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I am a PhD candidate and a tutor (teaching assistant) at the University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science. My research has been shaped by my experience as a journalist, which includes 18 years as a reporter, editor and international correspondent for major Brazilian news outlets. I am particularly interested in the role of journalism in democracy, media capture, hybrid systems and disinformation campaigns.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ricardo Ribeiro Ferreira

Citation names

  • Ferreira, Ricardo Ribeiro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
CC10-9B00-A7C8
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2926-4678

Email addresses

  • ricardo.rf@ed.ac.uk (Professional)

Addresses

  • Chrystal Macmillan Building - 15a George Square, EH8 9LD, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Media and Communications - Journalism and Social Media
  • Social Sciences - Media and Communications
  • Social Sciences - Political Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/09/14 - 2024/11/18
Concluded
 Politics (Doctor of Philosophy)
The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
"Inside the ‘Meat Grinder’: The Roles of Journalists and News Organisations in the De-democratisation of Brazil" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2017/09/15 - 2019/10/22
Concluded
 Jornalismo e Comunicação (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"Desinformação em processos eleitorais: um estudo de caso da eleição brasileira de 2018." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2002/02/05 - 2005/12/15
Concluded
 Comunicação Social - Jornalismo (Bachelor)
Universidade Católica de Santos, Brazil
"Um rebelde com causa: A vida de David Capistrano da Costa Filho." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/15 - Current Assistant (University Teacher) The University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science, United Kingdom

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/09/12 - 2020/09/29 Jornalista (Correspondente Internacional -Europa) Freelancer, Portugal
2008/05/01 - 2017/09/06 Jornalista Grupo Folha, Brazil
Grupo Folha, Brazil
2004 - 2008 Reporter / Editor de texto / Chefe de reportagem SBT - Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão, Brazil
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Ferreira, Ricardo Ribeiro. Democracia Sequestrada: Como a desinformação ajudou a eleger Bolsonaro presidente. Porto, Portugal: Media XXI. 2022.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Ferreira, Ricardo Ribeiro. "Understanding the Roles of Journalism in Brazil's De-Democratisation". Paper presented in 72nd Annual ICA Conference - One World, One Network, Paris, 2022.
    Accepted
  2. Ferreira, Ricardo Ribeiro; Alcantara, Juliana. "Public health and far-right: The Brazilian case of coronavirus infodemic". Paper presented in IAMCR 2021 - Rethinking borders and boundaries: Beyond the global/local dichotomy in communication studies, Nairobi, 2021.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Ferreira, Ricardo Ribeiro. "Liquid Disinformation Tactics: Overcoming Social Media Countermeasures through Misleading Content". Journalism Practice (2021): 1-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2021.1914707.
    Published • 10.1080/17512786.2021.1914707
  2. Ferreira, Ricardo Ribeiro. "Benkler, Y., Faris, R., & Roberts, H. (2018). Network propaganda: Manipulation, disinformation, and radicalization in American politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press". Mediapolis – Revista de Comunicação, Jornalismo e Espaço Público 11 (2020): 103-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.14195/2183-6019_11_7.
    Published • 10.14195/2183-6019_11_7
  3. ALCANTARA, Juliana; FERREIRA, Ricardo. "Little flu infodemic: an analysis on disinformation and coronavirus in Brazil". Chasqui. Revista Latinoamericana de comunicación 1 145 (2020): 137-162. http://dx.doi.org/10.16921/chasqui.v1i145.4315.
    Open access • Published • 10.16921/chasqui.v1i145.4315
  4. Ferreira, Ricardo Ribeiro. "Rede de mentiras: a propagação de fake news na pré-campanha presidencial brasileira". Observatorio (OBS*) (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.15847/obsobs12520181272.
    Published • 10.15847/obsobs12520181272
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Ferreira, Ricardo Ribeiro. "Desinformação em processos eleitorais: um estudo de caso da eleição brasileira de 2018". Master, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/88690.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2020/01/13 Desinformação em processos eleitorais: um estudo de caso da eleição brasileira de 2018 Seminário Internacional Repensando o jornalismo brasileiro em tempos de populismos e desinformação
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/10/05 Hijacked democracy: Impacts of disinformation on social media in the 2018 Brazilian presidential election VIII Oxbridge Conference on Brazilian Studies
University of Cambridge (Cambridge, United Kingdom)
2019/01/25 Rede de mentiras: A propagação de fake news na eleição brasileira de 2018 VI Congresso Internacional Comunicação, Jornalismo e Espaço Público
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/11/23 The spread of fake news in Brazil's 2017 presidential pre-campaign VI Congresso Internacional de Ciberjornalismo
Universidade do Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/04/22 - Current Media Capture and Hybrid Journalistic Cultures (professor convidado) Seminario de doutoramento / Licenciatura de jornalismo Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/04/08 - Current Misinformation in non-western contexts (guest lecture) Controversies in the Data Society The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
2020/04/03 - 2020/04/03 A representação da mulher no universo cinematográfico de Star Wars (professor convidado) Media, Gênero e Representação - Mestrado em Jornalismo e Comunicação (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2019/04/10 - 2019/04/10 Desinformação: impactos no ecossistema mediático, no jornalismo e em processos eleitorais (professor convidado) Socioeconomia dos Media - licenciatura em Jornalismo (Outros) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2022 Quadro de Mérito 2018/2019
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 Michael Haley Travel Grant for the 72nd Annual ICA Conference
International Communication Association, United States
2021 PhD Research Support Fund
The University of Edinburgh School of Social and Political Science, United Kingdom
2020 Prémio de 3% dos Melhores Estudantes - 2018/2019
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2018 Diploma de Mérito - 2017/2018
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal