Luís Santos – 2019 – SUSI Scholar on Journalism and Media
«My participation in the 2019 ’Study of the US institutes on Journalism and Media’ program was relevant for three reasons: firstly, I had the possibility of meeting people from a wide variety of countries (I had never met anyone from Fiji or Mongolia before!) for a period of three months and that allowed us to increase mutual understanding way beyond first impressions; secondly, I was able to interact with pedagogical, scientific, and professional production in my specific area of interest not only in the host institution – University of Arizona / Walter Cronkite School of Journalism – but also in other universities and media outlets; thirdly, I was able to establish a network of trust with academics from more than ten countries which is still very much alive and promoting joint projects.
On the whole, I thoroughly enjoyed the experience and I will always be indebted to Fulbright for the opportunity.»
Luís Santos é professor Professor Auxiliar no Departamento de Ciências da Comunicação da Universidade do Minho, Diretor da Licenciatura em Ciências da Comunicação e Diretor-adjunto do Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade (CECS) e participou no programa SUSI Scholars on Journalism and Media organizado pela Arizona State University, durante os meses de junho e agosto de 2019. O objetivo destes programas consiste no aprofundamento dos conhecimentos do tema do instituto e também dos conhecimentos relativos à sociedade, cultura e instituições norte-americanas. Os institutos têm a duração de cinco semanas nos EUA em diferentes universidades norte-americanas. Aos participantes é garantido o financiamento integral dos custos de participação através de bolsa do Departamento de Estado dos EUA.