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Media Law & Regulation
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Media Concentration
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Media Ownership
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Communication Rights
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists & Media Personnel
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Media & Communication Policies
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Self-Censorship
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
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Journalism
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Media Assistance: Freedom of Expression & Safety of Journalists
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Media Capture, Vested Political & Other Interests in the Media
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Human Rights Violations
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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Indirect Censorship, Soft Censorship
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
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Law Enforcement, Litigations, Legal Practice, Case Law, Jurisdiction
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Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
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Defamation of Religion (Blasphemy)
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Politics and Media
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Female Journalists & Media Workers
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Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Harassment & Intimidation of Journalists
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Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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State Influence on the Media
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Political Economy of Media
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Conflict Reporting, Armed Conflict Reporting
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War Reporting
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Human Rights Protection
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
15
Government Communication Strategies
15
Human Rights
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
14
Social Media
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Media Law & Regulation: International Standards & Practices
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Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Democracy
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Digital Rights
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Political Transition and Media
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Watchdog Role of the Media
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Access to Media & Information
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Independent & Oppositional Media in Authoritarian Regimes
11
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
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Foreign Correspondents
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Media Law & Regulation: Muslim Countries
11
Public Media, State Media
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Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
10
Exile Journalism, Exile Media
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Facebook
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
10
Journalists
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Election Reporting
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Press
10
Chilling Effects (Discouragement of Legitimate Exercise of Legal Rights)
9
Legal Threats to Media Freedom
9
Community Radios
9
Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
9
Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Defamation, Libel, Slander
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Investigative Journalism
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Local Journalism
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Press Landscapes
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Shrinking Spaces for Civil Society & Political Actors
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
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Freedom of Expression Lobbying & Communication Rights Campaigning
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Media Ownership Regulation & Transparency
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Associations & Networks of Journalists
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Media Assistance
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Propaganda
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Government Advertising, State Advertising
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Countering Press Freedom Violations by Legal Actions
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Internet
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Media Markets
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Television Markets
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Self-Regulation of Media
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Transnational Media Corporations, International Media Companies
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European Union (EU)
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United Nations (UN)
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Confidential Sources, Whistleblowing, Protection of Journalists' Sources
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Religious Freedom
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Political Communication
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Radio
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Taliban
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
6
Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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OSCE Representative of Freedom of the Media
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Government / State Advertising: Allocation Policies & Regulation
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Crime & Violence Reporting
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment
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Political Blogging
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Media Monopolies & Oligopolies
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Press Markets
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Radio Markets
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Countering Defamation & Harassment
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Journalism Ethics
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History of Media & Communication
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UNESCO
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Legal Status of Journalists
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Newspapers
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Islam and Communication
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Civil Society
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Television
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Advertising Markets & Industries
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Advocacy
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Media Owners
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United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Search Engines
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Codes of Journalistic Ethics
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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COVID-19 Communication
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UNESCO & IPDC Media Assistance
