LISBON, Portugal, May 4 -- Media and Communication, a peer-reviewed journal that says it aims at providing a research forum on the social and cultural relevance of media and communication processes, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 9, No. 2 edition:

* Critical Theory and Being Critical: Connections and Contradictions

* Disenchanting Trust: Instrumental Reason, Algorithmic Governance, and China's Emerging Social Credit System