Soluciones locales para problemas globales: estrategias para luchar contra la desinformación  [Presentación del monográfico]

Laura Teruel Rodríguez; Livia García Faroldi; Pedro Jerónimo

doi:10.31921/doxacom.n41a2996

Authors

Laura Teruel Rodríguez University of Malaga https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7575-8401
Livia García Faroldi University of Malaga https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7816-7562
Pedro Jerónimo University of Beira Interior https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1900-5031

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n41a2996

Keywords:

Disinformation, local context, journalism, social media, audiences, artificial intelligence

Abstract

This monographic issue explores disinformation from local and regional perspectives, emphasizing that although it is a global problem, its manifestations and solutions are highly context-dependent. It highlights the need for multidisciplinary approaches and case studies that reveal how false news affects specific communities, both rural and urban. The issue focuses on the roles of local media, digital platforms, and citizens in spreading—and containing—disinformation, and stresses the importance of strategies tailored to sociopolitical contexts. Empirical research on media literacy initiatives, fact-checking efforts, and collaborations among media outlets, local governments, and civil society are especially valued. It also encourages reflections on the dual role of Artificial Intelligence and social media as both drivers and potential solutions to disinformation. The issue aims to generate useful and practical knowledge rooted in regional realities, with a view toward informing global strategies. Comparative studies between regions are particularly encouraged, as they offer broader perspectives and help identify common dynamics in the fight against information disorders.

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Author Biographies

Laura Teruel Rodríguez, University of Malaga

Associate Professor of Journalism at the Department of Journalism, University of Málaga; She is currently Vice Dean for Students, Mobility, Equality, and Well-being at the Faculty of Communication Sciences. She has participated in six nationally competitive research projects and two European COST Actions, around which her scientific contributions have been structured. She is currently Principal Investigator of the Excellence Project “The Impact of Disinformation in Andalusia: Cross-sectional Analysis of Audiences, Journalistic Routines, and Agendas. DesinfoAND” (ProyExcel_00143, PAIDI 2020), together with Livia García Faroldi. Based on this project, they co-edited the book Media and Disinformation: Artificial Intelligence, Hate Speech, Conspiracy Theories, and Fact-Checking. She has also recently coordinated the collective monograph Disinformation and Political Communication: An Ibero-American Perspective in a New Technological Era, published by Tirant Lo Blanch.
Her main research areas are Political Journalism, Disinformation, Polarization, and Social Media. She frequently participates in political and social analysis programs on national, regional and local audiovisual media.
Livia García Faroldi, University of Malaga

Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Málaga. Her research focuses on the study of public opinion, using national and international surveys. She has studied support for the European integration process, how this support interacts with different political identifications, and how anti-European discourse is linked to xenophobia. She has participated in more than a dozen research projects funded through competitive calls at both the national level (Ministry of Science, Innovation
and Universities; BBVA Foundation; La Caixa; AECID) and the regional level (Andalusian Studies Centre; Institute
of Statistics and Cartography of Andalusia; Regional Ministry of University, Research and Innovation), and has been a
member of two European COST Actions. Her most recent research lines analyze the digital divide in political participation,
as well as public opinion on fake news and the spread of disinformation among citizens, a topic on which she co-leads
the Excellence Project “Impact of Disinformation in Andalusia: Cross-sectional Analysis of Audiences and Journalistic Routines and Agendas. DesinfoAND” (ProyExcel_00143, PAIDI 2020). She also coordinated a project for promotion of scientific literacy and culture funded by FECYT, ‘Hunting for Fake News: Verifying from the Classroom’ (FCT-23-19371).
Pedro Jerónimo, University of Beira Interior

Assistant researcher at LabCom - Communication and Arts at University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal) and PI of the project MediaTrust.Lab - Local Media Lab for Civic Trust and Literacy. PhD in Information and Communication on Digital Platforms - program shared by University of Porto and University of Aveiro - with a pioneering thesis about online news production at local newsrooms. He’s also co-chair of Media Production Analysis WG at IAMCR, associate researcher at the Centre for Studies in Communication and Society (University of Minho, Portugal) and founder of Local and Community Media WG of SOPCOM. He has participated in other national and international projects, as well as being editorial member, reviewer, and editor of national and international scientific journals, indexed in the main databases, such as Digital Journalism (Taylor and Francis) or Journalism Practice (Taylor and Francis), and assessor of the European Fact-Checking Standard Network. Is a certified trainer by the Union of Portuguese Journalists and the National Scientific-Pedagogical Council of Continuous Education. Started his career as a local journalist.

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