Claudia Mellado

Claudia Mellado is a Senior Lecturer in Journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (PUCV), Chile, and Honorary Professor at the University of Nottingham Ningbo, China. She leads the international Journalistic Role Performance (JRP) project, analyzing gaps between journalistic ideals and practices across 59 countries.

• PhD in Communication from Pontifical University of Salamanca, Spain
• Postdoctoral degree in Journalism from Indiana University, USA

Her research focuses on journalistic role theory, comparative media systems, and audience-journalism relationships. She examines how political systems and media ownership shape news content, particularly in non-Western contexts. Recent work explores the impact of generative AI on news quality perceptions.

Article trends show her emphasis on quantitative experimental designs and cross-cultural analysis of journalistic performance in political, economic, and health news domains. Key sub-fields include public service norms, service journalism, and platform-specific role adaptations.

• Journal Article of the Year Award (MeCCSA)
• Wolfgang Donsbach Award (ICA)
• Top Faculty Paper (JSD, ICA)
• AEJMC ICD Stevenson Award

Mellado mentors students globally and serves on editorial boards of top journals like Journalism and International Journal of Communication. Her JRP project coordinates research across 59 countries with teams from institutions like Tampere University and Roskilde University.