Research and publications

Research projects

Current

National study about misinformation in social media and its effect in pluralism and the news media agenda – PLU210012: Co-researcher in this project funded by Fondo de Estudios sobre el Pluralismo en el Sistema Informativo Nacional Duodécimo 2021-ANID.

2022- 2020

The Media for Democracy Monitor: Principal researcher for the Chilean section of this comparative project that monitors media’s performance in democratic contexts, organized by The Euromedia Research Group. http://euromediagroup.org/mdm/

Digital narratives against misinformation. A study of social media, themes and formats of Iberoamerican fact checkers: Co-researcher in this project organized by Universidad de Vigo with a grant from the National Scientific Council of Spain. http://factcheckers.webs.uvigo.es

Current-2019

Digital News Report: Co-researcher to develop the Chilean chapter for this project, organized by Reuters Institute at the University of Oxford. http://www.digitalnewsreport.org

2021-2017

Changes in Chilean televised presidential debates (1989-2017): the role of journalists and the content of candidate answers: Creator and co-researcher in this four year research project with a grant from the National Scientific Commission of Chile, Fondecyt.

2021

Cable to China: Principal researcher and executive producer of a project to develop a podcast with journalism students about communications in China. The project was funded with the grant Santander Top China and it is published in www.cableachina.cl

Publications

Orcid profile

Google Scholar

Academia.edu

Books

Editor

  • Whittle, J.; Núñez E. (2017) VI Panorama del Audiovisual Chileno (VI Chilean Audiovisual Landscape). Santiago, Chile: Facultad de Comunicaciones UC. https://bit.ly/3i6rssH
  • Whittle, J.; Núñez E. (2017) V Panorama del Audiovisual Chileno (V Chilean Audiovisual Landscape) . Santiago, Chile: Facultad de Comunicaciones UC. https://bit.ly/2Gth5kK 

Book chapters

  • Núñez-Mussa, E., Karppinen, K., & Vandenberghe, H. (2022). Journalistic practices contesting the concept of internal pluralism: Mapping strategies for internal diversity in and through the news. In J. Trappel, & T. Tomaz (Eds.), Success and failure in news media performance: Comparative analysis in the Media for Democracy Monitor 2021 (pp. 275–288). Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855589-13 
  • Ruggiero, C., Karadimitriou, A., Lo, W. H., Núñez-Mussa, E., Bomba, M., & Sallusti, S. (2022). The professionalisation of journalism: Global trends and the challenges of training and job insecurity. In J. Trappel, & T. Tomaz (Eds.), Success and failure in news media performance: Comparative analysis in the Media for Democracy Monitor 2021 (pp. 309–335). Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855589-15
  •  Mayerhöffer, E., Belluati, M., DeCillia, B., d’Haenens, L., Fubini, A., Lo, W. H., Núñez-Mussa, E., Ólafsson, J. G., & Rega, R. (2022). Countering misinformation in and from the newsroom: How digital platforms redefine journalistic practice and the democratic role of news media. In J. Trappel, & T. Tomaz (Eds.), Success and failure in news media performance: Comparative analysis in the Media for Democracy Monitor 2021 (pp. 35–58). Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855589-2
  • Núñez-Mussa, E. (2021). Chile: Crisis of trust and a precarious industry. In J. Trappel, & T. Tomaz (Eds.),The Media for Democracy Monitor 2021: How leading news media survive digital transformation (Vol. 2) (pp. 85–146). Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. https://doi.org/10.48335/9789188855428-3 https://bit.ly/3zk78xc
  • Fernández, F.J.; Núñez-Mussa, E. (2021). Chile. In Newman, N.; Fletcher, R.; Schulz, A.; Andı, S.; Robertson, C.T.; Kleis Nielsen. R. (Eds.) Digital News Report 10th Edition (pp. 120-121). Oxford: Reuters Institute. https://bit.ly/2Us01Te
  • Núñez-Mussa, E. (2020). La tensión entre la lógica política y la de los medios. El caso de los candidatos periodistas en el debate presidencial chileno de 2017 (The tension between political logic and that of the media. The case of journalist candidates in the 2017 Chilean presidential debate).In Puentes-Rivera, I.; Fernández-Souto, A.; Vásquez-Gestal, M. (Eds.). Debate sobre los debates electorales y nuevas formas de comunicación política (pp. 149-166). Cuadernos Artesanos de Comunicación, cac 171. La Laguna (Tenerife): Latina. DOI: 10.4185/cac171 https://bit.ly/35bWE6o
  • Núñez-Mussa, E. (2019).El rol de los periodistas como entrevistadores en los debates presidenciales (The role of journalists as interviewers in presidential debates). In Conde-Vázquez, E., Fontenla-Pedreira, J. y Rúas-Araújo, J. (Eds.). Debates electorales televisados: del antes al después (pp. 129-149). Cuadernos Artesanos de Comunicación, cac 154. La Laguna (Tenerife): Latina. DOI: 10.4185/cac154 https://bit.ly/3bxflm5
  • Fernández, F.J.; Núñez-Mussa, E. (2019). Chile. In Newman, N.; Fletcher, R.; Kalogeropoulos, A.; Kleis Nielsen, R. (Eds.) Digital News Report (pp.126-127). Oxford: Reuters Institute. https://bit.ly/337QhOV
  • Leiva, F; Núñez, E. (2017) Animación: Más allá del Oso, eso no es todo amigos (Animation: Beyond the Bear, that ‘s not all folks). In Whittle, J.; Núñez, E. (Eds.). VI Panorama del Audiovisual Chileno (pp.139-145). Santiago, Chile: Facultad de Comunicaciones UC. https://bit.ly/2F3oK9a
  • Núñez, E.; Riveros, P. (2017) Animación: Fantasías animadas de hoy y mañana (Animation: Merrie melodies of today and tomorrow). In Whittle, J.; Núñez, E. (Eds.). V Panorama del Audiovisual Chileno (pp.119-125). Santiago, Chile: Facultad de Comunicaciones UC. https://bit.ly/3i4Dgff

