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Right to be Forgotten
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Terrorism
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Conflicts and Media
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Television News
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Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
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Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
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South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Public Spheres
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Newspapers
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Stakeholders, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Participation
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Commercial Radios
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Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
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Digital Radio
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Rede Globo (Television Network, Brazil)
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Transnational Advertising, International Advertising
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Film Audiences, Film Consumption
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Media Use: Urban Populations
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
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Media Assistance: Authoritarian Countries
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Media Law & Regulation: Authoritarian Regimes
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Catholic Radios
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Children and Media
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Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (IURD)
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Communication Pastoral, Media Pastoral
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Liberation Theologies
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Cinema
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Copyright: Photos & Illustrations
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TRIPS (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property)
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OSCE Representative of Freedom of the Media
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Asociación de Radios y Programas Participativos de El Salvador (ARPAS)
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PRISA (Spain)
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Music
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People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
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Apartheid
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Social Justice
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Satellite Communication & Information Services
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Satellites
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Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights
New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2022), 25 pp.
A Special Collection of the Case Law of the African System of Human and Peoples’ Rights
New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2022), 14 pp.
Direito a Comunicação no Brasil 2021
São Paulo: Intervozes (2022), 78 pp.
Government and Industry-Led Initiatives to Support the Development of the Media Market: Case for Kenya
BBC Media Action;PRIMED (2022), 15 pp.
"This paper explores the instances and circumstances under which the media community in Kenya has closely worked with the government to introduce media reforms though new legislation and related policies. It focuses on changes that have been enacted over the last decade and, in particular, those aim
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Media Reform During Ethiopia’s Political Transition
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 8 pp.
"For most of its modern history, the news media in Ethiopia have been a tool for government control. But 2018 brought a wave of optimism to Africa’s second most populous nation. Anti-government protests forced the ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) to undertake majo
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Media Reform in Tunisia: A Volatile Process
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 25 pp.
"The halting progress of the Tunisian media reform reflects the uncertainty and vulnerability of the political reform. As Professor of Communication and Democracy Katrin Voltmer contends, emerging media systems are unique types that are a blend of inherited structures, the constraints of the transit
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Protecting the Messenger: An International Humanitarian Law Perspective
Journal of Mediation and Applied Conflict Analysis, volume 8, issue 1 (2022), pp. 38-58
"The war in and against Ukraine has brought home the importance of accurate, trustworthy reporting — even from dangerous places. In mediation, particularly mediation arising from armed conflict, it is difficult to overstate the importance of accurate information to help mediate between claim and c
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Transitional Justice in Syria: Practical Solutions
Beirut: Syrian Center for Media and Freedom of Expression (SCM) (2022), 56 pp.
Does our past have a right to be forgotten by the Internet? Case Law on the So-Called Right to Be Forgotten
New York: Columbia University, Global Freedom of Expression (2022), 28 pp.
UNESCO’s Judges’ Initiative: Training the Custodians of the Legal System on Freedom of Expression, Access to Information and the Safety of Journalists
Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law Online, volume 25, issue 1 (2022), pp. 54-76
"Human rights, the rule of law and democracy are interlinked and mutually reinforcing. Within the framework of international human rights law, the right to freedom of expression particularly stands out, as it constitutes a pre-requisite for the fulfilment of other fundamental rights. In this regard,
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Media Assistance in Burma’s Reform Decade
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 35 pp.
"Using the coup as a vantage point, interviewees for this report were asked to reflect on three main questions: What have we learned about past media reform efforts? With hindsight, what are the legacies, best practices, and lessons learned? With a view to the future, what does the media’s respons
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Sedition and Freedom of Expression for Journalists in Botswana: A Comment on Mokone v Attorney General and Others
Journal of African Law, volume 66, issue 2 (2022), pp. 355-366
"Journalists play an important role in promoting and facilitating the right to freedom of expression. To promote and facilitate freedom of expression effectively, they should be free to perform their duties without fear of reprisals, intimidation or harassment. Journalists should carry out their dut
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Long-Term Investments Pay Dividends in Ukraine
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 8 pp.
"Since gaining independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine has lurched along an unsteady path toward accountable democratic governance. Yet despite the country's volatile politics and the escalating conflict with Russia leading up to the full.scale invasion of Ukraine in
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Saving Journalism 2: Global Strategies and a Look at Investigative Journalism
Top Insights
Washington, DC: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2022), 56 pp.
"It’s clear that there are plenty of good ideas about how to save journalism as well as practical proposals for how to support quality information. The journalism community in much of the world is galvanized to make change happen and they’re ready to persuade the public and policy makers both th
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Legal framework regulating freedom of expression and press in Nigeria and pathways to neutralizing threats
Abuja: Centre for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) (2022), 25 pp.
Global Study: Gender Equality and Media Regulation
Top Insights
Fojo Media Institute (2022), 75 pp.
"This study is unique in its attempt to map both law and policy (regulation and self-regulation) and identify measures to promote gender equality in the media and women’s freedom of expression. The study covers policy instruments adopted at international, regional, national, industry and media hou
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The Search for Sustainable Local Media: Tools and Models
BBC Media Action;PRIMED (2022), 3 pp.
"A summary of the forthcoming policy paper Greening Africa's news deserts: The search for sustainable local media in sub-Saharan Africa, soon to be published. The policy paper has been written with support from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Fojo Media Institute. It focuses on local and communit
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Indirect and Direct Subsidies for Media: The European Experience
BBC Media Action;PRIMED (2022), 22 pp.
"This report presents four models of direct media subsidies in Europe: from Serbia, Croatia, Sweden and the European Union as well as an overview of reduced VAT rates for newspapers, digital publications and periodicals in EU countries and Serbia. In recent years, the value of direct state aid for m
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Finding the Funds for Journalism to Thrive: Policy Options to Support Media Viability
Top Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 16 pp.
"The traditional business model of the news media has been deeply eroded by a shift in advertising revenues to online platforms. Media outlets must intensify efforts towards more inclusive journalism, alternative business models and diversified revenue streams. Urgent action from other actors is als
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Content Moderation and Local Stakeholders in Bosnia and Herzegovina
UNESCO (2022), 82 pp.
"This report explores the local-specific contextual concerns stemming from global, non-transparent, and profit-driven content moderation processes of social media. The report analyses what happens when certain local communities and countries are 'invisible' to social media platforms and illustrates
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