José Santana-Pereira: “We don’t gain much from seeing ministers doing choreographies”

Original text from Jornal Económico

On 13 February 2025, Jornal Económico published an interview with José Santana-Pereira, professor of Political Science at Iscte, on the role of TikTok and social media in political communication.

He welcomes institutions’ efforts to reach audiences less exposed to political information, but argues that their presence on social media should be professional and focused on relevant content rather than on staged performances without substance. He also notes that television remains a central source of political information, including for many young people.

The interview also covers young people’s political participation and disinformation, with fact-checking by credible media and media literacy, starting at school, highlighted as the main antidotes.

Read the full interview in Jornal Económico.