Vitor Tomé Author

Vitor Tomé holds a PhD in media education (University of Lisbon) and a 6-year post-doctorate in communication sciences (UAlgarve-Faro, CLEMI-Paris and Catholic University of Milan). He is an expert of the Council of Europe and of the European Commission, a lecturer (Autonoma University of Lisbon), an invited researcher (ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon), a teacher trainer (Directorate-General of Education), and a freelance journalist (CP1524-A) who is involved in several international projects such as IBERIFIER – Iberian Media Research and Fact-checking.

Belinha S. De Abreu, PhD is a global media literacy educator who received her doctorate from the University of Connecticut. She is the founder of the International Media Literacy Research Symposium and the World Media Literacy Forum. She serves as the president of the International Council for Media Literacy (IC4ML). She is the author of Teaching Media Literacy (2019) and Mobile Learning through Digital Media Literacy (Peter Lang, 2017) among other publications. De Abreu is the recipient of the 2021 National Media literacy Education Research Award.