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27 capítulos, 54 investigadores/as de 7 países y una apuesta fundamental: producir y hacer circular conocimiento sobre género, sexualidades y medios en español y en acceso abierto. peterlang.com/document/14524…
#GenderStudies #MediaStudies #OpenAccess
Very pleased to be joining the Editorial Board of Journal of Communication for 2026–2028.
I’m grateful to the new editorial team for the invitation and very much look forward to contributing to the journal over the coming years.
New paper out in Poetics! "The fuzzy mechanism of processing stereotyped gay characters in media" — with @Gina Junhan Fu, @SotoSanfiel & @SanchezSoriano
Do all gay stereotypes on TV affect homophobia the same way? Spoiler: not even close.
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.202…
New paper in Computers in Human Behavior 🧵
Do deepfakes of historical figures distort memory? Are they more persuasive than text?
Short answer: no.
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2026.1…
#Deepfakes #SyntheticMedia #MediaPsychology #Misinformation
New paper on nostalgia and deepfakes!
We show that nostalgia increases emotional engagement and credibility in prosocial deepfakes via narrative transportation and identification.
doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.202…
Our Handbook of Journalism and Emotions is now published.
It brings together nearly 60 scholars from five continents to examine how emotions shape journalism, as a constitutive force in news production, content, and engagement.
🔗 wiley.com/en-us/The+Handbook…
New article out in Mass Communication and Society!
Are deepfakes really more persuasive than text?
In our experiment text generated greater transportationm and stronger downstream persuasion.
Deepfakes may not always have the persuasive edge we assume.
doi.org/10.1080/15205436.202…
Our latest research just published (happy, happy, happy):
Rodríguez-de-Dios, I., Blanco-Fernández, V., & Soto-Sanfiel, M. T. (2026). Audiovisual Fiction to Reduce Prejudices Against Non-Binary People. Media Psychology, 1–27. doi.org/10.1080/15213269.202…
El periodista Antonio Martínez Ron, para el Diario.es, hace una necesaria reflexión sobre la credibilidad de la ciencia -y las pseudociencias- en el actual ecosistema mediático en esta pieza aparecida hoy. En ella cita mis percepciones: eldiario.es/sociedad/avi-loe…
Maite Soto-Sanfiel retweeted
Nuevo artículo "Responses of Low-Prejudice Viewers to Lesbian Stereotypes in Fiction” junto a mis compañeras @MaiteSoto @AnguloBrunet y @SoyLaEsme 👇 link.springer.com/article/10…
Our latest research article: "Responses of low-prejudice viewers to lesbian stereotypes in fiction" in Arxives of Sexual Behavior. Find it here!: link.springer.com/article/10…
Doctoral Position in the Research Project “Audiovisual Content Production on LGBTIQ+: Agents, Industrial Contexts, Platforms, and Impact Expectations”
(Dept. of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona).
[email protected]
New AI literacy scale exposes gaps between what people think they know and what they actually know devdiscourse.com/article/tec…
SAIL4ALL: Measuring AI Knowledge Across Adults scienmag.com/sail4all-measur…
Maite Soto-Sanfiel retweeted
Our paper “The scale of artificial intelligence literacy for all (SAIL4ALL)” is out in @HSScomms ! 🎉We present a new tool to assess AI literacy in the general population. @MaiteSoto @lutzid
👉 nature.com/articles/s41599-0…
New article in Computers in Human Behavior! With Qiaofei Wu, we explore how audiences make sense of deepfake resurrections—through realism, ethics & culture. Find it here:
doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.1…
Happy to share our new research article: rdcu.be/erqMU
"Hype in science communication: Exploring scientists' attitudes and practices in quantum physics"
New research article with @AnguloBrunet and Sanjay Saha: Motivations for (not) sharing deepfakes on social media: The Communication Review: Vol 0, No 0 - Get Access tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Call for abstracts: IAMCR Pre-Conference: Emotions and Journalism in Today's Dynamic Communication Landscape.
12 July 2025, National University of Singapore.
Deadline: April 1.
iamcr.org/singapore2025/emot…




