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Dr Inaki Garcia-Blanco
Reader
School of Journalism, Media and Culture
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a reader at the School of Journalism, Media and Culture. Currently, I am the School’s Director of Learning and Teaching.
I am a media scholar interested in the relationships and interplays between journalism, politics, and citizens. I am currently undertaking research on hyperlocal and community journalism in the UK, as well as on the representations of migrants in the media. I have published work exploring the mediated role of citizens during election and referendum campaigns, as well as the notion of transparency in contemporary journalism. I have also worked on the coverage of the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean (funded by UNHCR), and on the breadth of opinion in BBC coverage (funded by the BBC Trust). My research appears in international, peer-reviewed journals such as Media, Culture & Society, Journalism Studies, Journalism: Theory, Practice and Criticism or Feminist Media Studies.
I am the School’s BA Dissertation coordinator, and teach MA modules on political communication and social research methods. I hold an MSc in Politics and Communication (London School of Economics and Political Science) and a PhD from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Prior to my appointment as a research associate to work as a media analyst for the Eurosphere project at Cardiff University, I was an associate lecturer at the UAB, where I taught BA modules on media theory and public opinion. During the academic year 2007-08, I carried out research at the Free University of Brussels (VUB).
Publication
2022
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Bennett, L. 2022. "Stop giving us the negatives of the other side's aims": The EU referendum through letters to the editor. Journalism Studies 23, pp. 207-223. (10.1080/1461670X.2021.2017792)
2021
- Kyriakidou, M. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2021. Introduction: Innovations, transformations and the future of journalism. Journalism Practice 15(6), pp. 723-727. (10.1080/17512786.2021.1935301)
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Bennett, L. 2021. Between a 'media circus' and 'seeing justice being done': metajournalistic discourse and the transparency of justice in the debate on filming trials in British newspapers. Journalism 22(1), pp. 176-195. (10.1177/1464884918760025)
- Berry, M., Wahl-Jorgensen, K., Garcia-Blanco, I., Bennett, L. and Cable, J. 2021. British public service broadcasting, the EU and Brexit. Journalism Studies 22(15), pp. 2082-2102. (10.1080/1461670X.2021.1981154)
2018
- Allan, S. et al. eds. 2018. The future of journalism: risks, threats and opportunities. London and New York: Routledge.
- Moore, K., Berry, M. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2018. Saving refugees or policing the seas? How the national press of five EU member states framed news coverage of the migration crisis. Justice, Power and Resistance 2(1), pp. 66-95.
- Kyriakidou, M. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2018. Safeguarding the status quo: the press and the emergence of a new left in Greece and Spain. In: Bausu, L., Schifferes, S. and Knowles, S. eds. The Media and Austerity: Comparative Perspectives. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 128-139.
2017
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K., Berry, M., Garcia-Blanco, I., Bennett, L. and Cable, J. 2017. Rethinking balance and impartiality in journalism? How the BBC attempted and failed to change the paradigm. Journalism 18(7), pp. 781-800. (10.1177/1464884916648094)
2016
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2016. The future of journalism: risks, threats and opportunities. Journalism Studies 17(7), pp. 801-807. (10.1080/1461670X.2016.1199486)
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2016. Introduction: the future of journalism: risks, threats and opportunities. Journalism Practice 10(7), pp. 808-814. (10.1080/17512786.2016.1199485)
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2016. Introduction: The future of journalism: risks, threats and opportunities. Digital Journalism 4(7), pp. 809-815. (10.1080/21670811.2016.1199469)
- Berry, M., Garcia-Blanco, I. and Moore, K. 2016. UK press is the most aggressive in reporting on Europe’s ‘migrant’ crisis. The Conversation
- Berry, M., Garcia-Blanco, I. and Moore, K. 2016. Press coverage of the refugee and migrant crisis in the EU: a content analysis of five European countries. Project Report. [Online]. Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Available at: http://www.unhcr.org/56bb369c9.html
2013
