Inês Ferreira Fernandes is a second year PhD student in the doctoral program of Communication Studies at the Faculty of Human Sciences from Universidade Católica Portuguesa. She holds a master's degree in communication sciences from the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, from Universidade de Lisboa and a undergraduate in Communication Sciences, with a specialization in international journalism, from the same institution. Her main research interests include journalism in conflict areas, war journalism, censorship, propaganda, Portuguese dictatorship, history and journalism studies.