Media and digital representations of political and social actors

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Published: Jul 1, 2026
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Palmira Chavero
FLACSO Ecuador
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8310-3600
Josefa Paredes Paspuel
Universidad Central del Ecuador
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6387-4673

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Chavero, P., & Paredes Paspuel, J. (2026). Media and digital representations of political and social actors. Textos Y Contextos , 1(32). https://doi.org/10.29166/tyc.v1i32.10362
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Vol. 1 No. 32 (2026): Construcción mediática y digital de los actores políticos y sociales
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Palmira Chavero, FLACSO Ecuador

Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain); Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the same university. Researcher with the Agenda y Voto research team, part of the Research Group on Government, Administration, and Public Policy (Gigapp); she has participated in international research projects (Journalistic Role Performance around the World; Worlds of Journalism Study; Journalistic Cultures of Ecuador). She has worked at the Complutense University of Madrid (Spain) and the Ortega y Gasset University Research Institute, and has served as coordinator of the Communication and Rights Laboratory (Institute of Higher National Studies, Ecuador). In 2011, she received the “First Joan Prats Young Researchers Award,” presented by Gigapp and the Ortega y Gasset University Research Institute. She is the co-author of a dozen books, articles in specialized journals, and numerous papers presented at international conferences. She has worked as a journalist for more than ten years; in 2008, she received the “March 8 Journalism Award.” 

Josefa Paredes Paspuel, Universidad Central del Ecuador

She holds a master’s degree in Communication and Public Opinion from FLACSO Ecuador and is pursuing a master’s degree in Education, Technology, and Innovation at the International University of Ecuador (UIDE). She earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Communication from the Central University of Ecuador (UCE), where she serves as a teaching assistant in the School of Social Communication. Her research focuses on digital communication, public opinion, higher education, artificial intelligence, data capitalism, and the algorithmization of platforms. She is currently conducting research on the training of communicators, science communication, emotional relationships with AI, and the socio-technical transformations of contemporary communication. 

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