JUAN PEDRO MOLINA CAÑABATE

Juan Pedro Molina Cañabate is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. He also serves as Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Institutional Communication and Transparency. His academic affiliations include membership in the Television-Cinema: Memory, Representation and Industry (TECMERIN) research group, the Institute of Culture and Technology, and the University Institute on Gender Studies. His work focuses on disinformation analysis, media literacy, transmedia storytelling, and crisis communication strategies.

Research interests span digital disinformation dynamics, institutional communication strategies, gender representation in media, and the intersection of technology with cultural narratives. He has led projects like IBERIFIER, analyzing disinformation patterns in Spain and Portugal, and contributed to initiatives like SMARTVOTE and IRIS_IAMEDIA-CM-UC3M addressing AI-driven media bias analysis.

Publications highlight his expertise in fact-checking mechanisms during elections (Uruguay, Argentina), corporate visual identity, and transmedia narratives in Spanish TV series. Recent work includes studies on LinkedIn usage during crisis management and methodologies to combat hate speech-based misinformation.

• Current Projects: CIRMA-CM (Cybersecurity and Resilient AI), SMARTVOTE (AI-driven electoral analysis), IBERIFIER2 (Digital Media Observatory)
• Past Projects: GITEP (Television and Childhood Study), Analysis of Women's Representation in Sports Media

His teaching spans corporate communication strategies, digital media pedagogy, and institutional transparency frameworks. He is a co-author of influential texts like Corporate Communications: A Survival Guide and Introduction to Institutional Communication via the Internet.