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Transnational Television, International Television
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Windhoek Declaration on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Media (UNESCO, 1991)
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Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
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Books
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Editorial Independence
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Exile Journalism, Exile Media
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State Influence on the Media
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International Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Military: Communication Strategies & Practices
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Disadvantaged Groups & Communication, Minorities & Media
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Flora & Fauna
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Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Health Communication
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Foreign Countries: Reporting & Media Representation
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Globalisation, Globalisation Criticism
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Image Abroad
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Civic Journalism, Public Journalism
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News Values, News Selection Criteria
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Religion: Media Representation
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Media Assistance: Governance, Accountability, Combating Corruption
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Media Assistance: Law & Regulation, Media Policy Consultancies
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Media Assistance: Lessons Learned
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Media Assistance: Middle East
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Media Assistance: Refugees
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Media Assistance: Transition Countries & Defective Democracies
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USA: Media Assistance
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Communication & Information Needs
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Communication Systems
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Diffusion of Innovations
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Organizational Communication, Institutional Communication
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Stereotypes in Media & Communication
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Media Democratization
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Public Funding & Support Policies for Media
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Television Policies
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Media Literacy: Photography
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Social Media Landscapes
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Socialist Media Systems
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Customary Law
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Media Law & Regulation: Transitional Countries
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Public Service Broadcasting: Regulation & Governance
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Radio Law & Regulation
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building
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Quality Criteria, Quality Standards
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Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC)
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Konrad Adenauer Foundation
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Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)
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Office de la Radiodiffusion Télévision du Mali (ORTM)
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Radio Mozambique (RM)
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Television Mozambique (TVM)
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Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC)
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Word Publishing (Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea)
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Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC)
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Songs
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People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media
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Arab Spring (2010-2012)
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Polarization, Political Polarization
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Political Change
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Political Culture
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Communism, Marxism
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Liberalism
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Populism
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Political Opposition
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Political Parties
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Political Resistance
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Failed States
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Fragile / Post-Conflict States
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State
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Centralization
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Public Opinion
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El Espectador (Newspaper, Colombia)
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Kompas (Newspaper, Indonesia)
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Public & State Radios
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Public & State Television
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Radio Programmes & Genres
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Radio Stations
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Commercial Radios
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Media Effects
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Media Reception
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Socialization
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Social Integration: Role of Media
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Uses-And-Gratifications Approach
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Islam and Communication
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Muslim Media
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Muslim Television Broadcasting
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Jewish Media
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Religious Television Programmes
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Communication Research Design
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African Media Barometer (AMB)
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Media Sustainability Index (MSI)
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Methodological Challenges
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Countering Discrimination & Racism
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Society
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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Networks & Networking
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Population
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Resilience
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Social Change
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Inequalities
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Social Roles
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Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
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Informatics
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Paper & Paper Production
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Open Source Software
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Telephone
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Commercial Television
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Regional Television
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Al-Arabiya
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Al-Hurra (Television Channel)
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Al-Manar (Television Channel, Lebanon)
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Rede Record (Television Channel, Brazil)
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RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
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Tele Liban (Television Channel, Lebanon)
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Television Networks
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Television Talk Shows
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Urban Communication, Urban Media
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Language
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"Media systems have changed significantly as a result of the development of information technologies. However, typologies of media systems that incorporate aspects of digitalization are rare. This study fills this gap by identifying, operationalizing, and measuring indicators of media systems in the ... more
"There are stark lessons to be learnt from this assessment: Social media has become the main source of news and information for majority of Kenyans, even though it suffers the greatest trust deficit. Radio remains highly important, while television is the most trusted source of information and newsp ... more
"To gain a comprehensive understanding of both urban and peri/urban/rural locations, the assessment was conducted in two locations in Ethiopia: Gambella Region and Addis Ababa City Administration. A total of 240 respondents participated in the assessment, of which about one-third are female. The fin ... more
"Uruguay es el primer país del Cono Sur de América Latina en realizar una evaluación integral de su paisaje mediático utilizando los Indicadores de Desarrollo Mediatico (IDMs) de la UNESCO. Y, lo que es único de este ejercicio, es que todas las facultades de comunicación del país colaboraron ... more

