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Amsterdam School of Communication Research / ASCoR ASCoR

D. (David) Blanco Herrero

Postdoctoral Researcher
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
CW : Corporate Communication
Area of expertise: Misinformation and disinformation, Hate speech, Anti-immigration discourses, Journalistic ethics, Journalism practice
Visiting address
  • Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postal address
  • Postbus 15791
    1001 NG Amsterdam
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  • Profile

    David Blanco-Herrero (PhD, University of Salamanca, Spain) is a postdoctoral researcher at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) at the University of Amsterdam. He holds a bachelor’s in Business Management (2014, University of León, Spain) and in Journalism (Distance University of madrid, Spain), as well as a master’s in Audiovisual Communication (University of Salamanca, Spain). His current work is mostly conducted as part of the BePrepared Consortium, funded by the ZonMw, and focuses on the role of journalists and other intermediaries in dealing with misinformation during health crises. More broadly, his lines of work tackle not only misinformation, but also hate speech (especially anti-immigration discourses), as well as journalism. He is part of international consortia, like the Worlds of Journalism Study, the Journalistic Role Performance project, or the Cost Action OPINION. He is editor of the Anuario Electrónico de Estudios en Comunicación Social “Disertaciones”, published by the Universidad del Rosario (Colombia).

  • Research

    Research methods

    • Content analysis
    • Survey
    • Expert interviews
    • Experimental research

    Current research projects

    • BePrepared Consortium
      Together with professors Toni van der Meer and Bas van den Putte, we seek understand the role of intermediaries in dealing with misinformation during a health crisis like the Covid-19 pandemic. This project is part of a consortium with other Dutch universities funded by ZonMw.
    • Journalistic Role Performance
      Member of the team in charge of Venezuela. This project studies journalistic roles comparing the performance of these roles in the news media and the perceived roles expressed by journalists.
    • Worlds of Journalism Study
      Member of the team in charge of Venezuela. This project is the biggest international study analyzing the perceptions of journalists about their profession.

    Research grants & honours

    • Extraordinary Doctorate Award by the University of Salamanca (Spain) for the PhD thesis Lies, Prejudice and Rejection. The Use of Disinformation to Spread Hate Speech against Migrants and Refugees in Social Media: A Comprehensive Study about the Spanish Case (2023)
    • FPU (Formation of University Professors) grant, financed by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain for the PhD project Lies, Prejudice and Rejection. The Use of Disinformation to Spread Hate Speech against Migrants and Refugees in Social Media: A Comprehensive Study about the Spanish Case (2019 - 2023)
       
  • Teaching

    MA

    • Thesis supervision Corporate Communication

    BA

    • Seminar of Academic Research Skills: Survey
    • Political Communication & Journalism
  • Publications

    2024

    • Blanco Herrero, D., Arcila-Calderón, C., & Tovar Torrealba, M. (2024). Pandemia, polarización y odio: características de la desinformación en España. Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico, 30, 503-515. https://doi.org/10.5209/emp.96593 [details]
    • Frías Vázquez, M., Olivera, D., Blanco Herrero, D., Arcila Calderón, C., & González Méndez, D. (2024). Accommodating Journalism in Authoritarian Political Regimes. The Interventionist and Loyal-Facilitator Roles in Cuba and Venezuela. Journalism Practice. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2024.2409838
    • Gomes Barbosa, M. P., Blanco Herrero, D., Arcila-Calderón, C., & Sánchez-Holgado, P. (2024). Hate speech in Spain : Research into the population's perception and experience. Observatorio, 18(2), 61-82. https://doi.org/10.15847/obsOBS18220242304 [details]
    • Marco-Ramos, M., Blanco Herrero, D., & Martín-García, T. (2024). Minorías en el cine español del siglo XXI : Observaciones a partir de un análisis de contenido de personajes. Comunicació: Revista de Recerca i d’Anàlisi, 41(1), 87-113. https://doi.org/10.2436/20.3008.01.242 [details]

    2023

    • Arcila Calderón, C., Blanco Herrero, D., Sánchez-Holgado, P., & Barradas Gurruchaga, A. (2023). Migrants and refugees on Twitter in Spain: A study employing automated analysis into the presence of hate and sentiment. Doxa Comunicación. Revista Interdisciplinar De Estudios De Comunicación Y Ciencias Sociales, 38, 369-389 . https://doi.org/10.31921/doxacom.n38a1734
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Arcila Calderón, C., & Amores, J. J. (2023). The Conversation around COVID-19 on Twitter—Sentiment Analysis and Topic Modelling to Analyse Tweets Published in English during the First Wave of the Pandemic. Journalism and Media, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.3390/journalmedia4020030
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Castillo-Abdul, B., & Romero-Rodríguez, L. M. (2023). Apomediation and Disintermediation: YouTube Prescribers on Fad Diets. The Open Public Health Journal, 16. https://doi.org/10.2174/0118749445258342231019095822
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Castillo-Abdul, B., & Romero-Rodríguez, L. M. (2023). Patterns and Actors of Disinformation: Analysis of Debunked Hoaxes in Spain in 2022. KOME − An International Journal of Pure Communication Inquiry, 11(2), 49–67. https://doi.org/10.17646/KOME.of.3 [details]
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Lecheler, S. K., Mothes, C., Blanchett, N., Stępińska, A., Chen, Y.-N. K., Cohen, A. A., Davydov, S., De Maio, M., Dingerkus, F., Elhamy, H., Garcés-Prettel, M., Gousset, C., Hallin, D. C., Humanes, M., Himma-Kadakas, M., Kozman, C., Lee, M., I-Hsuan Lin, C., ... Zhao, X. (2023). Does News Platform Matter? Comparing Online Journalistic Role Performance to Newspaper, Radio, and Television. Digital Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2023.2191332
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Splendore, S., & Oller Alonso, M. (2023). Southern European Journalists’ Perceptions of Discursive Menaces in the Age of (Online) Delegitimization. Politics and Governance, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v11i2.6397

