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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Mobile Phone Use
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Social Media
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Digital & Social Media Use: Children
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Facebook
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Online News
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Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Mobile Phone Use: Women
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Digital Wellbeing, Digital Resilience, Digital Mental Health
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Digital Inclusion
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TikTok
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Youth & Digital Media
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Media Use: Youth
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Digital Anthropology, Cyberanthropology
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Cyberpsychology
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Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Mobile Phone Use: Migrants & Refugees
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Instagram
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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Access to Media & Information
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Audiences & Users
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Audience Segmentation, User Typologies, Personas
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Mobile Phone Use: Children
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Media Use: Urban Populations
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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Cybercultures
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Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment
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Financing Digital / Online Media
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Addiction to Media & Video Games, Effects of Media on Mental Health
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Social Media Landscapes
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Internet & Social Media Use: Women
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Religious Media Use, Religious Media Audiences
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Children & Digital Media
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Digital Media Socialisation
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Anthropology of Media & Communication
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Internet
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Audience Research Methods
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Media Use: Lower Classes & Poor Population
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Child Protection Online
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Digital Research Methods
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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YouTube
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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Mobile Phone Markets
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Gaming, Video Games
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Media Literacy: Families
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People with Disabilities: Tailored ICT & Media Products
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Everyday Life
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Elderly People: Internet & Social Media Use
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Media Use: Children
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Child Protection, Protection of Minors
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Girls and Media
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Digital Cultures
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Media, Internet & Religion
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Electronic Commerce
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Digital Media Markets
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Podcasts
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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LGBT & Communication / Media
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Youth & Religious Communication
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Access to Media & Information: Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities
3
Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
3
Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
3
Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
3
Audience Research: Planning & Implementing Surveys
3
Internet & Social Media Use: Minorities
3
Media Use: Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups
3
Media Literacy: Children
3
Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
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Community Telecommunication Networks
3
Participatory Communication
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
3
Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
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WeChat (Messaging, Social Media & Mobile Payment App, China)
3
Social Media in Political Communication
3
Blogging, Blogs
3
Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
3
Influencers (Social Media)
3
Telegram
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WhatsApp
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Virtual Reality
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Identifying & Researching Disinformation
3
Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Rural Women & Communication
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COVID-19 Communication
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Therapeutical Use of Communication & Media
3
Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Local News
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Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
3
Family Communication
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Media Literacy: Youth
3
Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Networks & Networking
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Marginality, Marginalized Groups
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Lower Classes
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Telecommunication Companies, Mobile Phone & Fixed Line Operators
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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Youth, Adolescents
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Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
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Prosumers & User Self-Marketing
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Disinformation Consumption & Perception
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Health Information Access & Use
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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
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Media Use: Indigenous Populations
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Media Use: Rural Populations
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Milieus, Lifestyles
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Child Abuse: Digital Media
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Christian Social Media Presence & Online Communities
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
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Content Analysis (Research Method)
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Rumours & Rumour Management
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Media Ethnography
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Cybercrimes
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Religious Digital & Social Media Practices
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Digital & Social Media Effects
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Online Communication
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Digital Political Communication
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Online Dating
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Sexual Abuse: Digital Media
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Filter Bubbles & Echo Chambers
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Weibo (Microblogging Website, China)
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Streaming Media
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Websites
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Policies
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Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Gender & Religious Communication
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Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
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Gender Relations
