Marco Gomes holds a PhD in Communication Sciences and a Master's degree in History of Contemporary Ideologies and Utopia. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic of Leiria. From 2009 to 2013, as a visiting scholar, he undertook his doctoral research at the University of Milan, concentrating on the theme "Dove va il Portogallo: The April Revolution in the Italian Press (1974-1976)". His book "Political Communication in the April Revolution (1974-1976)" was published in 2009. In 2011, he was co-author of the documentary "Global Mafia", a project backed by the Faculty of Political, Economic and Social Sciences (SPES) of the University of Milan aimed at depicting various perspectives on Italy's mafia system. That year, he also held the exhibition "The 25th of April in the Italian Press", displaying 21 panels that illustrated the front pages of Italian newspapers. He coordinates the Master's Programme in Communication and Media at the Polytechnic of Leiria and is a integrated researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies (CEIS20) at the University of Coimbra. Additionally, he is a collaborating researcher at the Centre for Studies in Education and Innovation (CI&DEI - Portugal) and the Maritime and River Cruises Research Group at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Her research interests focus mainly on the history of press and journalism; revolution, media, and democracy; the post-World War II evolution of extreme right and left-wing movements; political communication and public opinion; the sociology of organized crime; and the analysis of discourse and media narratives.