MeLCi Lab Researchers to Present at ICA 2025 Conference

Researchers from MeLCi Lab have had their work accepted for presentation at the ICA 2025 Conference, one of the most prestigious events in communication research. Their contributions span key topics such as digital rights, media literacy, fact-checking, and artificial intelligence in journalism.

🔹 Panel: Digital Technologies and Incarceration (coordinated by Bianca Reisdorf)
📌 Paper: Institutionalised young people and compromised (digital) rights
Division: Communication & Technology (CAT)
Authors: Maria José Brites (CICANT), Teresa Sofia Castro (CICANT)

🔹 Research Escalator Sessions
📌 From Foundation to Frontline: The Dichotomy of Pre-service and In-service Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Training for Educators
Division: Children, Adolescents, & the Media
Author: Lucia Mesquita (CICANT).

🔹 Journalism Studies Division
📌 Multimedia and Transmedia Strategies in South American Fact-Checking
📌 Fact-Checking and Investigative Journalism’s Artificial Intelligence Revolution
Author: among the authors from other Universities is Lucia Mesquita (CICANT).

This recognition highlights the ongoing research efforts of our team to address critical challenges in media literacy, digital citizenship, and journalism studies.

📍 Learn more about ICA 2025: ICA Conference Website