Conference activity
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Peer-reviewed paper presentations
2026
ICAMadrid-Morales, D., et al. "Russo-Chinese Narrative Alignment in International Broadcasting: The Case of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Disrupting or Conforming: Comparing African and non-African News Coverage of African Countries on YouTube." ICA Pre-Conference: African and Global Media Representations of Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.
2025
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Comparing the credibility, trustworthiness and perceived biases of China's international broadcasting amongst African audiences." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Denver, USA.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Navigating Political Disinformation on WhatsApp: Young Adults' Engagement Strategies in South Africa." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Denver, USA.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Studying Disinformation and Information Integrity in the Global South: When 'problems' are not always a 'problem'." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Denver, USA.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D., & Hernandez, M. "Latin American Countries in Global Media: A Comparative Longitudinal Analysis of Spanish-Language International Broadcasting." Media and Communication in Global Latinidades ICA Pre-Conference [Virtual].
2024
ECCMadrid-Morales, D. "News about Africa on YouTube: A comparison of Chinese and non-Chinese media." 10th European Communication Conference (ECC), Ljubljana, Slovenia.
ASAUKMadrid-Morales, D., Tully, M., & Matanji, F. "Scams as 'everyday misinformation': A computational analysis of financial complaints on social media." African Studies Association of the UK Conference, Oxford Brookes University, UK.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Sixty years of Chinese media assistance in Africa: An examination of an enduring asymmetric relationship." ICA Pre-Conference: Whose News Is It? Assessing the Role and Influence of International Media Assistance in Defining the News Agenda, Gold Coast, Australia.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "When the Devil is in the Sample: Benchmarking Data Sources to Analyse African News Content Computationally." ICA Pre-Conference: A Computational Turn in Journalism, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D., Wasserman, H., & Ahmed, S. "The geopolitics of disinformation: Worldviews, media consumption and the adoption of global strategic disinformation narratives." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
2023
ICAfricaMadrid-Morales, D., & Wasserman, H. "Research Methods in Comparative Disinformation Studies." ICAfrica Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
ICAfricaTully, M., Madrid-Morales, D., & Matanji, F. "Scams as 'Everyday Misinformation': A Computational Analysis of Financial Complaints on Social Media." ICAfrica Conference, Cape Town, South Africa.
2022
SACOMMMadrid-Morales, D., Wasserman, H., & Uzuegbunam, C. "Misinformation literacy at South African schools: A needs assessment." South African Communication Association (SACOMM) Annual Conference.
AEJMCTully, M., Madrid-Morales, D., Diop, L., Mudavadi, K., & Matanji, F. "Fact-checking as Process and Product: How Kenyan and Senegalese Media Professionals Combat Misinformation." Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Annual Conference, Detroit, USA.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D., & Wasserman, H. "How Effective are China's Mediated Public Diplomacy Activities? A Longitudinal Audience Study in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Paris, France.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D., & Tully, M. "Measuring the impact of prolonged exposure to quality information on WhatsApp on COVID-19 beliefs and behaviors." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, Paris, France.
2021
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Who Set the Narrative? Assessing the Influence of Chinese Media in News Coverage of COVID-19 in 30 African Countries." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference [Virtual].
ICAMadrid-Morales, D., & Hua, L. "An Analysis of News Coverage of COVID-19 on Chinese TV Stations Aimed at African Audiences." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference [Virtual].
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Attitudes, Motivations and Responses: Comparative Disinformation Research on Audiences." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference [Virtual].
UPennWasserman, H., & Madrid-Morales, D. "What Motivates the Sharing of Misinformation about China and Covid-19? A Study of Social Media Users in Kenya and South Africa." Narratives of COVID-19 in China and the World Symposium, Center on Digital Culture and Society, University of Pennsylvania.
2020
NottinghamMadrid-Morales, D., & Wasserman, H. "An Audience Analysis of China's External Communication Activities in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa." China's External Communication and Relationship Building in the 21st Century Conference, University of Nottingham Ningbo China.
NottinghamMadrid-Morales, D. "Chinese media in Africa, 1955–1999: an overview of an enduring asymmetric relationship." China's External Communication and Relationship Building in the 21st Century Conference, University of Nottingham Ningbo China.
AEJMCAhmed, S., Madrid-Morales, D., & Tully, M. "Online Political Engagement, Fake News Exposure, and Fake News Sharing in Sub-Saharan Africa." AEJMC Annual Conference [Virtual]. 🏆 Top 3 Faculty Paper, Political Communication Division
AEJMCHernández, M., & Madrid-Morales, D. "The vox-pop, the victim and the active citizen: A Content Analysis of Citizen Sources in Non-Western International Broadcasting in Spanish." AEJMC Annual Conference [Virtual].