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Exiled Journalists
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Local Communication & Media
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Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
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Authoritarian Regimes: Transnational Repression
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Editorial Independence
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Intellectual Property
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Digital Inclusion
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Uyghurs, Uighurs
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Foreign Media Investments, Foreign Media Ownership
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Gender-Based Online Harassment & Sexual Threats
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Good Practice Examples
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History of Media: 19th Century
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History of Media: 20th Century
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History of the Press
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Journalism Education & Training
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Journalistic Quality
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Corruption Reporting & Role of Media in Curbing Corruption
4
Political Reporting
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Media Development Indicators
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Media, Mass Media
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Public Funding & Support Policies for Media
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Judiciary & Penal System
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Law & Regulation: Protection of Confidential Sources & Whistleblowers
4
Semi-Authoritarian Regimes & Defective Democracies
4
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Election Campaigns
3
Political Cartoons & Comics
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Community Media
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Literature
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Development and Media
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Convergence of Media
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Cybercrimes
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Google
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Weibo (Microblogging Website, China)
3
YouTube
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Artificial Intelligence
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ICT Industries & Markets
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Information Society
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Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
3
Foreign Disinformation, Foreign Information Manipulation Operations, Foreign Propaganda
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Economics of Media
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Media Industries
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Private / Commercial Media Ownership
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Neoliberalism
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Defamation: Effects on Victims
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Feminism & Communication
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Nazism
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International Communication
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Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Foreign Policies
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Council of Europe
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Reporters Sans Frontièrs
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Awards & Prizes: Journalism Awards
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Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
3
Business & Economics Journalism
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Drug Trafficking Reporting & Media Representation
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Media Reporting, Reporting on Journalism & Communication Issues
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European Union: Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Law & Regulation, Media Policy Consultancies
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Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
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Television Landscapes
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Transition Countries: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Media Law & Regulation: Constitutional Law
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Radio Law & Regulation
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Financing Media, Financial Media Management
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Media Companies, Media Corporations, Media Enterprises
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Populism
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Democratization
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Police
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Public Opinion
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Public Spheres
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Manipulation
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Religion and Communication
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Islamist Communications & Media
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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SMS
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Advertising
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Advertising Agencies
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Advertisers
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Advocacy Campaigns
2
Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
2
Media Advocacy, Media Activism
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
2
Audiences & Users
2
Media Law & Regulation: Authoritarian Regimes
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Book Markets & Industries
2
Comics, Cartoons, Caricatures
2
Christian Communication
2
Film Markets
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Encryption, Cryptology
2
Facial Recognition, Biometric Surveillance
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Secret Services, Intelligence Services
2
Community Radio Regulation & Licensing
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Media Assistance: Community Radios
2
Terrorism
2
Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
2
Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
2
Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
2
ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
2
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
2
Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
2
Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
2
Digital Media Landscapes
2
Hackers & Hacking
2
WeChat (Messaging, Social Media & Mobile Payment App, China)
2
Digital Market Concentration
2
Blogging, Blogs
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Telegram
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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Diaspora Media
2
Humanitarian Law
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Economy
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Bribery & Corruption in Journalism
2
Press Councils
2
Sensationalist Journalism, Yellow Press
2
Media Assistance: Gender Focus
2
Emergency Medical Aid
2
Colonial Legacies
2
History of Journalism
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Globalisation of Media
2
Satellite Television
2
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
2
Informal Communication Channels, Networks & Structures
