14-29.

Book chapters

  • Tong J (2024) , Data Journalism and the COVID-19 Disruption (pp. 1-15). Taylor & Francis
  • Tong J (2024) , Data Journalism and the COVID-19 Disruption (pp. 145-159). Routledge
  • Tong J (2024) , Data Journalism and the COVID-19 Disruption (pp. 235-238). Routledge
  • Tong J (2022) , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 61-74). Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Tong J (2022) , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 93-107). Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Tong J (2022) , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 5-28). Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Tong J (2022) , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 75-91). Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Tong J (2022) , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 47-60). Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Tong J (2022) , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 1-4). Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Tong J (2022) , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 109-110). Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Tong J (2022) , Journalism, Economic Uncertainty and Political Irregularity in the Digital and Data Era (pp. 29-45). Emerald Publishing Limited
  • Tong J (2022) , Artificial Intelligence and the Media Edward Elgar Publishing
  • Tong J (2021) , Reappraising Local and Community 壅翌腦瞳 in the UK (pp. 94-107). Routledge
  • Tong J (2021) Local data journalism practice in the UK In Harte D & Matthews R (Ed.), Reappraising Local and Community 壅翌腦瞳 in the UK Media, Practice, and Policy Routledge
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2021) THE CONSTRUCTION OF ' HERO' VERSUS ' VILLAIN' IN TWITTER USERS' RESPONSES TO @ DAVID_ CAMERON AND @ NIGEL_ FARAGE, BREXIT REFERENDUM ON TWITTER (pp. 47-62).
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2021) SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE EU REFERENDUM ON TWITTER, BREXIT REFERENDUM ON TWITTER (pp. 21-32).
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2021) SHAPING POLITICAL DISCOURSE: IS TWITTER GOOD FOR DEMOCRACY?, BREXIT REFERENDUM ON TWITTER (pp. 63-72).
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2021) LEGITIMISING POLITICAL CONTROVERSY AND POPULISM, BREXIT REFERENDUM ON TWITTER (pp. 33-46).
  • Tong J (2020) Investigative Journalism in China: Pushing the limits between the 1990s and 2013 In Latham K (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Chinese Culture and Society Routledge
  • Tong J (2020) The return of party journalism in China and 'Janusian' content: The case of 壅翌腦瞳paper X, Routledge Companion to Local Media and Journalism (pp. 176-184).
  • Tong J & Lo S-H (2017) 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
  • Tong J (2017) Introduction In Lo S-H (Ed.), Digital Technology and Journalism An International Comparative Perspective Springer
  • Tong J & Zuo L (2017) A computational analysis of British journalists use of Twitter before the 2016 UKs EU referendum In Tong J & Lo S-H (Ed.), Digital Technology and Journalism An International Comparative Perspective Springer
  • Tong J (2015) The Chinese Diaspora, Motherland, and June Fourth: A Discourse Analysis of the BBC Chinese Have Your Say Forum, 200913 In Sun W & Sinclair J (Ed.), Rethinking Chinese Diasporic Media: Soft Power in Global and Local Contexts
  • Tong J (2014) 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
  • Tong J (2013) Local Investigative Journalism: Understanding the Background, Context and Trajectories of Investigative Journalism in Dahe Daily and Southern Metropolis Daily In Svensson M, S疆ther E & Zhang Z (Ed.), Chinese Investigative Journalists' Dreams Autonomy, Agency, and Voice Lexington Books
  • Tong J & Mackey H (2012) 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

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 壅翌腦瞳, JNL235 Data-Driven Storytelling, JNL6017 Advanced Broadcast Journalism and JNL6019 Broadcast Portfolio.

Professional activities and memberships

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

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