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.
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.
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 February 2025
Books
Perreault, G. (2023) Digital Journalism and the Facilitation of Hate. London: Routledge
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
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
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
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.
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.
Perreault, G. P., & Hanusch, F. (2024). Normalizing Instagram. Digital Journalism, 12(4), 413-430.
