On 28 October 2026, at 6:30 p.m., the first of the LIACOM Seminars on Communication and Media Research will take place at the Library of the Lisbon School of Communication and Media Studies (ESCS-UPL). The seminar will focus on the theme “Innovating to Achieve Financial Sustainability in Journalism: Preliminary Results on the Case of Independent Digital News Media”.

The session will present preliminary findings from a research project examining the innovation strategies adopted by independent digital journalism outlets in Portugal, with the aim of understanding how they seek to ensure their financial sustainability.

The research will be presented by Patrícia Caneira, a PhD candidate in Communication Sciences, specialising in Media and Journalism Studies, at NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities (NOVA FCSH). The session will feature comments by Daniel Cruzeiro, Guest Assistant Professor at ESCS-IPL and Executive Director of SIC, and will be moderated by Maria José Mata, Coordinating Professor at ESCS-UPL and researcher at LIACOM.

The seminar aims to foster reflection and debate on the challenges and opportunities for innovation in journalism, contributing to the discussion on the conditions required to ensure the financial sustainability of independent digital news media.

Participation offers an opportunity to engage with ongoing research in the field of communication and media and to discuss the challenges facing the financial sustainability of independent digital journalism.

Date: 28 October 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: ESCS-UPL Library