ICAMadrid-Morales, D., Wasserman, H., Ndlovu, K., Tully, M., Umejei, E., & Uzuegbunam, C. "Audience Motivations for Sharing Dis- and Misinformation: A Comparative Study in Five Sub-Saharan African Countries." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference [Virtual].
ICAAhmed, S., & Madrid-Morales, D. "Social Media News Use and Gender Inequality in Online Political Engagement: A Cross-National Comparative Analysis." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference [Virtual].
ICAAhmed, S., Madrid-Morales, D., & Tully, M. "Can Lies Mobilize? Social Media, Fake News, and Age Inequality in Online Political Engagement." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference [Virtual].
ICAHernández, M., & Madrid-Morales, D. "Diversifying News, Alternative Voices? A Content Analysis of News Citizen Sources of International Broadcasters in Spanish." International Communication Association (ICA) Conference [Virtual].
2019
HarvardMadrid-Morales, D., Wasserman, H., Mare, A., Ndlovu, K., Tully, M., Umejei, E., & Uzuegbunam, C. "Audience Motivations for Sharing Dis- and Misinformation: A Comparative Study in Five Sub-Saharan African Countries." Comparative Approaches to Disinformation Workshop, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
AEJMCMadrid-Morales, D. "Africa in the News: Is News Coverage by Chinese Media Any Different?" AEJMC Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada. 🏆 Top 3 Faculty Paper, International Communication Division 🏆 African Journalism Studies Best Paper
ICAKobayashi, T., Miura, A., & Madrid-Morales, D. "Why Are Politically Active People Avoided in Countries with Collectivistic Cultures? A Cross-Cultural Experiment." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D., Hernandez, M., & Morales, P. "Many Shades of State-Sponsored News: A Content Analysis of Chinese, Iranian and Russian International Broadcasting in Spanish." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA.
ICAWasserman, H., & Madrid-Morales, D. "'Fake News', Disinformation and Media Trust in Africa: A Comparative Study of Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Chinese media in the Global South: a historical overview of an enduring asymmetric relationship." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Washington, DC, USA.
ICAS 11Madrid-Morales, D. "A Computational Approach to the Study of Representations of Japan in the Spanish Press Between 1976 and 2016." 11th International Convention of Asian Scholars (ICAS 11), Leiden, Netherlands.
BRI Conf.Madrid-Morales, D. "The Belt and Road Initiative in global media: Comparing news coverage in 28 nations." The Belt and Road Initiative and its Impact on Africa Conference, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
2018
NewsworthinessMadrid-Morales, D. "Is positive news, news at all? The return of Chinese media to Africa and its impact on newsworthiness in Kenya and South Africa." What's (the) News? Values, Viruses and Vectors of Newsworthiness Conference, Brussels, Belgium.
ICAfricaWasserman, H., & Madrid-Morales, D. "'Fake News', Disinformation and Media Trust in Africa: A Comparative Study of Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa." ICAfrica Biennial Conference, Accra, Ghana.
ICAfricaMadrid-Morales, D. "Chinese and Non-Chinese Media's News Coverage of Africa: A Big Data Approach." ICAfrica Biennial Conference, Accra, Ghana.
ICAKobayashi, T., Miura, A., Madrid-Morales, D., & Cao, B. "Why are Politically Active People Avoided in East Asia? A Cross-Regional Experiment." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Prague, Czech Republic.
2017
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Mapping Out China's Public Diplomacy: A Computational Text Analysis Approach." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, San Diego, USA.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Chinese Media Overtures in Africa — New Roles for Development Communication." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, San Diego, USA.
IAMCRWasserman, H., & Madrid-Morales, D. "China's mediated soft power strategies in Kenya and South Africa: an audience perspective." International Association of Mass Communication Research Conference (IAMCR 2017), Cartagena, Colombia.
2016
ICAfricaMadrid-Morales, D. "African news with Chinese characteristics: professional norms and journalistic values at CCTV-Africa." ICAfrica Regional Conference, Nairobi, Kenya.
ICAfricaMadrid-Morales, D., & Wasserman, H. "Chinese media in South Africa: assessing the impact on local media professionals." ICAfrica Regional Conference, Nairobi, Kenya.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D., & Cao, B. "Direct and Mediated Intercultural Contact: A Study of Attitudes Towards North Korea." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Fukuoka, Japan.