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News
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Media & Communication Policies
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Financing Media: Customer Payments, Subscription Models, User-Based Financing
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Female Migrants / Migration
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Labour Migration
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Refugees / Displaced People
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Blind & Visually Impaired People
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Polarization, Political Polarization
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Influence of Media on Politics
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Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Politics
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Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
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Taliban
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Research in Media & Communication
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Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
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Qualitative Research Methods
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Inequalities
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Computers
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SMS
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Visual Cultures
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Access to Media & Information: Migrants, Refugees, Diasporas
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Adblocking
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Advertising Effects & Impact
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Children
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Girls
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Indigenous People
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Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
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Geography
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Maps
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Audience Research
1
Audience Research: Online Surveys
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Information Needs
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Information Use & Consumption
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Media Socialisation, Media Biographies, Media Life Journeys
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Media Use: Families
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Media Use: Influence of Religion
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Media Use: Public Service & State Media
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Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
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Mobile Phone Use: Elderly People
1
Print Media Use, Press Readers
1
Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
1
Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
1
E-Books & Digital Book Publishing
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
1
Catholic News Agencies, Catholic News Services
1
Children and Media
1
Children's Rights
1
Digital Literacy: Children
1
Media Reception & Effects: Children
1
Street Children
1
Communication Rights
1
Plagiarism
1
Media / Communication Control
1
Storytelling
1
Islamic State (Political-Religious Extremist Organization)
1
Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
1
Dealing With the Past
1
Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
1
Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare
1
Religious Communication in Conflicts & Peacebuilding
1
Trauma, Coping with Trauma, Trauma Therapy
1
Countering Misinformation & Rumours
1
Discourse & Discourse Analysis
1
Visual Anthropology
1
Arts
1
Collective Identities & Media
1
Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
1
Cultural Exchange
1
Cultural Identity
1
Cultural Studies
1
Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
1
Gaming: Youth
1
Clothing & Fashion
1
ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
1
Free Basics (Facebook Internet Access Programme)
1
Development Studies, Development Research
1
Development and Media
1
Social Change & Media / Communication
1
Convergence of Media
1
Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
1
Digital Criticism
1
Digital Labour, Digital Work
1
Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
1
Mailing Lists
1
Spam & Scam
1
Internet and Society / Social Change
1
Internet Shutdowns
1
Chat
1
Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
1
Digital Market Concentration
1
Social Media Companies
1
Online Public Relations
1
Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
1
Netflix
1
Sexting (Sending Sexually Explicit Messages of Oneself to Others)
1
LinkedIn
1
Religion in Social Media
1
Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
1
Bilibili (Chinese Anime, Comics, Platform)
1
Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
1
ICTs and Development
1
ICT Development Assistance
1
ICT Industries & Markets
1
ICT Indicators
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
1
Diaspora Media
1
Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Trust Building in Health & Emergency Communication
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Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
1
Election Campaigns: Disinformation & Misinformation
1
Health Disinformation & Misinformation
1
Media Literacy: Disinformation, Fake News, Hate Speech
1
Documentation Systems
1
Libraries
1
Preservation of Information
1
Digital Economies & Markets
1
Game Industries, Game Production
1
Informal Sector, Informal Economy
1
Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
1
Remittances
1
Taxes
1
Education and Communication / Media
1
Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
1
Training
1
Elderly People: Tailored ICTs & Media
1
Fair Technology
1
Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
1
Bias in News Media
1
Self-Regulation of Media
1
Feminism & Communication
1
Sexuality
1
Health Communication
1
Counselling
1
Food, Food Security, Nutrition
1
Vaccination Campaigns & Vaccine Hesitancy
1
Indigenous Communication
1
Indigenous Identity & Communication
1
Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
1
International Communication
1
Globalisation of Media
1
Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
1
Transnational Communication
1
Radio Journalism
1
Bilingualism, Multilingualism
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Linguistic Diversity: Internet & Digital Media
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Local Communication & Media
1
Diffusion of Innovations
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Organizational Communication, Institutional Communication
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Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
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Media & Information Literacy
1
Media Literacy: Parents
1
Media Law & Regulation
1
Forced Labour & Human Trafficking
1
Media Management
1
Knowledge Management
1
Music
1
People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
1
People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media
1
Selfies, Self-Portrait Photographs
1
Right-Wing Extremism
1
Democracy
1
Radicalisation: Influence of Media
1
Public Opinion
1
Trade Unions & Labor Movements: Communication Strategies
1
Newsletters
1
Public Media, State Media
1
Media Effects
1
Media Reception
1
Parasocial Interaction
1
Social Participation
1
Social Integration: Role of Media
1
Religion and Communication
1
Muslim Missonary Activities
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Muslim Media
1
Jainism
1
Symbols
1
Youth & Religion
1
Communication Research Design
1
Research Methods
1
Ethnographic Research
1
Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
1
Quantitative Research Methods
1
Sampling (Survey Methodologies, Statistics)
1
Survey Methods
1
Science Communication & Research Dissemination
1
Discrimination
1
Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
1
Civil Society
1
Castes
1
Social Classes
1
Digital Television
1
Open Source Software
1
Telecommunications
1
Mobile Phone Apps
1
RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
1
Urban Communication, Urban Media
1
User-Generated Contents
1
Visual Communication
1
Youth and Media
1
Youth Media
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"La primera parte, justo después de esta introducción, aborda las necesidades más habituales de los medios de comunicación a la hora de hacer los análisis de redes. Muchas veces resulta difícil saber por dónde empezar a analizar la actividad en las redes sociales. La primera parte del manual ... more
"Utilising results of an unprecedented global study, this volume explores the ways in which young adults in seven different countries engage with digital and social media in religiously significant ways. Presenting and analysing the findings of the international research project Young Adults and Rel ... more

