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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We identify two public definitions of news – a core and an expanded one – structured around three key criteria of news-ness: content, format, and relevance. The core definition aligns with traditional media, but these criteria are broader in digital contexts.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What do people define as news or not? In this new article, led by Tali Aharoni and relying on data from the Trust in News project, we show how people often expand definitions on what they consider news.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

👉 Interested? Please send me a DM by 1 October with a brief introduction and an outline of your research interests so we can discuss whether your project might be a good fit. Please feel free to share!

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If your research interests are around news consumption, trust in news, misinformation, political attitudes, or related areas, I’d be very happy to hear from you.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🎓 Academic qualifications: Applicants should have a relevant Master’s degree with Merit/Distinction, or be working towards one, and a good honours degree at First Class or Upper Second Class level, or equivalent, from a recognised higher education institution.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

For 2027/28, Strathclyde is offering three PhD scholarships through the AHRC DLA. The standard scholarship covers fees and a stipend for 3.5 years, with the potential for a further six months of funding for additional training or internship opportunities. International students are also eligible

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📢 Are you interested in studying news consumption and trust in news for a PhD in Journalism, Media, and Communication? I’m looking for prospective PhD students interested in developing a project in this and applying for an Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Landscape Award (AHRC DLA)

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The intervention did not shift more deeply rooted attitudes, but its effects on news fatigue and engagement are still meaningful. The impact on less sedimented attitudes is not trivial, considering the increasing turn to social media and messaging apps for news documented over the last few years.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We found that subscribing to the channels: 🔹 reduced news fatigue 🔹 increased engagement with news on WhatsApp 🔹 did not change belief in misinformation 🔹 did not change trust in news

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

We asked participants in Brazil to subscribe to the WhatsApp channels of G1, part of the largest media group in Latin America, and examined whether this affected a range of informational attitudes.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Many news organisations across the world have created WhatsApp channels to distribute news. But can these channels help people navigate today’s complex information environment? This question is at the heart of our new study, co-authored with @patyrossini.bsky.social and @antoniskalog.bsky.social

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Desinformação sobre o sistema eleitoral, como Flávio voltou a fazer nessa semana, não é apenas pra criar confusão no debate público. É também uma forma de semear desconfiança em instituições democráticas (e a gente viu qual o resultado pretendido em janeiro de 23).

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Tava ouvindo o @npto.bsky.social no foro de teresina lembrar que os bolsonaristas mentiram sobre a urna eletrônica em 22 e é importante mencionar que isso tem impactos concretos de erosão democrática, não é só cortina de fumaça.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

These claims do more than confuse people about what to believe: they make people see those institutions as less reliable. In other words, electoral misinformation is part of a broader strategy of democratic erosion. Full paper here: doi.org/10.1080/1745...

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Disrupting democracy: how informational pathways and misinformation shape trust in election results

Recent electoral cycles have renewed concerns around democratic backsliding as political elites systematically use misinformation and disinformation to undermine electoral integrity. Focusing on th...

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Targeting the electoral system is not just about creating noise. It is also a way for authoritarian-like candidates to erode democratic institutions.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Drawing on a three-wave survey during the 2022 Brazilian elections, which culminated in a coup attempt, we find that belief in electoral misinformation predicted declining trust in the voting system.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This makes it particularly timely to read our recently published paper led by @patyrossini.bsky.social (in collaboration with @antoniskalog.bsky.social) about the consequences of these false claims for trust in election results.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

As we approach another Presidential election in Brazil, one of the candidates is back to spreading misinformation about the electoral system (yes, I thought we were over this too, but here we go again).

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Journalism, Media & Communication - Strathclyde @strathjmc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Our JMC colleagues contributed with several chapters to the first ever Scottish Election Analysis Report. It captures the immediate thoughts, reflections and early research insights on the 2026 Scottish Parliament election from leading scholars in Scottish politics, elections, media and policy.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

The report brings 55 contributions on topics such as parties and the campaign, news, media, and journalism, voters, polls, and the electoral system. Published 10 days after the election, it provides immediate analysis of the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Very happy to contribute with a piece on how people in Scotland get news to the FIRST EVER Scottish Election Analysis Report, organised by Ana Langer, Christopher Carman, Ariadne Vromen, and Maia Almeida-Amir. Full report here: www.electionanalysis.uk

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Scottish Election Analysis 2026 - UK Election Analysis

Report featuring more than 100 contributions from leading UK academics, with snap analysis and early research insights on the 2024 UK General Election.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Our article "Ritual Reinforcement: Habit, Emotion, and Identity as Attributes of Trust in News", led by the brilliant @amyrossarguedas.bsky.social, won the 2025 Bob Franklin Journal Article Award. Thanks to Amy for her outstanding work (as usual) leading this! www.tandfonline.com/journals/rjo...

