74th Annual ICA Pre-Conference Virtual Preconference: "Media and Communication in Global Latinidades".
PROGRAM
Welcoming Remarks (10:00 - 10:10 AM EDT June 18 / 00:00 - 00:10 AM AEST June 19)
Juan S. Larrosa-Fuentes, ITESO University
Time Block 1 (10:15 - 11:40 AM EDT June 18 / 00:15 - 01:40 AM AEST June 19)
Panel 1: Case Studies in Journalism
Chair: Pablo Porten-Cheé, Heidelberg University, Germany
Vanessa Higgins Joyce (Texas State University, USA) & Summer Harlow (The University of Texas at Austin, USA). Tracing transnational journalism in Latin America (@vanessamhj, @SummerDHarlow)
Kirsi Cheas (University of Vaasa, Finland). Towards more genuine recognition of Latin American integrative investigative reporting: Case study of collaborative investigative journalism across the US-Mexico border.
Ana Leticia Hernández Julián & Rubén Arnoldo González Macías (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico). Case study on interference in professional journalism from the point of view of those who practice it in El Universal (@ana_leticiaD, @rubenarnoldogm).
Claudia Ramirez (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile). Concurrent, intense and broad: A proposal to understand, characterize and identify news milestones on immigration, based on the Chilean case (@klau_ramirez).
Alexia Raquel Avalos Rivera (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico). Salvadoran post-war journalism: a historical approach to the rise and consolidation of autonomous digital investigative journalism (@alexiaavalos).
Panel 2: Changing Audiences in Television and News
Chair: Nivia Escobar Salazar, Indiana University, Bloomington
Tabita Moreno - Constanza Gajardo (University of Concepción, Chile), Tabita Moreno (Universidad de Concepción, Chile) & Arlyn Orellana (Universidad de La Serena, Chile). Information needs of local audiences in Chile (@constnz, @tabitamoreno)
Melissa Santillana (Texas Tech University, USA), Silvia DalBen Furtado (University of Texas at Austin, USA) & Joseph Straubhaar (University of Texas at Austin, USA). Regional Markets Enter the Streaming Wars: New Directions for Television in Latin America (@melisantillana, @JosephStraubha2)
Maria Magdalena Walker (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile). Hearings
Chilenas y comunicación política matinales televisivos: Ni Tan Lejos...Ni Tan
Nearby (@mmag_walker)
Sonia Virgínia Moreira (Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) & Laura Robinson (Santa Clara University, USA). Faixas de fronteiras: Emergent Frontiers in Digital and Audiovisual Exclusion-Inclusion Processes in Brazil and the US.
Giancarlo Saavedra & Paul Capriotti (Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain). Presence and activity of Latin American CEOs in social networks: a comparative study with CEOs of global companies (@giansaavedrach, @paulcapriotti).
Natalia Orrego (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile). Changes and continuities in print media coverage of neighborhood conflicts with mobile telephony infrastructure in Chile (@natalia_orregot).
Time Block 2 (11:50 AM - 1:15 PM EDT June 18 / 1:50 AM - 3:15 AM AEST June 19)
Panel 3: Building Communication on Social Media
Chair: Lucía Magis-Weinberg, University of Washington, USA
Lisa Paulin (North Carolina Central University, USA). Staying in Our Lane: Role of FaceBook as Crisis Communication
Wafa Khalfan (University of Sharjah, UAE), Jairo Lugo-Ocando (University of Sharjah, UAE) & José Luis Requejo Alemán (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain). Coding and Capability-building in Nonprofit Digital-Native News Organizations in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Latin America (LATAM) (@WafaKhalfan, @Jairolugo)
Eugenia Mitchelstein & Carolina Schifer (University of San Andrés, Argentina). Life at 2X: interpersonal communication in the context of WhatsApp audio acceleration (@ugemitch).
Matías Dodel (Catholic University of Uruguay, Uruguay). Can online dating disrupt social stratification? Evidence from Czech Republic, Estonia, Sweden, Denmark, and Uruguay (@MatiDodel).