    2025

    • Sánchez-Holgado, P., Blanco Herrero, D., & Arcila Calderón, C. (2025). A reflection about artificial intelligence and algorithms in political communication. Instruments at the service of parties? In A. Casero-Ripollés, & P. C. López-López (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Political Communication in Ibero-America (pp. 195-207). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003388937-19 [details]

    2024

    • Blanco Herrero, D., & Arcila Calderón, C. (2024). Desinformación y migración. La mentira como estrategia para la promoción de discursos anti-inmigración. In R. Magallón (Ed.), Comprometidos con la verdad: Propuestas para combatir la desinformación (pp. 131-138). CLABE. https://comprometidosconlaverdad.com/descarga-nuestro-libro/ [details]
    • Blanco-Herrero, D., Amores, J. J., & Arcila-Calderón, C. (2024). Inequalities and the media: Spread and reception of hate speech against migrants and refugees in social media. In C. Forson, G. Healy, M. B. Öztürk, & A. Tatli (Eds.), Research Handbook on Inequalities and Work (pp. 211-227). (Elgar handbooks on equality). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800886605.00025 [details]

    2023

    • Blanco Herrero, D. (2023). De votantes a hooligans. Necesario y riguroso estudio de la polarización afectiva en España. Anuario Electrónico de Estudios en Comunicacion Social "Disertaciones", 16(2). https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/disertaciones/a.13080
    • Blanco Herrero, D. (2023). Salah, Albert Ali, Korkmaz, Emre Eren, Bircan, Tuba (Eds.). 2022. Data Science for Migration and Mobility. Oxford University Press. pp.464. International Migration, 61(5). https://doi.org/10.1111/imig.13182
    • Blanco Herrero, D., & Martín-García, T. (2023). Diversidad etaria: La discriminación olvidada. In La diversidad tras la pantalla. Representación de grupos minoritarios en el cine español del siglo XXI (pp. 81-96). Dykinson.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., & Martín-García, T. (2023). La mujer en el cine. Avances y retos pendientes. In La diversidad tras la pantalla. Representación de grupos minoritarios en el cine español del siglo XXI (pp. 29-46). Dykinson.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., & Tovar Torrealba, M. (2023). Representando la inmigración. Visibilidad más allá del estereotipo. In La diversidad tras la pantalla. Representación de grupos minoritarios en el cine español del siglo XXI (pp. 47-62). Dykinson.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Amores, J. J., & Sánchez-Holgado, P. (2023). Migrants and Refugees in Southern Europe Beyond the News Stories: Lessons to be Learned. In Migrants and Refugees in Southern Europe beyond the New Stories. Photographs, Hate and Journalists’ Perceptions (pp. 175-184). Rowman & Littlefield.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Amores, J. J., & Sánchez-Holgado, P. (2023). The Figures Explaining the Impact of Migration. In Migrants and Refugees in Southern Europe beyond the New Stories. Photographs, Hate and Journalists’ Perceptions (pp. 37-58). Rowman & Littlefield.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Garusi, D., Oller Alonso, M., Matsiola, M., Saridou, T., & Sánchez-Holgado, P. (2023). Journalists’ Perceptions About Migration and Hate Speech Against Migrants in Southern Europe. In Migrants and Refugees in Southern Europe beyond the New Stories. Photographs, Hate and Journalists’ Perceptions (pp. 143-173). Rowman & Littlefield.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Martín-García, T., & Marcos Ramos, M. (2023). Cómo elaborar un catálogo de cine español diverso para su uso educativo. In El impacto social de la Universidad en la transferencia de conocimiento (pp. 83-95). Comunicación Social.

    2024

    • Amores, J. J., Arcila Calderón, C., Blanco Herrero, D., & Sánchez-Holgado, P. (2024). Effects of Racist and Xenophobic Hate Speech on Behavioral Intentions in Relation to Migrants and Refugees: The Mediating Role of Outgroup Threat Perception and Attitudes Toward Immigrants. Paper presented at 74th Annual ICA Conference, Australia.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Trilling, D. C., & Arcila Calderón, C. (2024). Who is more likely to spread hatred and falsehood? Study of factors moderating sharing intentions of false and hateful discourses about migration. Abstract from EDMO Scientific Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., van der Meer, G. L. A., & van den Putte, S. J. H. M. (2024). Dealing with misinformation among underserved groups. How intermediaries for people lacking access to mainstream journalism tackled misconceptions and fake news during the COVID-19 pandemic. Abstract from ECREA European Communication Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., van der Meer, G. L. A., & van den Putte, S. J. H. M. (2024). Dealing with misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic. A study of the roles of journalists and intermediaries for underserved groups in the Netherlands. Abstract from Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap 2024, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

    2023

    • Arcila Calderón, C., Blanco Herrero, D., Amores, J. J., & Sánchez-Holgado, P. (2023). The Propagation of Hate Through Fake News and Its Effects on the Attitudes and Behavior Intentions of Citizens. Paper presented at 73rd Annual ICA Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Blanco Herrero, D., Frías Vázquez, M., Olivera, D., Arcila Calderón, C., & González Méndez, D. (2023). Accommodating Journalism in Authoritarian Political Regimes. The Interventionist and Loyal Facilitator Roles in State-Orientated and Private Media in Cuba and Venezuela. Paper presented at Between Ideals and Practices: Journalistic Role Performance in Transformative Times , Canada.

    Journal editor

    • Blanco Herrero, D. (editor) (2019-). Anuario Electrónico de Estudios en Comunicacion Social "Disertaciones" (Journal).
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