Academic Profile
Juan Luis Manfredi Sánchez, PhD, is a senior lecturer at the University of Castile-La Mancha where he teaches International Communication and Media Policy. As an international scholar, he has led “Media Pluralism Monitor in Spain 2015” – a project based at the European University Institute of Florence and financed by the European Commission – and the Spanish research team MEDIADEM (European Media Policies Revisited: Valuing & Reclaiming Free and Independent Media in Contemporary Democratic Systems). He has also organised “Entrepreneurial Journalism, a renewed hope”, a seminar for journalists and scholars seeking new opportunities in innovation, entrepreneurship, free speech and digital media, and participated in different seminars on contemporary diplomacy in Armenia, the UK (Wilton Park), and OSCE (Vienna), among others.
Manfredi is a member of the scientific board of the Real Instituto Elcano and the editorial board of Esglobal.com, and a frequent contributor to main Spanish media outlets, including Cinco Días, a Spanish business daily. In 2015, he was among the finalists of the Citi Journalistic Excellence Award in Spain.
Recent Courses
- Media Systems
- International Journalism
- Digital Journalism
Selected Publications
- Journalism, transparency, accountability, public policies.
International Relations, political communication, public & private diplomacy, place branding, lobby, influence, think tanks.