María Fernanda Novoa Jaso

María Fernanda Novoa Jaso is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Communication at the Faculty of Communication, University of Navarra. She is affiliated with two research groups: Digital News Media Research Group and PerComPolDem Journalism, Political Communication and Democracy, reflecting her engagement in contemporary media and political discourse research.

She holds a PhD from the University of Navarra, awarded in 2021, for her dissertation on the influence of workplace TV drama series—specifically HBO's The Newsroom—on societal and professional expectations of television journalism.

• PhD, University of Navarra, 2021

Her research focuses on the intersection of media narratives and public perception, particularly in journalism and political communication. Her work explores how fictional media representations shape professional identities and public understanding of news practices. Given her affiliations, her scholarship is situated within digital news media evolution and democratic communication frameworks.

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María Fernanda Novoa Jaso has supervised doctoral research, as evidenced by her role as a thesis supervisor; however, no formal advisees or students are listed in the current data. There is no mention of research grants or funding projects. She is actively involved in collaborative research through her participation in specialized research groups.

She is a member of the Digital News Media Research Group and the PerComPolDem Journalism, Political Communication and Democracy research team, both at the University of Navarra, which focus on the dynamics of news production, political communication, and democratic engagement in digital environments.