Rita Figueiras Rita Figueiras is a PhD in Communication Sciences (Universidade Católica Portuguesa), researcher at the Research Centre for Communication and Culture-CECC, principal Investigator of the research project Media Surveillance and Experiences of Authoritaianism, funded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation (www.rj.se). Figueiras is vice-chair of the Mediatization Section of ECREA - European Communication Research and Education Association and member of the Editorial board of Critical Studies in Media Communication, Questões Transversais - Revista de Epistemologias da Comunicação (Brazil), Estudos de Comunicação, Media & Jornalismo. Read More Read Less