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Council of Europe
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News
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Islam: Media Representation & Reporting
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Social Conflicts, Social Problems
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Flow of Information
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Advertising Markets & Industries
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Book Publishing
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Catholic Media
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Children and Media
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WACC
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Freedom of Expression Lobbying & Communication Rights Campaigning
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Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists & Media Personnel
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History of Press Freedom & Censorship
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Right to be Forgotten
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Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP)
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Communication Strategies
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Community Radio Regulation & Licensing
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Community Television
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Genocides
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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World Bank
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Information For All Programme (IFAP/UNESCO)
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Good Governance
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North South Relations
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Entertainment Education, Edutainment
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Influence of Media on Development Aid
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Rural Communication for Development
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Search Engines
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Facebook
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Telegram
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YouTube
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Ethnic / Minority Online Communities & Websites
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Artificial Intelligence
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Information Highway
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Romani People
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Economics of Media
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Game Industries, Game Production
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Entertainment and Media / Communication
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Morals
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Objectivity & Veracity of Reporting
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Africa: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
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International Relations
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International Organizations
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Windhoek Declaration on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Media (UNESCO, 1991)
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International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
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Journalism Education Curricula
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Exiled Journalists
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
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Media Democratization
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Public Funding & Support Policies for Media
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Media Literacy: Youth
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Quality Criteria, Quality Standards
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Elections
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Shrinking Spaces for Civil Society & Political Actors
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Parliaments
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Influence of Media on Politics
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Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers, Elites
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Special-Interest Magazines
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Local Newspapers
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Periodicals
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Public & State Radios
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Public & State Television
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Commercial Radios
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Radio Progreso (El Progreso, Honduras)
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University Radios
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Gatekeeping Function of Media
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Media Reception
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Ideologies
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Confucianism
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Hinduism
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Judaism and Communication
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Jewish Media
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Analysis
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Freedom of the Press Index (Freedom House)
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Apartheid
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Rohingya
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Digital Television
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Telecommunication Companies, Mobile Phone & Fixed Line Operators
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Cable Television
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Television Programmes & Genres
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Television Talk Shows
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Postcolonial & Decolonial Communication Approaches
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Media Ownership Monitor Lebanon
Reporters Without Borders;Samir Kassir Foundation (2018), 1323 pp.
"The seemingly buzzing Lebanese media market is, in fact, controlled by only a few highly politicized owners that are either directly affiliated with political parties or belong to Lebanese dynasties. Additional threats to media pluralism arise from clear editorial lines defined by politics, close t
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Pressefreiheit: Nicht überall erhältlich
iz3w, issue 365 (2018), pp. 13-36
"Die iz3w erscheint in einem Land mit einer »guten Situation« für Presseerzeugnisse (globaler Index der Reporter ohne Grenzen). In vielen Ländern ist die Lage infolge von Repressionen »sehr ernst«, zum Beispiel in China, in Iran oder Sudan. Auch in Ländern zwischen diesen Extremen kann freier
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The Media Freedom White Paper
Sofia: Union of Publishers (2018), 32 pp.
Albanian Media Scene Versus European Standards: Report Based on Council of Europe’s Indicators for Media in a Democracy
Tirana: Albanian Media Institute (2018), 79 pp.
"This report, which follows the Council of Europe’s list of “Indicators for Media in a Democracy”, intends to provide an analysis of the current media situation based on the standards upheld by this list. The aim of this report is to raise awareness on the status of affairs in the media scene
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Journalists: The Bête Noire of Organized Crime
Paris: Reporters Without Borders (2018), 47 pp.
Libertad de expresión y periodismo en México: Situación del ejercicio y percepción de la libertad de prensa en el contexto de las alternancias políticas de 2000 a 2015
México, DF: Cámara de Diputados, LXIII Legislatura (2018), 249 pp.
Recherche/étude comparative sur les grandes écoles de politiques publiques médiatiques
Programme d’Appui aux Médias en Tunisie Media Up (2018), 41 pp.
"L’objectif de cette étude est de présenter et de décrire les axes et les éléments les plus importants en matière de politiques publiques médiatiques, à partir d’ expériences comparées et des standards consacrés par le droit et les organisations et instances internationales compétent
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EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline
European Union (2018), 29 pp.
Tendances mondiales en matière de liberté des d’expression et de développement des médias. Rapport mondial 2017/2018
Top Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2018), 200 pp.
"Nous observons ainsi des mutations profondes dans le champ de la liberté de la presse, qui progresse sur plusieurs points, mais recule également dans certains autres. La liberté des médias est notamment limitée par de nombreuses restrictions légales sur le droit de communiquer des information
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Explanatory Memorandum: Declaration on Media Freedom in the Arab World
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2018), 34 pp.
"On 3 May 2016, the Declaration on Media Freedom in the Arab World (Declaration or Arab Declaration) was adopted at a groundbreaking event in Casablanca, Morocco, attended by over 100 delegates representing journalists’ unions, human rights campaigners and media groups from across the Arab World.
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Speech and Society in Turbulent Times: Freedom of Expression in Comparative Perspective
Cambridge et al.: Cambridge University Press (2018), xix, 334 pp.
Russia's Liberal Media: Handcuffed But Free
New York; London: Routledge (2018), 221 pp.
"This book examines the challenges and pressures liberal journalists face in Putin's Russia. It presents the findings of an in-depth qualitative study, which included ethnographic observations of editorial meetings during the conflict in Ukraine. It also provides a theoretical framework for evaluati
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Journalisme international
Bruxelles: De Boeck, 3rd ed. (2018), 302 pp.
"You Can’t See Them, But They’re Always There": Censorship and Freedom of the Media in Uzbekistan
Human Rights Watch (2018), 32 pp.
"For more than two decades, Uzbekistan has been a country with severe restrictions on free speech and media and some of the longest-imprisoned journalists in the world. There are now tentative signs of change in Central Asia’s most populous country. Opportunities for more open debate and independe
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Media Reforms and Democratization in Emerging Democracies of Sub-Saharan Africa
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), 186 pp.
"This book examines the media reform processes and re-democratization projects of Ghana and Nigeria’s emerging democracies. It evaluates and critiques these reform processes, arguing that because of dependency approaches resulting from the transplanting of policy framework from the West into these
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The Zambian Press Freedom Conundrum: Reluctance Rather Than Resilience
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 9, issue 1 (2017), pp. 129-144
"As different governments have assumed power in Zambia since the democratic tide that swept across Africa in the early 1990s, the conundrum of a free press continues to complicate governance and journalistic practices. This study investigated how members of Parliament (MPs) felt about press freedom.
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Media Landscape: Syria
European Journalism Centre (2017)
European and International Media Law
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2017), lxx, 583 pp.
"This book is the first to incorporate current academic literature on European, transnational, and international media law into a comprehensive overview intended primarily for students. It introduces the legal framework for globalised communication via mass media, and considers the transformative ef
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Pressefreiheit in Mexiko: Kampf um ein Grundrecht
Berlin: Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (2017), 25 pp.
Media Landscape: Yemen
European Journalism Centre (2017)