Peer reviewed articles

  • Ortega-Gunckel, C., Núñez-Mussa, E., & Porath, W.. (2022). Comparison between press coverage of presidential campaigns and the agenda of journalists conducting debates. Comunicación y Sociedad, 2022(0), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.32870/cys.v2022.8177
  • Núñez-Mussa, E., & Porath, W. (2021). Propuesta y aplicación de un marco para analizar la actuación de los periodistas que conducen debates electorales (Proposal and application of a framework to analyze the performance of journalists conducting electoral debates). Estudios Sobre El Mensaje Periodístico, 27(3), 893-908. https://doi.org/10.5209/esmp.72152
  • Porath, W., Ortega-Gunckel, C. & Núñez-Mussa, E. (2021). Application of Functional Theory of Political Discourse in Chilean presidential debates to determine the influence of journalists in the contents. Communication & Society,34(4), 167-184.
  • Núñez-Mussa, E. (2020). How to verify without experts and reach the big leagues: University fact checking of the presidential debate of Chile in 2017. Obra Digital, (18), 85-101. DOI: 10.25029/od.2020.236.18 https://bit.ly/2DAFDr7
  • Fernández, F.J.; Proust, V.; Núñez-Mussa, E. (2018) Consumo incidental de noticias en un contexto de redes sociales y múltiples pantallas (Incidental news consumption in a context of social network and multiple screens). Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies, (16), 308-320. https://bit.ly/3lT6gJ4
  • Núñez-Mussa, E. (2018) Variación y distribución de los roles periodísticos en los debates presidenciales televisados de Chile en 2005 y 2013 (Variation and distribution of journalistic roles in the televised presidential debates of Chile in 2005 and 2013). Memorias XIV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Investigadores de la Comunicación. Grupo Temático 16: Estudios sobre Periodismo, 198-204. https://bit.ly/2DDIlMw 
  •  Núñez Mussa, E; Fernández, F.J. (2021) Construir marcas periodísticas en función de la confianza (Build journalistic brands based on trust). Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Periodistas. https://bit.ly/3bXH1Sv
  • Núñez Mussa, E. (2021) Proyectos innovadores que ayudan a vislumbrar el futuro del periodismo chileno (Innovative projects that invite to glimpse the future of Chilean journalism). Master en Innovación en Periodismo de la Universidad Miguel Hernández. https://biturl.top/FfyMNf
  • Peña y Lillo, C.; Núñez Mussa, E.; Padilla, F.; Agurto, R.; Uribe, M.P; Franco, C. (2021) Guía Acheck. Para chequear a candidatas, candidatos y autoridades (Acheck Guide: To fact-check candidates and authorities). Santiago, Chile: Acheck Asociación de Verificadoras y Verificadores de Chile. https://biturl.top/Bnm2Aj
  • Núñez-Mussa, E. (2020) Chile in Trappel, J. (Ed.) Policy brief: CoViD-19 and the Media: Devastation or Renaissance? (pp. 7-8) Salzburg, Austria: Media for Democracy Monitor (MDM) 2020-The Euromedia Research Group. https://bit.ly/2F7LQvf
  • Núñez-Mussa, E. (2020) Chile in Karadimitriou, A., Ruggiero, C. (Eds.) Policy brief: Deep-rooted economic crises challenge investigative journalism worldwide (p. 6) ) Salzburg, Austria: Media for Democracy Monitor (MDM) 2020-The Euromedia Research Group. https://bit.ly/3nk6B7C
  • Fernández, F.J.; Núñez-Mussa, E. Analysis Digital News Report 2020: Chile. Comunicaciones.uc.cl. https://bit.ly/2R3wpGZ
  • Núñez-Mussa, E. (2019). Political turmoil sparked a national fact-checking ecosystem in Chile: 17 platforms are active now. Poynter Institute-International Fact Checking Network. https://bit.ly/35dxJzg
  • Núñez, E. (2019). El arte de gobernar la vida (The art of governing life). Revista universitaria, (155): 76. https://bit.ly/2ZcQdfg
  • Núñez Mussa, E. (2018) El olor de un dato (The smell of a fact). Revista de la Asociación Nacional de la Prensa, (55), 68 -71. https://bit.ly/3ykWgxM
  • Núñez Mussa, E. (2018) Una democracia constipada (A constipated democracy). Revista de la Asociación Nacional de la Prensa, (54), 30-31. https://bit.ly/2R7o1Gd
  • Núñez, E. (2018) Conexiones y desconexiones en la ciudad (Connections and disconnections in the city). Revista Diálogos,  (13), 5. https://bit.ly/2Zb68ea
  • Núñez Mussa, E. (2017). While my keyboard gently weeps. Global Spotlight of the Institute for International Journalism of Ohio University, (10:3), 6-7. https://bit.ly/3bzJHVe
  • Núñez Mussa, E. (2012). Habitantes de la memoria (Inhabitants of memory). Revista Diálogos, (4),24 https://bit.ly/3hgiDyz