2
Information Policies
2
Media & Information Literacy
2
Radio Landscapes
2
Arbitrary Detentions
2
Criminal Law & Criminal Prosecution
2
Law, Legislation, Judiciary (General)
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Licensing of Media
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Media Regulation Practices
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National Security Legislation
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Nationalisation of Media
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Press Law & Regulation
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Regulatory Bodies
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Media Management
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Financing Public Service Media
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Quality Criteria, Quality Standards
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Diasporas
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Politics
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Military
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Political Persecution
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Security
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Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers, Elites
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Kompas (Newspaper, Indonesia)
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Radio Progreso (El Progreso, Honduras)
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Media Effects
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Research in Media & Communication
2
Freedom of the Press Index (Freedom House)
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Crimes, Criminality, Organized Crime
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Disappeared People, Missing People
2
Rohingya
2
Networks & Networking
2
Social Change
2
Open Source Software
2
Mobile Phone Apps
2
Telecommunication Companies, Mobile Phone & Fixed Line Operators
2
Theories of Communication & Media
2
Non-Western Communication Approaches
2
Flow of Information
1
Local Advertising & Local Advertising Markets
1
Transnational Advertising, International Advertising
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
1
Advocacy & Political Films
1
Land Property, Land Grabbing, Land Reforms
1
Area & Regional Studies
1
Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
1
Internet & Social Media Use: Minorities
1
Media & ICT Use in Authoritarian Regimes / Dictatorships
1
Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
1
Media Use: Urban Populations
1
Mobile Phone Use
1
Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
1
Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
1
Authoritarian Discourse
1
Media Assistance: Authoritarian Countries
1
Books
1
Book Policies (National & International)
1
Book Trade & Distribution
1
Campaigning
1
Campaigning: Experiences
1
Digital Media Campaigns
1
Public Awareness Campaigns
1
Catholic Church
1
Catholic Media
1
Catholic Radios
1
Children and Media
1
Communication Pastoral, Media Pastoral
1
Pentecostal Churches & Communication
1
Sects
1
Liberation Theologies
1
Film Trade, Film Export & Import
1
Film Festivals
1
Hollywood
1
Public Film Policies, Film Legislation, Public Film Funding
1
Open Licensing, Creative Commons, Public Domain
1
History of Press Freedom & Censorship
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Right to be Forgotten
1
Crisis Communication
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Foreign Government Communication Interventions
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Local Government Communication Strategies
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Public Relations
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Community Communication
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Community Television
1
Participatory Communication
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
1
Genocides
1
Perpetrators
1
Civil Wars
1
Conflicts and Media
1
Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
1
Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
1
Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
1
Enemy Images
1
Extremism & Terrorism Reporting
1
Human Security Reporting
1
Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare
1
Jamming
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Discourse & Discourse Analysis
1
Media Criticism
1
Media Quality
1
Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
1
Rumours & Rumour Management
1
Musicals & Operas
1
Cultural Policies
1
Cultural Domination, Media Imperialism, Cultural & Media Dependency
1
Cultural Studies
1
Culture (General)
1
Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
1
Authors, Writers
1
Literature: Social Criticism
1
Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
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Popular Cultures
1
Small-Scale Funds
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World Bank
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Financing Nonprofit Organizations
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Information For All Programme (IFAP/UNESCO)
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
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Funding Criteria & Priorities
1
Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
1
Visual Aids for Development
1
Digital Criticism
1
Digital Research Methods
1
Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
1
Internet and Politics
1
Online Communication
1
Online Dating
1
Journalistic Social Media Use
1
Religion in Social Media
1
TikTok
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Instagram
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VK (Russian Social Network)
1
Ethnic / Minority Online Communities & Websites
1
Digitalization, Digital Transformation
1
Gender and ICTs / Internet
1
ICT Development Assistance
1
ICT Regulation
1
Disadvantaged Groups & Communication, Minorities & Media
1
Ethnic Television, Minority Television
1
Minorities
1
Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Media Policies & Regulations
1
Minorities & Disadavantaged Groups: Oppression
1
Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Minority Journalists
1
Minority Rights
1
Prisoners & Communication / Media
1
Racism
1
Racism in Communication & Media
1
Racism in Social Media & Digital Communication
1
Religious Minorities & Media
1
Romani People
1
Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
1
Famines: Media Representation & Reporting
1
Health Disinformation & Misinformation
1
Documenting Human Rights Violations
1
Digital Economies & Markets
1
Media Clusters
1
Press Distribution
1
Printing Industries
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Media Market Transparency
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Music Markets
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Commodities, Raw Materials, Extractive Industries, Mining
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Outsourcing
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Public Goods, Commons
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Curricula: School Education
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Education (General)
1
Journalism / Communication Training Centers
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Training
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Humour, Parody, Satire
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Television Entertainment, Television Entertainment Programmes
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Soap Operas & Telenovelas
1
Television Dramas
1
Environmental Journalism
1
Media Assistance: Environmental Communication
1
Sustainable Development
1
Editorial Guidelines
1
Journalistic (In)Dependence
1
Fact-Checking & Verification of Sources
1
Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
1
Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