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2025 Bob Franklin Journal Article Award

Explore the article collection: 2025 Bob Franklin Journal Article Award. Published in Journalism Studies.

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Will Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

We published a report that used web archives, email digests, and university staff statistics to track the UK academic job market in political science and IR since 2012. It’s part of a broader problem we need to address w/ structural solutions without losing sight of its personal impacts. #polisky

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

"why doesn't the media reproduce the same story of the videos made to please me?"

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Brazil and the US in the same color (both electoral democracies) isn’t something I imagined seeing a few years ago

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

A forma pela qual as pessoas se informam também é importante. Há um caminho indireto no qual se informar por apps de mensagem está associado a níveis mais altos de crença em desinformação, o que, por sua vez, leva a níveis mais altos de intolerância. Não achamos efeitos de usar mídias sociais.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Eu normalmente não me assusto facilmente, mas nesse caso temos motivos de preocupação: nós encontramos uma associação entre crença em desinformação e maior intolerância com os adversários.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Ao longo de três ondas de um survey nacional, acompanhamos como as crenças dos brasileiros em alegações falsas sobre fraude eleitoral evoluíram — e como essas crenças afetaram a disposição de estender direitos civis a opositores políticos.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🚨Alerta de publicação! @patyrossini.bsky.social liderou um novo artigo comigo e @antoniskalog.bsky.social investigando os efeitos da desinformação eleitoral sobre a intolerância política nas eleições brasileiras de 2022.

Este estudo examina a relação entre desinformação e intolerância política durante a Eleição de 2022 no Brasil. Usando uma pesquisa em três ondas, mostramos que cidadãos que acreditam em alegações falsas sobre fraude eleitoral se tornam mais intolerantes com oponentes políticos ao longo do tempo. A crença em desinformação eleitoral consistentemente previu aumentos na intolerância no decorrer da eleição. Encontramos um efeito indireto do uso de aplicativos de mensagens para notícias e intolerância, mediado pela crença em desinformação eleitoral, sugerindo que cidadãos que dependem de aplicativos de mensagens para notícias são mais suscetíveis a acreditar em desinformação e também aos seus efeitos prejudiciais à democracia. Essas descobertas destacam a desinformação eleitoral como um fator-chave de atitudes intolerantes em democracias polarizadas, operando não apenas ao corroer a confiança nas instituições, mas também ao minar o compromisso dos cidadãos com as normas democráticas.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

A consequence of being a Brazilian researcher is that I don't often get scared with things, but these results show reasons to be concerned about the effects of misinformation beyond people's confusion about facts. They can impact cornerstones of democracy, leading to more pervasive problems.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Messaging apps also seem important in the story: we find an indirect pathway in which getting news on messaging apps is associated with higher belief in electoral misinformation, which in turn leads to higher levels of intolerance. We found no effects of using social media for news.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Across a three-wave national survey, we tracked how Brazilians’ beliefs in false claims about electoral fraud evolved and how these beliefs affected their willingness to extend civil rights to political opponents. We find an association between belief in electoral misinformation and intolerance.

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🚨New publication alert! @patyrossini.bsky.social led a new article with @antoniskalog.bsky.social and me investigating the effects of electoral misinformation on political intolerance in the 2022 Brazilian elections.

Abstract: This study examines the relationship between misinformation and political intolerance during the 2022 Brazilian Election. Using a three-wave survey, we show that citizens who believe false claims about electoral fraud become more intolerant toward political opponents over time. Beliefs in electoral misinformation consistently predicted increases in intolerance over the course of the election. We find an indirect effect for using messaging apps for news and intolerance, mediated by beliefs in electoral misinformation, suggesting that citizens who rely on messaging apps for news are not only more susceptible to believing misinformation but also to its detrimental effects on democracy. These findings highlight electoral misinformation as a key driver of intolerant attitudes in polarized democracies, operating not only by eroding trust in institutions but also by undermining citizens’ commitment to democratic norms.

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APSA & ICA Political Communication Divisions @polcomm.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

The APSA Political Communication section is accepting nominations for its annual awards. Please send nominations directly to the chair of each committee. 🔎 More details on awards, committee, and eligibility criteria: politicalcommunication.org/awards/

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

É impossível escolher a parte mais desastrosa desse vídeo, mas imagina o nível de descolamento da realidade pra comparar reajuste de salário mínimo com reajuste de malandragem pra juiz ganhar mais. Tem horas q o judiciário br não ajuda a se justificar como instituição necessária

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Camila Mont'Alverne @camilambpp.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Fora que ela pisou demais, né. O cara com um tetraplex na mente pq quis se fazer de gostoso depois de ser fdp e a mulher pensou “mereço isso não”

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