Sofia Ceresuela (Pontificia Universidad Católica De Chile, Chile). Blowing on the library of babel: broken worlds and some pale bodies from Petorca Province (@ssofffiia).
Panel 4: Artificial Intelligence and New Media
Chair: Mariana Sanchez Santos, American University, USA
Marcos Mayo-Cubero (Complutense University of Madrid, Spain). Ethical journalism and Artificial Intelligence: exploring the training of future journalists from the Latin American experience (@mayomarcos).
Francisco Fernández (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile). Artificial Intelligence Gaps in Journalism: Advances, Challenges and Perspectives in Latin America and Chile (@fjfernandez).
Thomas Dodds (Leiden University, Netherlands), Paola Palomino (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Peru) & Jeam Pool Rojas (Universidad Diego Portales, Chile). Incorporating AI Ethics in Journalism Education: Lessons from Latin American Schools (@tomasdoddsr, @Helerado)
Melissa R. Meade (Seton Hall University, USA) & Lluis De Nadal (Glasgow University, Scotland). Gig Delivery Work and Surveillance: "Los Deliveristas Unidos" in New York City (@DrMelissaMeade)
Keynote Speech (1:20 PM - 2:45 PM EDT June 18 / 3:20 AM - 4:45 AM AEST June 19)
Moderator: Celeste Wagner (University of Florida, USA)
Dr. Jillian Baez (Hunter College, CUNY, USA):
"Touchstones of Resemblance: Continuities and Shifts in the Latinx Media Landscape."
Time Block 3 (7:00 PM - 8:25 PM ET June 18 / 9:00 AM - 10:25 AM AEST June 19)
Panel 5: Mental Health and Media
Chair: Juan S. Larrosa-Fuentes, ITESO University
Daniela E Munoz Lopez (University of Washington, USA), Lucía Magis-Weinberg (University of Washington, USA), Sarah E. Domoff (University of Washington, USA), Daniela E. Muñoz Lopez (University of Washington, USA), Estelle L. Berger (University of Washington, USA), Alexa Zimbalist (University of Washington, USA) & Ronald E. Dahl (University of Washington, USA). Problematic media use and symptoms of anxiety and depression during the pandemic: an investigation among Peruvian adolescents in low- and middle-income settings (@dannymunoz31).
Natalia Aruguete (National University of Quilmes, Argentina). Vaccines, fact checking and framing. Confirmations and refutations in the verification of falsehoods (@natyaruguete).
Melissa DuPont-Reyes (Columbia University, USA), Alice Villatoro (Santa Clara University, USA) & Lu Tang (Texas A&M University, USA). Prevalence of mental health diathesis-stress and stigma codes in Latinx language/cultural television in New York City.
Kimberly Nielsen (University of Washington, USA), Gabriela Fernandez Theoduloz (University of the Republic of Uruguay, Uruguay), Alexia Carrizales (Purdue University, USA), Marissa Arreola Vargas (University of Washington USA) & Lucía Magis-Weinberg (University of Washington, USA). Quality and prevalence of online and offline friendships in Latin American youth (@kniel814, @gabyftheo, @luciamawe).
Karen Politis Virk (Well Dot, Inc), Whitley Yi (Well Member Services), Lina Bedoya (Well Guide), Diandra Alvarez (Well Guide Supervisor), Bryan Torruellas (Well Ops Analyst) & Laura Hagopian (Well Medical Director). Using Spanglish to enhance digital health engagement with English-speaking Latino/a audiences.
Panel 6: Elections and Populism
Chair: Eugenia Mitchelstein, Universidad de San Andrés, Argentina
Víctor Hugo Reyna (Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, Mexico), Cosette Celecia Pérez (Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico) & Alexia Avalos Rivera (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco, Mexico). Mediatization, disintermediation and usurpation: the information monopolization strategies of contemporary populism (@victorhreyna).
Nadia Martinez-Carrillo (Roanoke College, USA). YouTube, political entertainment, and the 2024 presidential election in Mexico (@macarrina).
