School of Social and Political Science

Background

I am a PhD candidate and a tutor (teaching assistant) at the University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science. My research has been shaped by my experience as a journalist, which includes 18 years as a reporter, editor and international correspondent for major Brazilian news outlets. I am particularly interested in the role of journalism in democracy, media capture, hybrid systems and disinformation campaigns. 

PhD Project

Understanding the Roles of Journalists and News Organisations in the De-Democratisation of Brazil

Supervisor: Dr Kate Wright
Co-supervisors: Dr Benjamin Martill and Dr Jean-François Daoust

Peer-reviewed Publications

• (2021). Liquid Disinformation Tactics: Overcoming Social Media Countermeasures Through Misleading Content. Journalism Practice, 16(8), 1537-1558,
  DOI: 10.1080/17512786.2021.1914707.

• (2020). “Little flu” infodemic: an analysis on disinformation and coronavirus in Brazil. Chasqui Revista Latinoamericana de Comunicación, 1(145), 137-162, DOI: 10.16921/chasqui.v1i145.4315 (co-authored with Juliana Alcantara).

• (2018). Network of lies: the spread of fake news in the Brazilian presidential pre-campaign. Observatorio (OBS*), 12(5), 139-162, DOI: 10.15847/obsOBS12520181272.

Book

• (2022). Hijacked Democracy: How disinformation helped Bolsonaro become president of Brazil. Media XXI: Porto.

Reviews

• (2020). Review of Network propaganda: Manipulation, disinformation, and radicalization in American politics by Yochai Benkler, Robert Faris and Hal Roberts. Mediapolis–Revista de Comunicação, Jornalismo e Espaço Público, (11), 103-105.

Conferences

• “Understanding the Roles of Journalism in the De-Democratisation of Brazil” - Captured Media Researching. Media Systems in and after Transitions, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, December 6th, 2022.

• “Understanding the Roles of Journalism in Brazil’s De-Democratisation” - 72nd Annual ICA Conference (International Communication Association), Paris, May 27th, 2022.

• “Public Health and Far-right: The Brazilian Case of Coronavirus Infodemic” - IAMCR conference (International Association for Media and Communication Research), Nairobi, July 11th, 2021 (co-authored with Juliana Alcantara).

• “Disinformation in Electoral Processes”- International seminar Rethinking Brazilian journalism in times of populism and disinformation. Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, January 13th, 2020.

• “Hijacked Democracy: Impacts of Disinformation on Social Media in the 2018 Brazilian Presidential Election” - VIII Oxbridge Conference on Brazilian Studies, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, October 5th, 2019.

Qualifications

• Master of Arts (Journalism and Communication), University of Coimbra  - 2017-2019
  - Dissertation: “Disinformation in electoral processes: a case study of the 2018 Brazilian election”
  - Visiting researcher (Erasmus Program), University of Ljubljana (1/9/2018 – 2/2/2019)
  - Award: Honours (A)
• Bachelor of Arts (Social Communication - Journalism), Catholic University of Santos - 2002-2005
  - University Senate - student representative (2004, 2005)
  - Award: Merit (B)

Teaching

• Contemporary Issues in Politics - Media and Politics (tutor/teaching assistant) - University of Edinburgh, 2022-Present.

• Misinformation in non-western contexts (guest lecture) - University of Edinburgh, 2022.

• Media Capture and Hybrid Journalistic Cultures (guest lecture) - University of Coimbra, 2022.

• Comparative Politics (tutor/teaching assistant) - University of Edinburgh, 2022.

• Politics in a Changing World (tutor/teaching assistant) - University of Edinburgh, 2021.

• Media, Gender and Representation (guest lecture) - University of Coimbra, 2020.

• Media Socio-economics (guest lecture) - University of Coimbra, 2019.

Peer-reviewer

• Journalism Practice (8/9/2021 – Present)

• International Journal of Communication (19/9/2022 – Present)

• ICA Conference (1/112021 – Present)

Awards

• University of Coimbra (20/9/2018)
  - Diploma of Merit 2017/2018
  - Best grades 1st-year master - Department of Philosophy, Communication and Information Science
  - Certificate and € 1.064
• University of Coimbra (10/9/2022)
  - 3% Best Students Award 2018/2019
  - Best grades university-wide
  - Certificate and € 500                                                                                                                                   
• University of Coimbra (28/2/2022)
  - Merit Award 2019
  - Best academic performance university-wide
  - Certificate

Grants

• Michael Haley Travel Grant 2022 (17/3/2022)
  - Awarding body: International Communication Association (ICA)
  - Amount: £ 500
  - Purpose: travel to ICA 72nd annual conference in France
• SPS Research Support Fund (1/11/2021)
  - Awarding body: University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Science (SPS)
  - Amount: £ 500
  - Purpose: conduct fieldwork in Brazil

Profiles

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Researchgate
CiênciaVittae (Portugal)
CnpqLattes (Brazil)
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