Digital 2020: Global Digital Overview

We Are Social;Hootsuite (2020), 232 pp.
"The Afrobarometer survey conducted in late 2019 shows that although radio and television remain the most dominant news sources, daily news consumption via social media (by 22% of Ghanaians) and the Internet (19%) is steadily increasing. Social media is less trusted as a source of information – on ... more
"The book has covered a wide range of topics within a specific area of mobile journalism. It presents the case studies and first-hand experiences from different parts of the country. As the chapters are written by the academicians, proessionals and practitioners, it has an appropriate blend of theor ... more
"This book discusses how digital inequalities today may lead to other types of inequalities in the Global South. Contributions to this collection move past discussing an access problem - a binary division between 'haves and have-nots' - to analyse complex inequalities in the internet use, benefits, ... more

Smartphones: Die Macht in der Hand

iz3w, issue 376 (2020), pp. D1-D31
"Weltweit nutzen 3,3 Milliarden Menschen ein Smartphone, Tendenz weiter steigend. In nahezu allen Ländern des Südens ist die Verbreitung besonders groß. Nicht immer handelt es sich dabei um teure Topmodelle, aber gerade wegen ihrer Erschwinglichkeit sind allein in afrikanischen Ländern 700 Milli ... more

Atlas der digitalen Welt

Frankfurt am Main; New York: Campus Verlag (2020), 271 pp.
"Jeder, der sich in irgendeiner Form mit digitalen Medien beschäftigt, lebt in einer paradoxen Welt: Denn zu keinem Feld existieren mehr Daten, Informationen und Statistiken. Aber zugleich handelt es sich stets um isolierte, winzige Partikel und Fragmente, die sich nicht integrieren lassen. Das Pro ... more
"We recruited participants aged 13-14 in three countries: Mexico, South Africa and the Netherlands. Through a questionnaire, an observation exercise and interviews, we gathered information in order to identify trends [...] We constructed a number of global personas that cut across the groups. Safety ... more
"En este ensayo, preferimos utilizar la palabra “trashumante” para referirnos sobre todo a la característica del desplazamiento de pobladores jóvenes a zonas de productividad cambiante dentro y fuera del país, adjudicando la de “nómada” a la dimensión cultural de las nuevas generaciones ... more
"This report is the eighth in an annual series of publications, dating back to 2012, designed to share the latest stories, trends and research in social media usage from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). Using a wide variety of academic, industry and media sources, this White Paper ide ... more
"The meaningful connectivity standard is a tool to raise the bar for internet access and set more ambitious policy goals for digital development. It sets minimum thresholds across the four dimensions of internet access that matter most to users. These are: regular internet use - minimum threshold: d ... more

Jugend 2019: Eine Generation meldet sich zu Wort

Bonn: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb), Sonderausg. (2020), 383 pp.
"In this book, we have investigated the evolving intergenerational media practices over three years to reflect on the quotidian (and often invisible) forms of care at a distance enacted as part of contemporary Digital Kinship. As we have explored, within different cultural contexts we are seeing div ... more
"This article summarises preliminary reflections for mediators on social media codes of conduct. Such codes of conduct, to be agreed upon by conflict stakeholders, would aim to prevent and mitigate the use of social media to exacerbate conflicts or jeopardise peace processes. Such codes of conduct w ... more

Prosumidores y comunicación en la era digital

Caracas: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) (2020), 107 pp.

Internet

Russland-Analysen, issue 388 (2020), pp. 2-11

FactShala User Study: Executive Summary. Baseline Status of Internet Users in India

Internews;DataLEADS;fact India Media Literacy Network (2020), 29 pp.
"The study revealed some clear patterns about why people fall for misinformation, regardless of their age, gender or education level. Some of the key trends common across city and village respondents were: 1. Majority of the respondents do not question the source of the information, or assess if the ... more
"Facebook is “best” source of information for elections, but television is still most trusted Among irst time youth voters, 83% of survey respondents cited Facebook as the best channel to receive elections information. In Myanmar, Facebook and the Internet are virtually interchangeable. Key Info ... more
"Durante la pandemia de COVID-19, el 57% de los lectores de medios digitales en Argentina, Brazil, Colombia y Mexico ha aumentado su consumo de noticias. El 90% de los consumidores está accediendo a las noticias digitales por lo menos dos veces a la semana y el 78% por lo menos una vez al día. Las ... more