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2013. Remote, elitist, or non-existent: British political actors discuss the European public sphere. Javnost/The Public 20(3), pp. 23-38.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2013. Breadth of opinion in BBC output. Project Report. [Online]. BBC Trust. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/editorial_standards/impartiality/breadth_opinion.html
2012
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2012. The discursive construction of women politicians in the European press. Feminist Media Studies 12(3), pp. 422-441. (10.1080/14680777.2011.615636)
2011
- Garcia-Blanco, I. 2011. The mediated construction of the national public sphere in Spain. Presented at: Public Sphere Reconsidered: theories and practices, University of Beira Interior in Covilhã, Portugal, 19 - 20 May 2011.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. 2011. The journalistic construction of voters in the Spanish general election campaign 2008. Journalism Practice 5(2), pp. 177-192. (10.1080/17512786.2010.523586)
2010
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K., Cushion, S., Williams, A., Guerra, S., Garcia-Blanco, I. and Tsagalas, D. 2010. Diversity and the European public sphere: The case of United Kingdom. Project Report. [Online]. EUROSPHERE. Available at: http://eurospheres.org/files/2010/06/UK.pdf
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2010. The illusion of the European public sphere. Presented at: ECREA - The 3rd European Communication Conference, Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research, Hamburg, 12-15 October 2010.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2010. The illusion of the European public sphere: British political actors and their perception of citizens’ political participation in EU politics. Presented at: Transcultural Communication – Intercultural ComparisonsEuropean Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), Hans Bredow Institute, Hamburg, 12 - 15 October 2010.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2010. The illusion of the European public sphere: British political actors and their perception of citizens’ political participation in EU politics. Presented at: IAMCR Annual Conference, Braga, Portugal, 18-22 July.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2010. The discursive construction of women politicians in the European press [conference paper]. Presented at: ICA 2010 Conference, Singapore, June 22-26, 2010.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Cushion, S. 2010. A partial Europe without citizens or EU-level political institutions: How far can Euronews constitute a European public sphere?. Journalism Studies 11(3), pp. 393-411. (10.1080/14616700903378653)
2009
- Garcia-Blanco, I. 2009. The discursive construction of democracy in the Spanish press. Media, Culture & Society 31(5), pp. 841-854. (10.1177/0163443709339468)
- Garia Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2009. Migrant women and the representation of immigration. Feminist Media Studies 9(2), pp. 256-259.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2009. The representation of women politicians in the European press: a case study of coverage of the 2008 Spanish general election. Presented at: MeCCSA 2009 Conference, The National Media Museum, Bradford, 14-16 January 2009.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2009. The discursive construction of women politicians in the European press [conference poster]. Presented at: MeCCSA 2009 Conference, The National Media Museum, Bradford, 14-16 January 2009.
- Garcia-Blanco, I., Van Bauwel, S. and Cammaerts, B. eds. 2009. Media agoras: democracy, diversity, and communication. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Pub.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2009. Are voters engaged citizens? British voters and the European election 2009. Presented at: ECREA Conference - Media, Communication and the Spectacle, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 26-27 November 2009.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2009. Are voters engaged citizens? British voters and the European election 2009. Presented at: ECREA - "Mediated Citizenship: Political Information and Participation in Europe", University of Leeds, United Kingdom, Sep 17 - Sep 18, 2009.
- Garcia-Blanco, I., Van Bauwel, S. and Cammaerts, B. 2009. The realm of contemporary media agoras. In: Media Agoras : Democracy, Diversity, and Communication. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Pub, pp. 1-15.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Cushion, S. 2009. Constructing Europe and European citizenship? A study of Euronews and the democratic implications of their journalistic practices. Presented at: MeCCSA Conference 2009, National Media Museum, Bradford, Wed 14 – Fri 16 January 2009.
- Garcia-Blanco, I., Van Bauwel, S. and Cammaerts, B. eds. 2009. Media Agoras: Democracy, diversity and communication. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars.
