Xavier Duran Ramírez is a journalist who has worked in corporate communications since 2005 in press departments of big services companies. His main research is focused on the dissemination of information through mass media and social networks regarding water management and climate change. He has also conducted research on how mass communication was carried out in ancient history.
Academic Background and Research Areas
- PhD in Journalism and Communication from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) (with highest honours)
- Master’s Degree in Ancient Mediterranean Studies from the Open University of Catalonia (UOC) (Master’s thesis on mass communication in Periclean Athens and Julius Caesar’s Rome)
- Master’s Degree in Corporate and Institutional Communication Management (UAB)
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism from the UAB
- Bachelor’s Degree in Humanities from Pompeu Fabra University (UPF).
Scientific Outputs
- Limited space and different sections: news about water management in Catalonia (2008-2018). Press and digital media. Duran, X. Communication Policies, Languages, Citizenship and Otherness: Projects and Methodologies, UNR Editora, 2022.
- The absence of citizens and the dehumanization of news in press and digital media about water management in Catalonia (2008-2018). Duran, X. Communication and Diversity. Proceedings of the VII International Congress of the Spanish Association for Communication Research, 2020, pp. 1000-1017.
- The absence of citizenship and the dehumanization of news in press and digital media about water management in Catalonia (2008-2018). Duran, X. Communication and Diversity. Proceedings of the VII International Congress of the Spanish Association for Communication Research, 2020, pp. 1000-1017.
- Publication of several articles in the Sunday supplements of the newspaper Avui from 2002 to 2008 and in Benzina magazine during 2011.
- Chapter in the book coordinated by Juana Gallego titled “If You Leave I’ll Kill You: Women Who Died for Their Freedom” (2009).
- ORCID
- Research Gate
Professional experience
- Journalist covering various communication departments since 2005.
- Journalist with experience in media, mainly radio, since 2000.
- Linkedin.