More about me

My name is Magdalena Saldaña and I am from Chile. I’m journalist and I did my B.A. and Master’s degree at the University of Concepción, in the south of my country. I worked as a reporter during 3 years and then I worked at the university teaching Research Methodology and Public Opinion.

Now I’m studying a PhD program in Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Texas, in the beautiful city of Austin. This is my first year and I expect to graduate in 2016.

My research interests are new technologies and social networks, and their impact on traditional media. I am particularly interested in understanding how new media platforms, such as Facebook or Twitter, are re-shaping the way in which people manage information, and also how the media agenda has been modified by these social networks.

As a graduate student, I am a Teaching Assistant for the Course “Digital Storytelling Basics”, lectured by Prof. Bob Garcia-Buckalew.