Carlos Rodríguez Pérez (Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia) & Liliana Gutiérrez-Coba (Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia). Fear and delegitimization, disinformation strategies in the Colombian presidential campaign 2022 (@CarlosRguezPrez).
Reshmi Sen (Waubonsee Community College, USA) & Lynleigh Ufen (Waubonsee Community College, USA). Intentional polarization to militarization: the rhetoric of coalition in political speeches of Latin America (@Resh77Sen).
Kenton T. Wilkinson (Texas Tech University, USA). COVID-19, Health, and Communication Reluctance Among Hispanics/Latinxs on Texas's South Plains (@kentwilkinson).
Panel 7: Information Production and Culture
Chair: Mariela Morales Suárez, University of Pennsylvania, USA
Amaranta Alfaro (Alberto Hurtado University, Chile) & Nairbis Sibrian (Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile). Cyberhate towards diversity in Chile: migrant perceptions of online hostility (@anta_a, @NairbisS).
Francisco Paulo Jamil Marques (Federal University of Paraná, Brazil) & Luiz Otávio Prendin Costa (Federal University of Paraná, Brazil) "Trending topics" and scientometrics in the area of communication: a mapping of Brazilian academic production (@ponteUFPR).
Marcelo Santos (Universidad Diego Portales, Chile), Chang Sup Park (University of Oklahoma, USA), João Guilherme dos Santos (Brazilian National Institute of Science and Technology for Digital Democracy, Brazil), Athus Cavalini (Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Brazil) & Homero Gil de Zúñiga (Universidad Diego Portales, Chile). Latent bombs of disinformation (@celoo, @_HGZ_).
Milthon Minor Montes (Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico). The configuration of the hybrid media system of water defenders in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, through four cycles of protest (@MilthonMinor).
Bonita Neff (Valparaiso University, USA). There are challenges and opportunities in integrating artificial intelligence into public relations academic programs and leadership for public relations in communication associations globally.
Time Block 4 (8:35 PM - 10:00 PM ET June 18 / 10:35 AM - 12:00 PM AEST June 19)
Panel 8: Gender and Labor
Chair: Miriam Hernandez, CSU Dominguez Hills, USA
Vinicius Suzigan Ferraz (Visiting Fellow-DMRC/QUT, Australia). Ideologies in Veja and CartaCapital magazines: a narrative review on the role of journalism in the social imaginary (@ViniciusSFerraz).
Abel Somohano (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico) & Daniel Peña (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico). Working conditions of freelance journalism in Cuba (
Ruth Nuñez Villanueva (UCLA, USA). A Latina Feminist Audiobook History: Contextualizing (Under)Representation.
Cosette Celecia (Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo, Mexico). Feminist Journalism in the Reconfiguration of Professional Roles Activism and Informational Rigor in Situated Experiences in Mexico.
Valentina Proust (University of Pennsylvania) We want us alive! Protest anthems as expressions of solidarity against feminicides (@valeproust).
Panel 9: Shifting Representation
Chair: Arthur D. Soto-Vásquez, Texas A&M International University
Valerie Gruest (Northwestern University, USA). Latina Fitness: An Intersectional Approach to Latina Representation and Body Image on Instagram.
Andrea Alarcon (University of Queensland, Australia). The comeback kid: international narratives of Medellin.
Marcio Marcellino (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, Brazil) (Re)imagining journalistic practices in a mediatized context (@marciokaviski).
Claudia Bucciferro (Rochester Institute of Technology). Representing and Erasing Latinidad in Netflix's "The Umbrella Academy." (@ClauBucciferro).
Closing Remarks (10:05 - 10:15 PM EDT June 18 / 12:05 PM - 12:15 PM AEST June 19 )
Miriam Hernandez, CSU Dominguez Hills
5 PM AEST: Registered participants will receive information about an in-person in-person gathering in Gold Coast (place TBD)
If you have any questions or concerns, please send an email to: icapreconflatam@gmail.com
ICA Divisions Affiliation: Ethnicity and Race in Communication & Global Communication and Social Change
Sponsorship: This preconference is possible in part due to generous support from the Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) at the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.