Publications

    • Hernandez, A. & Poursoltan, C. (Eds.). (2023).U.S. disinformation policy in perspective. [Whitepaper]. The University of Texas at Ausin, USA

    • Hernandez A. & Ahona, T. (Forthcoming). How we feed the feed: The identity and labor implications of AI influencers in the creator economy. In Sharp, K. & Diraj, M. (Eds.) Encoding Realities, Decoding Power.

    • Hernandez, A. (2025, August). Performing the news: Journalistic roles of news influencers.Conference paper at the AEJMC San Francisco Conference, San Francisco, CA

    • Hernandez, A. (2023, September). That’s young news: How to build Gen Z’s trust and engagement with news in the current media environment. Paper presented at the Global Fusion Conference, Austin, TX

    • Hernandez, A. (in preparation; Cheers for Now Graduate Student Award). Algorithmic anchors and their credibility: How short-form video is transforming news delivery styles

    • Castillo, J., Edwards, E., Hernandez, A. & Li, R. (2025, August). ¿Quiénes somos ahora? (Who are we now?): Latino representation in U.S. mainstream media. Conference panel at the AEJMC San Francisco Conference, San Fransico, CA

Recent Certifications

Course completion certificate for Alejandro Hernandez from the University of Texas at Austin, Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, indicating successful course in Digital Content Creators and Journalists from November 18 to December 15, 2024, with signatures from instructors and director.
Certificate of completion awarded to Alejandro Hernandez from the University of Texas at Austin Center for Teaching and Learning for the Fall 2024 Teaching Preparation Series, signed by Molly Hatcher, JD, PhD.

Research Centers

  • Projects on climate communication include the ongoing development of the first ever Climate Policy Atlas of Communication (CLIPAC), which informs policymakers of strategies adopted across the world to best reach audiences on the topic of climate, conservationism, and weather preparedness.

    Read more about my projects here.

    Learn more about the CGCM here.

  • Before it concluded operations in 2024, I collaborated with the Global Disinformation Lab to identify local, statewide, and national policies across the world that sought to regulate or mitigate mis- and disinformation.

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Conferences

    • Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (2025). San Francisco, CA

    • Global Fusion Conference (2023). Austin, TX

  • St. Gallen Symposium’s Leaders of Tomorrow (2022). St. Gallen, Switzerland

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