Constanza Gajardo Leon

Tagline:Assistant Professor @ Universidad de Concepción, Chile / Researcher @Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium

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Publications

  • Examining Platforms’ Affordances: Bridging Journalists’ and Users’ Practices of Online Engagement

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Digital JournalismDate:2025
    Authors:
    Constanza GajardoDavid DomingoIrene Costera Meijer
    DOI

  • The Impact of Political Ideology on News Consumption: The Mediating Role of Trust and the Moderating Role of Interest in Politics

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Mass Communication and SocietyDate:2025
    Authors:
    Claudia MelladoConstanza Gajardo
    DOI

  • Pistas para restablecer la confianza en el periodismo: perspectiva de audiencias y profesionales en Chile

    Journal ArticleDate:2025
    Authors:
    Constanza GajardoClaudia Mellado

  • “journalists are just employees”: Examining Journalistic Autonomy from an Audience Perspective

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Journalism StudiesDate:2025
    Authors:
    Constanza GajardoClaudia Mellado

  • Young Chileans Evaluate the News in order to decide how to Vote in 2022

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Media & JornalismoDate:2024
    Authors:
    Rayen Condeza Dall OrsoTabita Moreno BecerraConstanza Gajardo León

  • The importance of the human touch in journalism: Journalistic values from an audience perspective

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Journalism PracticeDate:2024
    Authors:
    Claudia MelladoConstanza Gajardo

  • From abstract news users to living citizens: Assessing audience engagement through a professional lens

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Journalism PracticeDate:2023
    Authors:
    Constanza GajardoIrene Costera MeijerDavid Domingo

  • How Loyalty Works: Why Do People Continue Their Relationship with Journalism?

    Journal ArticlePublisher:Journalism StudiesDate:2023
    Authors:
    Constanza GajardoIrene Costera Meijer

  • TRULY ENGAGING AUDIENCES: How are the needs of the audience-as citizens-served by journalism?

    Journal ArticleDate:2023
    Authors:
    Constanza Soledad Gajardo León

  • How to tackle the conceptual inconsistency of audience engagement? The introduction of the Dynamic Model of Audience Engagement

    Journal ArticlePublisher:JournalismDate:2022
    Authors:
    Constanza GajardoIrene Costera Meijer
    DOI

Education

  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

    from: 2017, until: 2023

    Field of study:JournalismSchool:Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam)

  • Master of Arts - MA

    from: 2011, until: 2012

    Field of study:Communication and Media StudiesSchool:Universidad de Concepción

    Description

    Skills: Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies

  • Bachelor's degree

    from: 2006, until: 2010

    Field of study:JournalismSchool:Universidad de Concepción

Projects

  • Information needs of local audiences in Chile

    date: 2023

    Organization:Universidad de Concepcion

    Description:

    Research funded by ANID (National Agency for Research and Development, Chile) - Studies on Pluralism in the National Information System

  • News Consumption Practices Among Young People: Habits And Uses in a Media Convergence Scenario

    date: 2016

    Description:

    Research funded by the Research and Development Office of the University of Concepción, Chile.

  • Mobile Communication and Youth: A case study on the use and appropriation of mobile media by undergraduate students of the University Of Concepción

    date: 2014

    Description:

    Research funded by the Office of Research and Development of the University of Concepción, Chile.

Honors & Awards

  • International Doctorate Scholarship

    date: 2017-10-01

  • Master Scholarship

    date: 2024-04-13

    Description:

    Top student of 2016 promotion.