**About the Editors**

#### **Concha P ´erez Curiel**

Concha Perez Curiel is an associate professor at the Department of Journalism II of the University ´ of Seville. She teaches political and economic journalism for the bachelor's degree in journalism and the master's degree in European Studies. In addition to that, she is director of the Masters in Institutional Communication and Politics and Communication and Fashion at the University of Seville. She belongs to the research group "Communication & Social Sciences" (SEJ-619). Her main research lines deal with political communication, political journalism, digital public agendas, and fashion research. Prof. Perez-Curiel has held teaching positions at the Universidade Sacro Cuore de ´ Milao (Italy), Central Saint Martins (University of Arts, London, UK), E-Campus de Novedrate (Italy), ˜ Universidade do Porto (Portugal), and Universidade Politecnica Salesiana de Cuenca (Ecuador). As ´ a researcher, she is part of excellent R+D+I projects and European projects, publishing papers in high-impact journals, books, and chapters of international reference. In her professional field, she worked as communications director for the Audiovisual Council in the Regional Government of Andalusia.

#### **Rub ´en Rivas-de-Roca**

Ruben Rivas-de-Roca is an assistant professor at the Department of Communication and ´ Sociology at Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC). PhD in Communication with international mention and "cum laude" by the interuniversity program of the universities of Cadiz, Huelva, M ´ alaga, and ´ Seville (2022). Credentialed as "Profesor Contratado Doctor" (permanent position) by ANECA (Spanish Agency for Quality of the University System). Previously, he was a researcher in training (PIF) in the Department of Journalism II of the University of Seville (2018–2022), through a pre-doctoral contract, and also as an interim substitute professor (PSI) in the aforementioned department. He was a visiting scholar at Universitat Leipzig (Germany), Cardiff University (United ¨ Kingdom), and Universidade da Beira Interior (Portugal). His lines of research focus on the study of journalism quality, local information, and political communication, with a special interest in the European Union. He is a member of the research group "Center of Media and Political Communication Research" (CEMPOCOR).
