Regina Cazzamatta

Previous Publications (Peer-Reviewed Articles)

1. Cazzamatta, R. (2025). “The Truth Game: Verification Factors Behind Fact-Checkers’ Selection Decisions”. Journalism.https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849251371952​​​​​​​

2. Cazzamatta, R. (2025). “Objectively Engaged: The Discursive Constitution of Latin American Fact-Checking Mission Statements and Methods.” Journalism Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2025.2546657

3.Cazzamatta, R. (2025). “Fact-Checkers as New Journalistic Mediators: News Agencies’ Verification Units and Platform Dynamics”. Media and Communication. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.9867

4.Cazzamatta, R., & Sarısakaloğlu, A. (2025) “AI-Generated Misinformation: A Case Study on Emerging Trends in Fact-Checking Practices Across Brazil, Germany, and the United Kingdom.” Emerging Media.  https://doi.org/10.1177/27523543251344971

5. Santos, A., Cazzamatta, R., & Napolitano, C. J. (2025). “Holding Platforms Accountable in the Fight Against Disinformation: A Cross-National Analysis of State-Established Content Moderation Regulations.” International Communication Gazette.https://doi.org/10.1177/17480485251348550

6. Cazzamatta, R. (2025). “Regressive ‚Alternative‘ Media and their Role in Disrupting the Public Spheres in Europe and Latin America.” Publizistik . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11616-025-00892-9  

7. Cazzamatta, R. (2025). “Building a Cross-Border European Information Network: Hyperlink Connections Among Fact-Checking Organizations.” Media and Communication. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.9389

8. Cazzamatta, R. (2025). “Decoding Correction Strategies: How Fact-Checkers Uncover Falsehoods Across Countries.” Journalism Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2025.2470177

9. Cazzamatta, R. (2025). Redefining Objectivity: Exploring Types of Evidence by Fact-Checkers in Four European Countries. European Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1177/02673231251319145

10. Cazzamatta, R., & Sarısakaloğlu, A. (2025). Mapping global emerging scholarly research and practices of AI-supported fact-checking tools in journalism". Journalism Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2025.2463470

11. Cazzamatta, R. (2024). “The Content Homogenization of Fact-Checking through Platform Partnerships – A Comparison between Eight Countries.” Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990241261725

12. Cazzamatta, R. (2024). “Global Misinformation Trends: Commonalities and Differences of Topics, Sources of Falsehoods and Deception Strategies across Eight Countries.” New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448241268896

13. Cazzamatta, R., Santos, A., & Albuquerque, G. (2024). “Unveiling Disinformation: Mapping Attacks on Brazil’s Electoral System and the Response of the Superior Electoral Court (2018-2023).” International Journal of Communication, 18. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/23008/4698

14. Santos, A., & Cazzamatta, R. (2024). “Who Shapes Mediated Conversations Among Rising Global Powers? Examining News Geography, Authorship, and Media Sources within the BRICS Framework.” The International Journal of Press/Politics, 29(3), 19401612241269835. https://doi.org/10.1177/19401612241269835

15. Santos, A., & Cazzamatta, R. (2024). “Tracking the Visibility of the BRICS Constellation in Brazilian Newspapers: A Longitudinal Content Analysis (2011-2019).” Brazilian Journalism Research. https://doi.org/10.25200/BJR.v20n2.2024.1586.

16.Cazzamatta, R., & Santos, A. (2023). “Checking Verifications during the 2022 Brazilian Run-Off Election: How Fact-Checking Organizations Exposed Falsehoods and Contributed to the Accuracy of the Public Debate.” Journalism. https://doi.org/10.1177/14648849231196080

17. Cazzamatta, R., & Santos, A. (2023). “‘Democratically Elected Caudillo’: Western Media Coverage on Venezuela and the Era Chávez—Insights from Germany.” Journalism Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/17512786.2023.2232770

18 Cazzamatta, R. (2022). “How Can Journalism Studies Benefit from a Systems Theoretical Approach? Luhmann’s Systems Theory Applied to Journalism.” Galáxia. Revista do Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Comunicação e Semiótica - PUC-SP, 47, 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-25532022574652

