He took his doctor’s degree in Information Sciences in 1970, presenting his doctoral thesis about Prensa Española, the publishing house of the newspaper ABC. After spending several years in Pamplona, he moved to Complutense University (Madrid) to teach Informative Business in the Faculty of Information Sciences.
Francisco Iglesias published Empresa informativa, Tendencias publicitarias en la televisión, Las transformaciones de la prensa diaria and La televisión dominada (1990).
He was a Professor in the MA on Professional Journalism, organised by the newspaper ABC.