Dr Camila Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa

Lecturer

Journalism, Media and Communication

Personal statement

My research is primarily focused on media trust and news consumption, adopting both qualitative and quantitative methods, including survey analysis and in-depth interviews. I was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, at the University of Oxford, working on the Trust in News Project. I am now a Research Associate to RISJ and part of the Steering Committe of the Scottish Political Communication Network.

I have a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Federal University of Paraná, Brazil, and was Visiting research student at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. My research interests also include digital media & elections and Brazilian politics.

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Prize And Awards

2025 Bob Franklin Journal Article Award: Recipient; 5/2026
The Wolfgang Donsbach Outstanding Journal Article of the Year Award: Recipient; 2025
Best Ph.D. dissertation in Political Communication in Brazil: Recipient; 2021
Honorable Mention to Masters’ Dissertation: Recipient; 2017

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Publications

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Publications

Evaluating the potential and limits of trace-based interviews when studying news use: Gajardo Constanza, Kalogeropoulos Antonis, Rossini Patrícia, Mont'Alverne Camila, Nicholls Tom; Information, Communication and Society, pp. 1-20 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2026.2652514
Amplifying division : electoral misinformation and political intolerance in Brazil: Rossini Patrícia, Kalogeropoulos Antonis, Mont'Alverne Camila; Social Media + Society Vol 12 (2026); https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051261419393
Instant messaging: Mont’Alverne Camila, Mitozo Isabele; Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Communication Volume 1-3 (2025) (2025); https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035301447.vol2.00063
Examining the implications of different news avoidance practices during elections in Greece and Brazil: Kalogeropoulos Antonis, Mont'Alverne Camila, Rossini Patricia, Rori Lamprini; Information, Communication and Society (2025); https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2025.2596340
Exposure to partisan news and its impact on social polarization and vote choice : evidence from the 2022 Brazilian elections: Mont'Alverne Camila, Arguedas Amy Ross, Banerjee Sayan, Toff Benjamin, Fletcher Richard, Nielsen Rasmus Kleis; International Journal of Press/Politics Vol 30, pp. 904-930 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612241292700
Estudo mostra como a desinformação contribuiu para a tentativa de golpe de estado no Brasil em 2022: Mont'Alverne Camila; (2025); https://doi.org/10.64628/ADE.jsqq5uevu

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Research

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Professional Activities

News Consumption, Misinformation, and Polarization in the Brazilian Elections: Speaker; 29/7/2026
News Consumption, Misinformation, and Polarization in the Brazilian Elections: Speaker; 2/7/2026
News Consumption, Misinformation, and Polarization in the Brazilian Elections: Speaker; 24/6/2026
Annual Conference of the International Communication Association: Participant; 4/6/2026
ICA 2026 Preconference Practicing trust: media, machines, and methods: Participant; 4/6/2026
Scotland's media and public life battle communication failings: Recipient; 31/5/2026

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Projects

Effects of distrust and misinformation in politics, science, and society: Christofoletti, Rogério (Principal Investigator) Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa, Camila (Principal Investigator) Pereira, Fabio (Co-investigator) Peres-Neto, Luiz (Co-investigator) Becker, Denise (Post Grad Student) Luz, Suelyn (Post Grad Student); 01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
Democratic Renewal or Backsliding? Investigating Disinformation, Political Intolerance, and Polarization in the 2022 Presidential Elections in Brazil: Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa, Camila (Co-investigator) Rossini, Patrícia (Principal Investigator) Kalogeropoulos, Antonis (Co-investigator); 01-Jan-2022
Trust in News Project: Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa, Camila (Researcher) Ross Arguedas, Amy (Researcher) Badrinathan, Sumitra (Researcher) Toff, Benjamin (Co-investigator) Banerjee, Sayan (Researcher) Fletcher, Richard (Principal Investigator) Nielsen, Rasmus Kleis (Principal Investigator); The Trust in News Project looks at trust in digital news in Brazil, India, the United Kingdom, and the United States, markets which account for more than one billion internet users and a wide range of media systems and contexts.
The project involves qualitative and quantitative research, and ongoing engagement with journalists and other stakeholders. Its goal is to understand what drives trust for audiences in different contexts, and to identify evidence-based recommendations for publishers and platforms.; 01-Jan-2020
Journalism and Political Institutions: Tensions Between News and Opinion When Covering Political Reforms in Brazil from 1989 until 2017: Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa, Camila (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2016 - 30-Jan-2020
Editorial journalism and Political Institutions: the Editorial Coverage of the Brazilian Congress in Folha de S. Paulo and O Estado de S. Paulo (2011-2013): Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa, Camila (Principal Investigator); 01-Jan-2014 - 18-Jan-2016