Manuel Alejandro Guerrero is the director of the department of communication at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, Mexico. Manuel is also a member of the National System of Researchers, vice president of the Network of UNESCO Chairs in Communication, and academic coordinator of the Professional Electoral Service at the National Electoral Institute in Mexico. His research has been focused on the role that the media plays in new democracies, especially on governmental transparency and political accountability, and on the way we use digital media and its effects on emotions and political attitudes. On these topics he has a number of book chapters, journal articles, and several books. He holds a Ph.D. in political and social science from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and an M.Phil. in Latin American studies from the University of Cambridge.