Digital Journalism has announced the appointment of Lúcia Mesquita as its new International Engagement Editor.
Lúcia Mesquita is a researcher at MeLCi Lab (CICANT), with expertise in Media and Information Literacy, journalism studies, information disorders, the political economy of journalism, and journalism safety. She brings nearly 30 years of professional experience in communication and journalism to this role.
As International Engagement Editor, Lúcia Mesquita will work closely with the journal’s editorial team to strengthen Digital Journalism’s global reach and international dialogue, with a particular focus on fostering engagement across diverse geographical, cultural, and epistemic contexts.
This appointment reinforces Digital Journalism’s commitment to plural perspectives and to amplifying research voices from around the world, while also highlighting CICANT’s ongoing contribution to international academic publishing in journalism and media studies.