19. Cazzamatta, R. (2022b). “The Role of Wire Services in the New Millennium: An Examination of the Foreign Reporting about Latin America in the German Press.” Journalism, 23(5), 1044–1063. https://doi.org/10.1177/1464884920944745

20. Cazzamatta, R. (2022c). “Crises as Catalysts of Foreign Reporting on Latin America: An Evaluation of the German Press over 15 Years.” Media, War & Conflict, 15(3), 315–333. https://doi.org/10.1177/1750635220945737

21. Cazzamatta, R. (2021). “The Role of the ‘Negativity’ Factor in International News Coverage: A Case Study of Latin America in the German Press, 2000–2014.” Global Media and Communication, 17(1), 3–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/1742766520946465

22. Cazzamatta, R., & Garcia, L. E. (2021). “The Impact of the ‘War on Drugs’ on the Mexican Media Image.” The Journal of International Communication, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2021.1975796

23. Cazzamatta, R. (2021). “The Significance of Cultural Aspects in Latin America’s Media Image: The Representation of the Continent in the German Press.” Journal of Latin American Communication Research, 8(1-2): Global Latin America in Times of COVID-19 and Hypermediations.

24. Cazzamatta, R. (2020). “Four Facets of Latin America: A Study of the German Press Coverage from 2000 to 2014.” Studies in Communications Sciences, 20(1), 7–23. https://doi.org/10.24434/j.scoms.2020.01.002

25. Cazzamatta, R. (2020). “Reporting Latin America in Germany: Indicators of Ethnocentrism Expressed in News Values.” Comunicación y Sociedad, (0), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.32870/cys.v2020.7688

26. Cazzamatta, R. (2020). “Trends in the International News Coverage on Latin America in Germany in the 21st Century.” Galáxia (São Paulo), 44, 66–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-25532020245236

27. Cazzamatta, R. (2020). “The Brazilian Image in the German Press before the Political-Economic Turmoil.” Intercom, Rev. Bras. Ciênc. Comun., 43(3), 115–133. https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-5844202036

28. Cazzamatta, R. (2020). “Personification and Prominence in Foreign Reporting on the Example of Latin America’s News Coverage in the German Press.” Brazilian Journalism Research, 16, 46–77. https://doi.org/10.25200/BJR.v16n1.2020.1247

29. Añez, P. C., & Cazzamatta, R. (2020). “La Representación de Brasil en la Prensa Alemana, el Cambio de Imagen en la Era de Bolsonaro y el Papel de los Medios en la Ascensión del Populismo de Derecha en Todo el Mundo.” Revista de Estudios Brasileños, 6(13), 201. http://dx.doi.org/10.14201/reb2019613201212

30. Cazzamatta, R. (2018). “The Determinants of Latin America’s News Coverage in the German Press.” The Journal of International Communication, 24(2), 283–304. https://doi.org/10.1080/13216597.2018.1492433

31. Cazzamatta, R. (2016). “Sobre o Papel das Agências de Relações Públicas durante Guerras e Conflitos Internacionais.” Estudos em Jornalismo e Mídia, 14(1), 25–38. https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-6924.2017v14n1p25

32. Cazzamatta, R. (2015). “Uma Análise Comparada dos Códigos de Ética Jornalística nos Países da América do Sul.” Estudos em Jornalismo e Mídia, 12(1), 186–201. https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-6924.2015v12n1p186

33. Cazzamatta, R. (2014). “A Imagem do Brasil na Imprensa Alemã—Um Estudo Empírico sobre os Fatores de Seleção da Notícia e da Estrutura do Noticiário.” Estudos em Jornalismo e Mídia, 11(2), 540–554. https://doi.org/10.5007/1984-6924.2014v11n2p540

Editorship

1.     Cazzamatta, R., Graves, L., & Lauer, L. (Eds.). (2024). Fact-Checkers Around the World: Regional, Comparative, and Institutional Perspectives. Media and Communication, 12. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.i458

2.     Cazzamatta, R., Graves, L., & Lauer, L. (2024). Editorial: Fact-Checkers Around the World: Regional, Comparative, and Institutional Perspectives. Media and Communication, 12, 9687. https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.9687