2008
- Montero-Sánchez, M. D., Garcia-Blanco, I. and Zeller-Orellana, C. 2008. Media strategies and professional culture: the relationships between media and social movements. Presented at: Founding Conference of the Spanish Association of Communication Research / La Asociación Española de Investigación de la Comunicación(AE-IC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain, January 2008.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. 2008. (Ir)rational citizens? The role of passions in newspapers’ interpretations of citizens’ political decisions. Presented at: ECREA’s 2nd European Communication Conference, Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), 26 - 28 November 2008.
Articles
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Bennett, L. 2022. "Stop giving us the negatives of the other side's aims": The EU referendum through letters to the editor. Journalism Studies 23, pp. 207-223. (10.1080/1461670X.2021.2017792)
- Kyriakidou, M. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2021. Introduction: Innovations, transformations and the future of journalism. Journalism Practice 15(6), pp. 723-727. (10.1080/17512786.2021.1935301)
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Bennett, L. 2021. Between a 'media circus' and 'seeing justice being done': metajournalistic discourse and the transparency of justice in the debate on filming trials in British newspapers. Journalism 22(1), pp. 176-195. (10.1177/1464884918760025)
- Berry, M., Wahl-Jorgensen, K., Garcia-Blanco, I., Bennett, L. and Cable, J. 2021. British public service broadcasting, the EU and Brexit. Journalism Studies 22(15), pp. 2082-2102. (10.1080/1461670X.2021.1981154)
- Moore, K., Berry, M. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2018. Saving refugees or policing the seas? How the national press of five EU member states framed news coverage of the migration crisis. Justice, Power and Resistance 2(1), pp. 66-95.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K., Berry, M., Garcia-Blanco, I., Bennett, L. and Cable, J. 2017. Rethinking balance and impartiality in journalism? How the BBC attempted and failed to change the paradigm. Journalism 18(7), pp. 781-800. (10.1177/1464884916648094)
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2016. The future of journalism: risks, threats and opportunities. Journalism Studies 17(7), pp. 801-807. (10.1080/1461670X.2016.1199486)
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2016. Introduction: the future of journalism: risks, threats and opportunities. Journalism Practice 10(7), pp. 808-814. (10.1080/17512786.2016.1199485)
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2016. Introduction: The future of journalism: risks, threats and opportunities. Digital Journalism 4(7), pp. 809-815. (10.1080/21670811.2016.1199469)
- Berry, M., Garcia-Blanco, I. and Moore, K. 2016. UK press is the most aggressive in reporting on Europe’s ‘migrant’ crisis. The Conversation
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2013. Remote, elitist, or non-existent: British political actors discuss the European public sphere. Javnost/The Public 20(3), pp. 23-38.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2012. The discursive construction of women politicians in the European press. Feminist Media Studies 12(3), pp. 422-441. (10.1080/14680777.2011.615636)
- Garcia-Blanco, I. 2011. The journalistic construction of voters in the Spanish general election campaign 2008. Journalism Practice 5(2), pp. 177-192. (10.1080/17512786.2010.523586)
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Cushion, S. 2010. A partial Europe without citizens or EU-level political institutions: How far can Euronews constitute a European public sphere?. Journalism Studies 11(3), pp. 393-411. (10.1080/14616700903378653)
- Garcia-Blanco, I. 2009. The discursive construction of democracy in the Spanish press. Media, Culture & Society 31(5), pp. 841-854. (10.1177/0163443709339468)
- Garia Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2009. Migrant women and the representation of immigration. Feminist Media Studies 9(2), pp. 256-259.
Book sections
- Kyriakidou, M. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2018. Safeguarding the status quo: the press and the emergence of a new left in Greece and Spain. In: Bausu, L., Schifferes, S. and Knowles, S. eds. The Media and Austerity: Comparative Perspectives. London and New York: Routledge, pp. 128-139.
- Garcia-Blanco, I., Van Bauwel, S. and Cammaerts, B. 2009. The realm of contemporary media agoras. In: Media Agoras : Democracy, Diversity, and Communication. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Pub, pp. 1-15.
Books
- Allan, S. et al. eds. 2018. The future of journalism: risks, threats and opportunities. London and New York: Routledge.