1
Media Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
1
Self-Assessment, Self-Evaluation
1
Female Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers
1
Feminist Media
1
Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
1
Decolonial & Non-Western Approaches
1
Gatekeepers
1
HIV / AIDS Communication
1
Colonial Period
1
Decolonisation & Independence (General)
1
History of Media: Colonial Period
1
History of Radio
1
Indigenous Communication
1
Ethnicity in Communication
1
Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
1
Africa: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
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China: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
1
Foreign News, International News
1
Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
1
Influence of Media on Foreign & International Policies
1
International Media Associations / Organizations
1
International Press Institute (IPI)
1
International Media & Communication Policies
1
Communication Rights in the Information Society (CRIS)
1
World Information and Communication Order
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Media in the Global South / Developing Countries
1
Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
1
International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
1
Transnational Television, International Television
1
Transnational & Comparative Communication Research
1
International Organizations
1
OSCE
1
Journalists' Associations & Networks: International Cooperation & Assistance
1
Journalism Sources
1
Journalistic Practices & Routines
1
Journalistic Skills
1
Freelance Journalists & Media Workers
1
Stringers & Fixers (Journalism)
1
News
1
Television News
1
News Agencies
1
Photojournalism
1
Islam: Media Representation & Reporting
1
Sexual Abuse Reporting, Sexual Violence Reporting
1
Television Journalism
1
Kiswahili
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Language and Media
1
Linguistic Diversity
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Minority Languages
1
Rhetorics, Public Speaking, Speeches
1
Translations & Translating
1
Local Governance & Accountability: Role of Media
1
Media Assistance: Elections
1
Media Assistance: Good Practice Examples
1
Media Assistance: Implementing Organizations
1
International Media Support (IMS) (Media Development NGO, Denmark)
1
Media Assistance: Journalists' Associations, Media Associations
1
Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
1
Communication
1
Communication & Information Needs
1
Communication Processes
1
Information
1
Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
1
Stereotypes in Media & Communication
1
Television Policies
1
Media Literacy: Youth
1
Socialist Media Systems
1
Civil Rights
1
Media Governance
1
Personal Identification (ID) Systems
1
Public Service Broadcasting: Regulation & Governance
1
Right to Reply, Right of Recitification
1
Television Law & Regulation
1
Transitional Justice
1
Change & Process Management
1
Corporate Social Responsibility
1
Broadcasting Companies
1
Konrad Adenauer Foundation
1
PRISA (Spain)
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Forced Migration, Forced Displacement
1
Folk Songs
1
People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
1
Accountability & Transparency
1
Governance
1
Government Policies
1
Guerillas, Insurgent Groups, Revolutionary Movements
1
Internal Politics
1
Political Change
1
Capitalism
1
Communism, Marxism
1
Fascism
1
Totalitarianism
1
Political Oppression
1
Political Resistance
1
Political Systems
1
Fragile / Post-Conflict States
1
Public Interest
1
Parliaments
1
State of Emergency
1
Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
1
Independent & Oppositional Media
1
Influence of Media on Politics
1
National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
1
Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Politics
1
Political Role & Influence of Radio, Radio & Democratization
1
Public Opinion Manipulation
1
El Comercio (Newspaper, Peru)
1
Mirror (Newspaper, Zimbabwe)
1
Project Design, Project Planning
1
Public & State Television
1
Mega FM (Radio Station, Gulu, Uganda)
1
Radio Ndeke Luka (Central African Republic)
1
Influence of Foreign Media on National Politics
1
Oppression
1
Ideologies
1
Social Integration: Role of Media
1
Buddhism
1
Confucianism
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Fundamentalisms (Religious)
1
Hinduism and Communication
1
Islamic Cultures: Role of Media
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Judaism and Communication
1
Religion and State
1
Religious Discrimination, Persecution of / Violence Against Religious Groups
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Indicators & Indices
1
Political Indicators
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Interviewing (Journalistic Genre)
1
Sciences, Natural Sciences
1
Social Conflicts, Social Problems
1
Assassination
1
Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
1
Society
1
Apartheid
1
Revolutions
1
Social Justice
1
Social Classes
1
Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
1
Digital Television
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Data Protection (Computer Software)
1
Satellite Communication Technologies
1
Software Security
1
Telecommunications
1
Mobile & Wireless Communications Technologies
1
Mobile Phones, Smartphones
1
Telecommunication Infrastructure
1
Commercial Television
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Television Channels
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Al-Jazeera
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RCTV Radio Caracas Television (Television Channel, Venezuela)
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Rede Globo (Television Network, Brazil)
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User-Generated Contents
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Language
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Media Ownership Monitor Ghana
Reporters Without Borders; Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) (2017), 567 pp.
"The Media Ownership Monitor (MOM) reveals a high level of audience concentration in various media sectors. An almost maximum concentration was found among the printed press, where the top four media companies (Graphic Communications Group Limited, New Times Corporation, Western Publications Limited
...
A Guide to Freedom of Expression in Libya
London: Lawyers for Justice in Libya; International Media Support (IMS) (2017), 13 pp.
"The prospect of a new Libyan constitution offers an opportunity for consolidated, clear and robust legal protections for freedom of expression. However, the current Constitutional Draft contains significant legal loopholes and establishes institutions of uncertain power. The failure of the Constitu
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The Cost of Truth Telling in India: Reporting in the Context of Intolerance
In: The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression
Göteborg: Nordicom (2017), pp. 87-92
"I would like to begin by stating the obvious. Any way forward has to be based on a clear understanding of the possibilities for change in the environment and context of the press in India. While there is a lot to celebrate about the press in India, its institutional location within the market, its
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Global Media Giants
Top Insights
New York; London: Routledge (2017), xiii, 496 pp.
"Global Media Giants takes an in-depth look at how media corporate power works globally, regionally, and nationally, investigating the ways in which the largest and most powerful media corporations in the world wield power. Case studies examine not only some of the largest media corporations (News C
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Ongoing and Submitted Projects in the Field of Media and Freedom of Expression Online and Offline: From 1 May 2017 to 30 September 2017
Council of Europe (2017), 41 pp.