Essays and columns in the media

  • Núñez, E. (2019). El inserto pinochetista: una decisión que divide y desinforma (The Pinochetist insert: a decision that divides and misinforms). El Mostrador. https://bit.ly/2QXTASY
  • Núñez, E. (2017). ¿Qué podemos aprender del debate presidencial francés? (What can we learn from the French presidential debate?) La Tercera. https://bit.ly/3lYdlYY
  • Núñez, E. (2017). Más exigencia a los comandos (More demand on the campaign teams). T13.cl. https://bit.ly/35g2Iuv
  • Núñez, E. (2017). Una novela llamada Chile (A novel called Chile). La Tercera. https://bit.ly/3i6YJ74
  • Núñez, E.(2017). Un no debate (A non debate). La Segunda. https://bit.ly/3jSF5wi
  • Núñez, E. (2016). Trump, la prensa, la narrativa y lo que queda por contar (Trump, the press, the narrative and what is the story to be told yet). El Mostrador. https://bit.ly/2R32773
  • Núñez, E. (2016). Fact Checking, el protagonista (Fact Checking, the protagonist). La Segunda. https://bit.ly/3lYdz2g
  • Núñez, E. (2016). La campaña del ingenio (A campaign of wit). La Segunda. https://bit.ly/3lVAgUx
  • Núñez, E. (2016). Como niños (Like children). La Segunda. https://bit.ly/2DB52Rx
  • Núñez, E. (2016). Que no nos falte calle (We need to have street). La Tercera.https://bit.ly/325quaQ

Conference presentations

Selected Blog posts

Núñez Mussa, E. (2018). Periodistas, no nos creamos los bacanes. Medium. https://medium.com/@nunezmussa/periodistas-no-nos-creamos-los-bacanes-faad556e9f0e

Núñez Mussa, E. (2018). Algunos tips a tener en cuenta para ver mañana 30, el primer discurso de State of the Union o Estado de la Unión de Donald Trump, como Presidente de los Estados Unidos. Medium.                                                                                            https://medium.com/@nunezmussa/algunos-tips-a-tener-en-cuenta-para-ver-ma%C3%B1ana-30-el-primer-discurso-de-state-of-the-union-o-b50e81b4ad77

Núñez Mussa, E. (2018). David contra David. Medium.            https://medium.com/@nunezmussa/david-contra-david-5aaabdae0ea1

Núñez Mussa, E. (2018). Por qué Una mujer fantástica puede ganar el Oscar y cómo dialoga con La forma del agua, que va a mejor película. Medium.       https://medium.com/@nunezmussa/por-qu%C3%A9-una-mujer-fant%C3%A1stica-puede-ganar-el-oscar-y-c%C3%B3mo-dialoga-con-la-forma-del-agua-que-va-a-f15e5685e224

Núñez Mussa, E. (2017). Hugh Hefner y la decadencia del sueño de la gran revista americana. Medium.                                                                                           https://medium.com/@nunezmussa/hugh-hefner-y-la-decadencia-del-sue%C3%B1o-de-la-gran-revista-americana-2b76836fadc7

Núñez Mussa, E. (2017). A la política chilena le falta poesía. Medium. https://medium.com/@nunezmussa/a-la-pol%C3%ADtica-chilena-le-falta-poes%C3%ADa-1e63e7000761

Núñez Mussa. E. (2017). Sobre la desconexión entre la industria y lo que se estudia sobre Comunicaciones en las universidades.                                           https://medium.com/@nunezmussa/sobre-la-desconexi%C3%B3n-entre-la-industria-y-lo-que-se-estudia-sobre-comunicaciones-en-las-33afb573a592

Núñez Mussa, E. (2017). Saldando una deuda con la Mistral, puro rock. https://medium.com/@nunezmussa/saldando-una-deuda-con-la-mistral-puro-rock-4525c46762cf