A5028363978- Social Media and Politics
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Spanish Literature and Culture Studies
- Media Studies and Communication
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies
- African history and culture studies
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- History, Culture, and Society
- Media Influence and Politics
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- History of Education in Spain
- Literature, Culture, and Criticism
- ICT Impact and Policies
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Education and Digital Technologies
- Latin American and Latino Studies
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- Medicine and Dermatology Studies History
- Law in Society and Culture
- Historical Studies on Spain
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Historical and Modern Theater Studies
University of Lisbon
2016-2025
Lusíada University of Lisbon
2021-2025
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
2012-2024
Instituto de Ciências Sociais
2016-2023
Weatherford College
2023
Universidade Nova de Lisboa
2012-2019
University of Oxford
2013
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
2011
During the last decennia media environments and political communication systems have changed fundamentally. These changes major ramifications for information extent to which they aid people in becoming informed citizens. Against this background, purpose of article is review research on key trends assess their democratic implications. We will focus advanced postindustrial democracies six concerns that are all closely linked dissemination acquisition knowledge: (1) declining supply...
This study examines the supply of political information programming across thirteen European broadcast systems over three decades. The cross-national and cross-temporal design traces composition development environments with regard to amount placement news current affairs programs on largest public private television channels. It finds that televisual Israel Norway offer most advantageous opportunity structure for informed citizenship because their high levels airtime a diverse scheduling...
Adaptation is widely recognized as important when interventions are to be delivered in new settings or with populations. However, there gaps the literature on how adaptations carried out and documented. IMARA a 12-h evidence-based sexual health intervention for Black teens their mothers, designed delivery over two days. We present our systematic process of adapting Latinas produce Floreciendo ("Blooming") program Latina (14-18 years old) female caregivers (e.g., sisters). Using...
Practical examples of studies integrating implementation science and the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST) framework are lacking. Floreciendo is a sexual reproductive health program for Latina teens their female caregivers, adapted from IMARA evidence-based program. We prepared delivering by developing an plan to support program's adoption sustainment. Drawing on community-based participatory research approach, we used qualitative methods explore logistics, determinants strategies,...
The authors examined perceived internal and external barriers to postsecondary educational plans among 140 Mexican American 296 White high school students, attending sex, socioeconomic, ethnic differences. Parent education was associated with plans. Girls anticipated encountering more financing than their male counterparts. students ability, preparation, motivation, support, separation, expected those be difficult overcome, Implications for research practice are discussed.
Although populist communication has become pervasive throughout Europe, many important questions on its political consequences remain unanswered. First, previous research neglected the differential effects of Left and Right. Second, internationally comparative studies are missing. Finally, mostly studied attitudinal outcomes, neglecting behavioral effects. To address these key issues, this paper draws a unique, extensive, experiment in sixteen European countries ( N = 15,412) to test...
Portuguese politics and mainstream media have been resistant to the recent spread of populism. This article examines specific features that might explain apparent exception, puts it test by analysing prevalence populist discourses styles communication in different types online media. The sample is composed mediated unmediated messages on immigration corruption, two issues are commonly present both right- left-wing political actors. Overall, content analysis shows although not recurrent...
Most of what is considered post-truth politics refers to known features and political propaganda. These are old phenomena boosted by technology, in particular social media. To examine the background genesis politics, this article integrates analysis impact online media relativism postmodernity, which truth always a discursive construction, never discovery. It also examines populism light approach. The concludes that all these elements play definite role so-called era not simply by-product...
The reliance on untrained reporters with limited or no understanding of journalistic standards has become increasingly widespread particularly in less democratic environments and these practices have impacted news gathering reporting. There however been some debate about the conceivability, capacity, reliability acceptability citizen journalists due to lack professional associated profession. Even so, diverse forms journalism continue emerge develop several countries Global South, such as...
Aiming to shed light on why Facebook users react certain events and news stories more than others, this study analyses their reactions different the media coverage of those events. The case selection includes six covered by two newspapers from four countries: France, Italy, Portugal, Spain. research design combines an original content analysis outlets' posts with that these have generated users—likes, shares comments—to assess whether how nature characteristics contribute explaining...
There exists a gap in research on populism which tends to focus politicians rather than the people. This addresses that by assessing prevalence of and analyses citizens' populist discourse online comments Portugal Spain. The methodological approach is based quantitative content analysis co-occurrence textual analysis. main findings point similar salience anti-elitism both countries, despite different levels electoral success parties. These suggest more attention should be paid views citizens...
Abstract This article questions if, and how the Internet is being used as a tool of democratization in emergent democracies. Focusing on Angolan Mozambican cases, it examines media's influence potential Internet. Some preliminary conclusions from media analysis interviews show that, spite limited access, Internet, through information websites, online newspapers, blogs, etc., strengthening civil society different situations: disseminating other contents, stimulating presence actors public...
This article studies the impact of right and left moderate political orientation newspapers on levels plurality in news coverage Euro Crisis 20 from 10 European countries through a methodology based Simpson’s D index. The expectation finding distinct patterns leading to high was not fully supported results have shown that national frames influence overall more than ideology.
This research scrutinizes the content, spread, and implications of disinformation in Brazil's 2018 pre-election period. It focuses specifically on most widely shared fake news about Lula da Silva links these with preexisting polarization political radicalization, ascertaining role context. The relied a case study mixed-methods approach that combined an online data collection propagators, interactions' analyses, in-depth analysis meaning such news. results show successful capitalized prior...
Drawing on discussions about the manifestation of incivility in online news comments sections, our research operationalizes concept and suggests a methodological approach that relies manual automated text analysis regression to assess its prevalence identify predictors. Relying data over two million immigration unemployment retrieved from twelve newspapers websites six countries (Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, States), study confirms sections shows topic immigration, with...