"Twelve cooperation projects with external funding (voluntary contribution or jointly funded by the European Union) are currently underway amounting to 7 429 398 Euros in all. Some activities are also financed by the ordinary budget of the Council of Europe. Approximately 153 activities were organis
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Challenges for Independent Media
Phnom Penh: Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) (2017), 14 pp.
"Only 11 percent of 75 surveyed journalists said Cambodian media was headed in the right direction, down from 71 percent in 2015. 83 percent said media freedom had decreased in the past year. 92 percent consider the shutdowns of independent media outlets this year to have been political. 38 percent
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Ukraine's Post-Communist Mass Media: Between Capture and Commercialization
Stuttgart: ibidem-Verlag (2017), 174 pp.
"In the period after the fall of communism, peculiar new obstacles to media independence have arisen. They include the telltale structure of media ownership, with news reporting being concentrated in the hands of politically engaged business tycoons, the fuzzy and contradictory legislation of the me
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Commitments: Freedom of the Media, Freedom of Expression, Free Flow of Information 1975-2017
Vienna: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, 4th ed. (2017), 75, 75 pp.
From the Web to the Streets: Internet and Protests Under Authoritarian Regimes
Top Insights
Democratization, volume 24, issue 3 (2017), pp. 498-520
"This article systematically investigates the relationship between internet use and protests in authoritarian states and democracies. It argues that unlike in democracies, internet use has facilitated the occurrence of protests in authoritarian regimes, developing a theoretical rationale for this cl
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Protecting Journalism Sources in the Digital Age
Top Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2017), 191 pp.
"This study, which covers 121 UNESCO Member States, represents a global benchmarking of journalistic source protection in the Digital Age. It focuses on developments during the period 2007-2015. The legal frameworks that support protection of journalistic sources, at international, regional and coun
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Freedom of Speech in Russia: Politics and Media from Gorbachev to Putin
London; New York: Routledge (2017), viii, 363 pp.
"This book traces the life of free speech in Russia from the final years of the Soviet Union to the present. It shows how long-cherished hopes for an open society in which people would speak freely and tell truth to power fared under Gorbachev’s glasnost; how free speech was a real, if fractured,
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Media Freedom Report 2016
Ulaanbaatar: Globe International Center (2017), 20 pp.
Roads to Influence: A Practical Toolkit to Increase Safety for Journalists Through Advocacy in Somalia/Somaliland
International Media Support (IMS); Fojo Media Institute (2017), 20 pp.
"The overall approach to advocacy in this toolkit is generic, but the toolkit focuses on increasing safety for journalists in Somalia/Somaliland. The order of the different steps follows a logical sequence. However, do keep in mind that advocacy is not necessarily a linear process. Advocacy rarely f
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Media Ownership Monitor Serbia
Reporters Without Borders (2017), 549 pp.
"The state has been for year the biggest advertiser in the country. Public money has been spent through its Ministries, institutions, republic agencies, bodies, local self-governments etc on different advertising and sponsorship contracts. The total value of state advertising still remains unknown d
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"In Russia, the state controls strategic media (such as national TV), and restricts independent media and the internet through increasingly repressive legislation. However, there is still some scope for media pluralism, with a few outlets openly criticising the authorities." (Page 1)
An Overview of the Current Challenges to the Safety and Protection of Journalists
International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) (2016), 22 pp.
"This overview report highlights key themes that affect journalists’ safety globally, including: 1) impunity for crimes against journalists, which fosters killings and abductions; 2) the range of dangers facing journalists; 3) the lack of resources for comprehensive security training and the hands
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Curbing Media, Crippling Debate: Soft Censorship in Bulgaria
Paris; Vienna: World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA); South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO) (2016), 27 pp.
"The independence and pluralism of Bulgaria’s media has eroded steadily over the past decade. The downward spiral in media freedom that threatens to drown public debate on important policy issues is unrestrained since 2006, when the country was ranked 35th on the Reporters Without Borders Index. N
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Infrastructural Action in Vietnam: Inverting the Techno-Politics of Hacking in the Global South
New Media & Society, volume 18, issue 4 (2016), pp. 637-652
"This article introduces the concept of infrastructural action and argues that it serves as a useful analytical tool to understand hacking in the Global South. Infrastructural action consists of the delicate ways in which people establish sociotechnical connections when located along the margins of
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Freedom of Expression and Media in Transition: Studies and Reflections in the Digital Age
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Göteborg: Nordicom (2016), 199 pp.