In an era characterized by the rapid spread of information across digital platforms, understanding the nuances of disinformation has become increasingly critical. Since disinformation is a global problem but has substantially different manifestations at regional and local scales, in this article, we aim to explore the extent to which academic research on this issue accurately reflects the contextual realities o...
Technological innovation plays a transformative role in media, in the face of digital transition and a financial crisis that plagues the sector. This article analyses the role that innovation plays in Portuguese regional newspapers, and in their funding models, through a qualitative approach (interviews with the heads of three digital native outlets and three storied print newspapers). The interviewees define t...
Gender-related studies have grown in social sciences and communication in the past few years. This interest follows society's shift and newfound knowledge of gender inequalities. Thus, this research will focus specifically on social sciences and communication, where we question and attempt to evaluate how gender matters have been scrutinised and researched by other authors, also identifying keywords used in the...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has also ignited a battleground in the domain of information. The conflict has been accompanied by a relentless disinformation offensive designed to manipulate public opinion and undermine democratic processes. This paper deals with the role of academia and scholars in focusing this information warfare. This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of scientific articles to examin...
This study investigates how Spanish soccer clubs approached the fight against racism during the period marking the fight for the elimination of racial discrimination in March. Drawing on concepts such as systems theory, organizational communication, strategic communication, agenda-setting and invisibility strategies, which contribute to understanding the mutual interaction between organizations and their ecosys...
The aim of this study is to verify the social responsibility strategies adopted by the Football Foundation, an initiative created by Liga Portugal. It seeks to investigate the main practices of corporate social responsibility, analyzing how these can be applied in the sporting sphere and, in particular, in the world of soccer. The aim is to evaluate the type of posts that have been made by the Foundation on Fac...
This study investigates the use of advertising strategies, namely product placement, on five Brazilian YouTube channels targeting children aged 6 to 12 years old. The research focuses on building a corpus of YouTube channels which, in terms of the number of subscribers, are among the most popular, such as: Luccas Neto, Maria Clara & JP, Valentina Pontes, Juliana Baltar, and Brancoala. Through a multiple case st...