This episode features Homero Zuniga in conversation with Teresa Correa. They discuss Homero’s background from Spain to the US of how he stepped into journalism, media, and communication, giving suggestions for people who don't speak English. He also mentioned his contribution to build a better informed and civic society where all citizens can participate in the value of democracy.

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Featuring

Ellen Wartella

Teresa Correa

Homero Gil de Zuniga

Sponsor:

Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

More from the host & speakers:

Ellen Wartella

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor of Communication | Professor of Psychology, Human Development and Social Policy, and Medical Social Sciences

Northwestern University

Director, Center on Media and Human Development

Twitter: @CMHD_NU

Teresa Correa

Full Professor and Director of Centro de Investigación en Comunicación

Literatura y Observación Social (Research Center in Communication, Literature and Social Observation), CICLOS UDP

School of Communication at Universidad Diego Portales, Chile.

Twitter: @tcorrear @Ciclos_udp @comyletrasudp

Homero Gil de Zúñiga

Distinguished Research Professor at University of Salamanca

Professor at Pennsylvania State University

Senior Research Fellow at Universidad Diego Portales.

Twitter: @_HGZ_ @USAL @PSUBellisario

Works referenced in episode:

Gil de Zúñiga, H., Jung, N., & Valenzuela, S. (2012). Social media use for news and individuals' social capital, civic engagement, and political participation. Journal of computer-mediated communication, 17(3), 319-336.

Correa, T., Hinsley, A. W., & De Zuniga, H. G. (2010). Who interacts on the Web?: The intersection of users’ personality and social media use. Computers in human behavior, 26(2), 247-253.

Copy and Audio Editor:

Jabari Clemons

Lacie Yao

Executive Producer:

DeVante Brown