Umberto Famulari

Umberto Famulari is an Assistant Professor of Visual Communication at the Department of Journalism & Media Communication, Colorado State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Media and Communication from Indiana University, Bloomington (2022), an M.A. from Royal Holloway University, London, and a B.A. from the University of Milan, Italy.

His research focuses on the intersection of multimedia storytelling, digital media, and political communication. Key areas include multimodal mediated representation's impact on audiences, multi-platform storytelling strategies, and the effects of visual-textual combinations on political attitudes and engagement. He examines how visual and verbal modes in digital media influence public perception of migrants, political candidates, and social policies.

Recent work analyzes cross-national news framing of political candidates, visual migration policy coverage, and criminal trial reporting in U.S. digital news. His research emphasizes understanding the interplay between media systems, visual strategies, and audience responses in global contexts.

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