- Garcia-Blanco, I., Van Bauwel, S. and Cammaerts, B. eds. 2009. Media agoras: democracy, diversity, and communication. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Pub.
- Garcia-Blanco, I., Van Bauwel, S. and Cammaerts, B. eds. 2009. Media Agoras: Democracy, diversity and communication. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars.
Conferences
- Garcia-Blanco, I. 2011. The mediated construction of the national public sphere in Spain. Presented at: Public Sphere Reconsidered: theories and practices, University of Beira Interior in Covilhã, Portugal, 19 - 20 May 2011.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2010. The illusion of the European public sphere. Presented at: ECREA - The 3rd European Communication Conference, Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research, Hamburg, 12-15 October 2010.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2010. The illusion of the European public sphere: British political actors and their perception of citizens’ political participation in EU politics. Presented at: Transcultural Communication – Intercultural ComparisonsEuropean Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA), Hans Bredow Institute, Hamburg, 12 - 15 October 2010.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2010. The illusion of the European public sphere: British political actors and their perception of citizens’ political participation in EU politics. Presented at: IAMCR Annual Conference, Braga, Portugal, 18-22 July.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2010. The discursive construction of women politicians in the European press [conference paper]. Presented at: ICA 2010 Conference, Singapore, June 22-26, 2010.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2009. The representation of women politicians in the European press: a case study of coverage of the 2008 Spanish general election. Presented at: MeCCSA 2009 Conference, The National Media Museum, Bradford, 14-16 January 2009.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Wahl-Jorgensen, K. 2009. The discursive construction of women politicians in the European press [conference poster]. Presented at: MeCCSA 2009 Conference, The National Media Museum, Bradford, 14-16 January 2009.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2009. Are voters engaged citizens? British voters and the European election 2009. Presented at: ECREA Conference - Media, Communication and the Spectacle, Erasmus University Rotterdam, 26-27 November 2009.
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. and Garcia-Blanco, I. 2009. Are voters engaged citizens? British voters and the European election 2009. Presented at: ECREA - "Mediated Citizenship: Political Information and Participation in Europe", University of Leeds, United Kingdom, Sep 17 - Sep 18, 2009.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. and Cushion, S. 2009. Constructing Europe and European citizenship? A study of Euronews and the democratic implications of their journalistic practices. Presented at: MeCCSA Conference 2009, National Media Museum, Bradford, Wed 14 – Fri 16 January 2009.
- Montero-Sánchez, M. D., Garcia-Blanco, I. and Zeller-Orellana, C. 2008. Media strategies and professional culture: the relationships between media and social movements. Presented at: Founding Conference of the Spanish Association of Communication Research / La Asociación Española de Investigación de la Comunicación(AE-IC), Santiago de Compostela, Spain, January 2008.
- Garcia-Blanco, I. 2008. (Ir)rational citizens? The role of passions in newspapers’ interpretations of citizens’ political decisions. Presented at: ECREA’s 2nd European Communication Conference, Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB), 26 - 28 November 2008.
Monographs
- Berry, M., Garcia-Blanco, I. and Moore, K. 2016. Press coverage of the refugee and migrant crisis in the EU: a content analysis of five European countries. Project Report. [Online]. Geneva: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Available at: http://www.unhcr.org/56bb369c9.html
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K. et al. 2013. Breadth of opinion in BBC output. Project Report. [Online]. BBC Trust. Available at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/our_work/editorial_standards/impartiality/breadth_opinion.html
- Wahl-Jorgensen, K., Cushion, S., Williams, A., Guerra, S., Garcia-Blanco, I. and Tsagalas, D. 2010. Diversity and the European public sphere: The case of United Kingdom. Project Report. [Online]. EUROSPHERE. Available at: http://eurospheres.org/files/2010/06/UK.pdf
Supervisions
- Political Journalism
- Media and Politics
- Hyperlocal/Community Journalism
Current supervision
Contact Details
Garcia-BlancoI@cardiff.ac.uk
+44 29208 76077
Two Central Square, Room 2.56, Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS
+44 29208 76077
Two Central Square, Room 2.56, Central Square, Cardiff, CF10 1FS