AASMadrid-Morales, D. "Winning hearts and minds over the Internet: China's digital diplomacy in Africa." Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference (AAS 2016), Seattle, USA.
Building ImagesMadrid-Morales, D. "China's online public diplomacy in Africa: structure, images and discursive practices." Building Images: Exploring 21st Century Sino-African Dynamics Conference, Nottingham, UK.
FEIAPMadrid-Morales, D. "La llegada de la animación japonesa a España: una perspectiva intercultural." Foro Español Investigación Asia-Pacífico (FEIAP), Barcelona, Spain.
2015
ICAS 9Lovric, B., & Madrid-Morales, D. "Hallyu goes to (Latin) America: a survey of K-pop and K-drama fandom in Spanish speaking countries." 9th International Convention of Asian Scholars (ICAS 9), Adelaide, Australia.
China-AfricaMadrid-Morales, D., & Wasserman, H. "Chinese media in South Africa: attitudes and awareness amongst media practitioners." International Round Table Conference on China-Africa Communications, Beijing, China.
IAMCRMadrid-Morales, D., & Hernández, M. "Neutrality, perspective and framing: a content analysis of news in international broadcasting in Spanish." International Association of Mass Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, Montreal, Canada.
IAMCRMadrid-Morales, D. "Structure and agency in the newsroom: incorporating structuration theory into the sociology of news." International Association of Mass Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, Montreal, Canada.
Ningbo Symp.Madrid-Morales, D. "Why are Chinese media in Africa? Evidence from Xinhua's news coverage of Africa in 1982 and 2012." International Symposium 'China's Soft Power in Africa', Nottingham University Ningbo Campus, China.
2014
IAMCRMadrid-Morales, D., & Zeng, Y. "News coverage of GM food in three developing economies: a comparison of Brazilian, Chinese and Indian newspapers." International Association of Mass Communication Research (IAMCR) Conference, Hyderabad, India.
China Media GlobalMadrid-Morales, D., & Hernandez, M. "Global television news in Spanish: a comparison of news content on CCTV-E, RT and HispanTV." China's Media Go Global Conference, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
NERC BeijingMadrid-Morales, D. "Exercising soft power in the living room: television drama in CCTV's foreign language channels." New European Research on China Conference, Beijing, China.
2013
ICAS 8Madrid-Morales, D. "'According to sources…': The use of sources in reporting China in the European press." 8th International Convention of Asian Scholars (ICAS 8), Macau, China.
2012
Iberoam.Madrid-Morales, D. "CCTV-E o la televisión en español desde China: Contenidos y audiencias." Congreso Iberoamericano de Estudios Chinos, Barcelona, Spain.
2011
ItinerariosMadrid-Morales, D. "Welcome To 'OCCIDENT': Representations Of Western Europe In Takao Saito's Golgo 13." Congreso Itinerarios, Viajes y contactos Japón-Europa, Valladolid, Spain.
Global Media & ChinaMadrid-Morales, D. "China's International Broadcasting and the Spanish-speaking World." Global Media Worlds and China International Conference, Uppsala, Sweden.
Peer-reviewed poster presentations
2024
ICADiop, L., Madrid-Morales, D., Tully, M., Mudavadi, K., & Matanji, F. "Roles, responsibilities, and resources for a media literacy ecosystem: perspectives from Kenyan and Senegalese media professionals." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Gold Coast, Australia.
2023
ICATully, M., Madrid-Morales, D., & Matanji, F. "Everyday Misinformation: A Computational Analysis of Financial Complaints on Social Media." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada. 🏆 Top Faculty Poster Award, ICA
2022
AEJMCTully, M., Madrid-Morales, D., Diop, L., Matanji, F., & Mudavadi, K. "Fact-checking as Process and Product: How Kenyan & Senegalese Media Professionals Combat Misinformation." AEJMC Annual Conference, Detroit, USA.
ICAHernandez, M., & Madrid-Morales, D. "Female Journalists and Sources in State-Funded International Television News: A Five-Country Analysis." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Paris, France.
2016
AEJMCMadrid-Morales, D. "Surveying television drama on China Central Television's foreign language channels." AEJMC Annual Conference, Minneapolis, USA.
ICAMadrid-Morales, D. "Media consumption and Asian values as predictors of attitudes towards media freedom in East and South East Asia." International Communication Association (ICA) Annual Conference, Fukuoka, Japan.
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