Inês Ferreira Fernandes

Inês Ferreira Fernandes is a Researcher at the Research Centre for Communication and Culture (CECC) and a PhD candidate in Communication Studies at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Portuguese Catholic University. She holds an FCT doctoral grant (2024.02451.BD) and serves as Young Scholar Representative for the Communication History Section of ECREA. Her work intersects media history, political authoritarianism, and journalistic practices under censorship regimes.

Her academic qualifications include:

• PhD in Communication Sciences (ongoing), Faculty of Human Sciences, Portuguese Catholic University (2022–present)
• Master in Communication Sciences, University of Lisbon (2007–2009)
• Bachelor in Communication Sciences (specialization in international journalism), University of Lisbon (2002–2006)

Focusing on Portuguese media during the Estado Novo dictatorship, her research examines war journalism in conflict zones, military-journalist dynamics, and propaganda mechanisms. She analyzes gender representation through historical food columns and investigates how scientific breakthroughs like the atomic bomb were reported under censorship. Her methodology combines discourse analysis with archival research to uncover media's role in shaping historical narratives under authoritarian control.

Her 2024–2025 conference abstracts reveal concentrated analysis of Portuguese press during the Salazar regime and Carnation Revolution. Key trends include visual rhetoric in Salazar's death coverage, gendered household propaganda, atomic bomb reporting uncertainties, and labor movement documentation. These works demonstrate consistent application of media history frameworks to uncover censorship patterns and ideological framing in Estado Novo journalism.

Scientific Awards:

• No formal awards documented in available sources

Funded by FCT grant 2024.02451.BD, she organizes academic events including the "ReImagining Journalism" conference and participates in initiatives like the Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change. Though not supervising students, she contributes to editorial work for journals such as "Diffractions" and collaborates with international scholars on media history projects.

Affiliated with CECC at Portuguese Catholic University, she operates within ECREA's Communication History network and co-organizes research symposia. Her team-based work includes analyzing O Século newspaper archives and examining Estado Novo media law transitions, with current projects focusing on atomic bomb coverage and gendered propaganda in Portuguese press.