Cristina Ponte

Cristina Ponte, has a PhD in Communication lectures Journalism, Communication and Children & Media Studies at the New University of Lisbon. Vice-chair of ECREA Audience and Reception Studies Section, she coordinates the Project Digital Inclusion and Participation (UT Austin|Portugal). Publications include Crianças nas Notícias (Children in the news, 2005) and “Mapping children in the mainstream press”, European Societies, 9(5), 735-754.

Up to five areas of expertise: childhood, civic participation, digital divides, media discourse

José Simões

José Alberto Simões, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, New University of Lisbon (FCSH-UNL) teaching in the areas of Research Methodology and Sociology of Culture. He is also a researcher at CESNova, a research unit of FCSH-UNL. His main research areas include Sociology of Culture, Youth Cultures, Communication and Media Studies.

Up to five areas of expertise: digital divides, internet use, qualitative methods, quantitative methods, teenagers/youth

Ana Jorge

Ana Jorge is a Communication Sciences PhD student, studying young people’s relationship with celebrity culture. Her main research interests are popular culture and consumption, gender and reception. She is member of research projects on women’s representation in newspapers and magazines, and on digital inclusion and participation.

Daniel Cardoso

Daniel Cardoso is currently finishing his Master's thesis as a Communication Sciences student, focusing on  Contemporary Culture and New Technologies. He is also a teacher at the Universidade Lusófona, and part of a research project on women's representations in magazines, along with Ana Jorge.