Dr Camila Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa
Lecturer
Journalism, Media and Communication
Personal statement
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
- “Having Fun and Learning Something”: How users in four countries define what news is – and is not
- Aharoni Tali, Ross Arguedas Amy, Banerjee Sayan, Mont'Alverne Camila, Toff Benjamin, Nielsen Rasmus Kleis, Fletcher Richard
- Digital Journalism (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2026.2729391
- Do WhatsApp news channels help users navigate the information environment? : A field experiment on information-related attitudes
- Mont'Alverne Camila, Rossini Patrícia, Kalogeropoulos Antonis
- New Media and Society (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448261467150
- Disrupting democracy : how informational pathways and misinformation shape trust in election results
- Rossini Patrícia, Mont'Alverne Camila, Kalogeropoulos Antonis
- Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties , pp. 1-23 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2026.2701896
- From access to experience : exploring social inequalities in digital news use through trace interviews
- Gajardo Constanza, Kalogeropoulos Antonis, Rossini Patrícia, Mont’Alverne Camila, Nicholls Tom
- Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, pp. 1-23 (2026)
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990261447245
- 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
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Professional Activities
- Information, Communication and Society (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 21/9/2026
- Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 18/9/2026
- Support for survey
- Consultant
- 9/2026
- Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (Journal)
- Peer reviewer
- 27/7/2026
- News Consumption, Misinformation, and Polarization in the Brazilian Elections
- Speaker
- 2/7/2026
- News Consumption, Misinformation, and Polarization in the Brazilian Elections
- Speaker
- 29/6/2026
Projects
- Is getting news from online influencers bad for democracy?
- Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa, Camila (Principal Investigator) Rossini, Patrícia (Co-investigator) Kalogeropoulos, Antonis (Co-investigator)
- Funded by the Strategic HaSS Research and KE Funding call
- 01-Jan-2026
- Funded by the Brazilian Research Council - CNPq [£ 25K] Effects of distrust and misinformation in politics, science, and society
- Christofoletti, Rogério (Principal Investigator) Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa, Camila (Co-investigator) Pereira, Fabio (Co-investigator) Peres-Neto, Luiz (Co-investigator) Becker, Denise (Post Grad Student) Luz, Suelyn (Post Grad Student)
- Effects of distrust and misinformation in politics, science, and society.
Funded by the Brazilian Research Council - CNPq (R$ 180k approximately £25,000) - 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
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Contact
Dr
Camila
Mont'Alverne Barreto P Pessoa
Lecturer
Journalism, Media and Communication
Email: camila.montalverne@strath.ac.uk
Tel: Unlisted