Gregory P. Perreault
Scholar, Author, Professor
Gregory P. Perreault is a scholar of adaptation in journalism. His work focuses on journalistic epistemology, hostility in journalism and managing labor expectations.
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He currently serves as Reviews Editor for Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. He served as Fulbright-Botstiber Professor of Austrian-American Studies at the University of Vienna Journalism Studies Center (2020-2021) and is past chair for the standing committee on research for the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). His work appears in New Media & Society, Digital Journalism, Journalism, Journalism Studies, Journalism Practice and Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. His book Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate (Routledge) was published in 2023.
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An avid runner, he most recently ran the Garden of Life Marathon in West Palm Beach, Florida. He serves as associate professor of media literacy & analytics the Zimmerman School for Advertising & Mass Communication at the University of South Florida.
Sample publications
Updated March 2025
Books
Perreault, G. (2023) Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate. London: Routledge
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
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Maares, P., & Perreault, G. (2025) True Crime Podcasting as Journalistic Heterodoxy: Boundary Practices and Journalistic Epistemology of a Heretic Interloper. Journalism Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2025.2486215.
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Perreault, G., Foxman, M., Maares, P. & Hase, V. (2025) Epistemologies of Digital News Production: Power and Technological Adaptation in Knowledge Production. Digital Journalism. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2025.2462539
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Perreault, Belair-Gagnon & Henrichsen. (2025) Disruptions in Normalization: Reflexive Monitoring in journalism adaptation and the role of audiences. Journalism Studies. doi: 10.1080/1461670X.2025.2462548
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Ferrucci, P. & Perreault, G. (2025) The Athletic in Transition: The Organization’s Struggle Adapting Post New York Times Takeover. International Journal of Communication.
Perreault, G., Lincoln, L. Perreault, M. & Walsh, J. (2024) “That S**t is hard to get away from”: Precarious Labor for Rural Journalism. Journalism Practice. doi: 10.1080/17512786.2024.2443228
Perreault, G. (2024) Mitigating Hostility in Journalism: Digital Hostility as ossifier of field boundaries. Digital Journalism. doi: 10.1080/21670811.2024.2434025
​Perreault, G., & Dienlin, T. (2024). Normalizing Open Science Practice: Understandings, Evaluations, and Implementations of Open Science Practices in the Field of Communication. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, 10776990241262346.
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Perreault, G., & Mellado, C. (2024). Surprised by Joy: Professional Roles as Emotional Facets of News Production. Journalism Practice, 1-18.
Perreault, G., Ferrucci, P. & Ficara, G. (2024) No More Market-Driven Than Hard News: Lifestyle Journalists’ Market Drive and Perceived Audience Obligations. Journalism Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2024.2333819.
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​​Perreault, G. P., & Hanusch, F. (2024). Normalizing Instagram. Digital Journalism, 12(4), 413-430.​​​