Routledge Handbook on Arab Media

London; New York: Routledge (2021), 528 pp.
"This Handbook provides the first comprehensive reference book in English about the development of mass and social media in all Arab countries. Capturing the historical as well as current developments in the media scene, this collection maps the role of media in social and political movements. Contr ... more

Tunisia Media Landscape Assessment

Internews;USAID (2021), 75 pp.

Bangladesh: A Mapping of Innovative Media

digitally right;International Media Support (IMS) (2021), 10 pp.
"This study mapped 11 innovative and public interest media initiatives in Bangladesh seeking to reach diverse audience groups and communities with news and information in a changing media landscape. Each of these media initiatives has its unique strengths and weaknesses but managed to thrive to cont ... more

The Pen Vs the AK-47: The Future of Afghan Media Under the Taliban

Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy (2021)
"Written just prior to the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan, this new report from Shorenstein Center Fellow Samiullah Mahdi provides an overview of the media landscape in Afghanistan, and the threats to and opportunities for press freedom in the region." (Introduction)
"This book explains divergent media system trajectories in the countries in southeast Europe, and challenges the presumption that the common socialist experience critically influences a common outcome in media development after democratic transformations, by showing different remote and proximate co ... more
"Generally, Dominicans have access to the information that they need to make informed decisions, especially as it relates to disaster preparation and response. Despite having timely access to disaster-related information, however, some persons continue to act complacent and either fail or refuse to ... more

Report on Media Freedom in Moldova

Freedom House;USAID (2021), 11 pp.
"The media sector in Moldova is diverse. Dogged investigative reporting plays a vital role in public life. However, the legal framework governing the sector is unstable and underdeveloped. In 2020, much of the country’s political class treated the independent press with hostility, viewing journali ... more
"Barbadians are not sufficiently prepared for natural disasters. In addition to being heavily reliant on electricity and the internet for communicating during times of crises and disasters, Barbados is in need of a mandatory building code, more resilient housing and building infrastructures, and gre ... more
"This article focuses on state-media relations and the shifts in the overall media landscape in Kenya. Drawing on a political economy approach to media operations in Kenya, it argues that while there are competing meanings over what constitutes "news values", "editorial independence", and "critical ... more

Global Journalism: Understanding World Media Systems

Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2021), xv, 239 pp.
"[This book] provides an overview of the key issues in global journalism today and traces how media systems have evolved over time in different world regions. Taking into account local context as well as technological change across media industries, the book offers an up-to-date, thorough overview o ... more

Nigeria: Democratic press, authoritarian government?

In: The Global Handbook of Media Accountability
Susanne Fengler; Tobias Eberwein; Matthias Karmasin (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2021), pp. 324-334
"The Nigerian media scene is notably vibrant, which can be perceived as a democratization of communication and liberalization of the press where anyone with the means to own a media establishment can do so. Thus, the challenge with the Nigerian media is no longer the issue of access but, rather, tha ... more
"The biggest detriments to news media viability in Lebanon include: The political partisanship of the media; A lack of sustainable business models for the media; An oversaturated and hypercompetitive media market resulting in lowered quality of content; Too little competition in the advertisement ma ... more
"Previous research finds that journalist killings are more likely to occur in democracies rather than non-democracies. While these results provide an important first step in exploring regime type's effect on journalist's safety, they assume no variation in how long countries have remained a regime t ... more
"This case study on the state of the media in Fiji in 2016 highlights some problems of development journalism in the practical, applied sense. The case study looks at the changing nature of journalism in post-coup Fiji, reputed to have the South Pacific’s toughest media law. The analysis is conduc ... more