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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Journalism
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
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Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
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Aesthetics in Media & Communication
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Digital Entrepreneurs, Tech Entrepreneurs
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Inclusion
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Digital Communication
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Open Access Publishing
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Radio in Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Female Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers
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Foreign Policies
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Investigative Journalism
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Journalism Training in Conflict Areas
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Journalists
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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Television News
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Court Reporting & Media Representation of Judicial System
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Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
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Arabic Language
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Media Assistance: Country Strategies & Experiences
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Media Assistance: Donor Organizations
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Television Policies
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media System Analyses & Typologies
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Radio Landscapes
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Transition Countries: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Sharia, Fatwas
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BBC
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Migrants & Refugees: Tailor-Made Media Products & Information Services
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Popular Music
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People with Disabilities: Tailored ICT & Media Products
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Portrait Photography
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Social Photography
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Coup d'Etat
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Peace, Peacekeeping, Peace Building, Peace Movements
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Polarization, Political Polarization
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Political Extremism
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Political Parties
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Democracy
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Political Transition
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Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers, Elites
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Political Parties: Communication Strategies
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Magazines
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Public & State Television
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Manipulation
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Personality
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Religion and Communication
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Islam
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Religion and Politics
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Religious History
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Systems Analysis
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Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Nomades
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Rohingya
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Mass Society
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Social Change
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Mobile Phone Apps
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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Urban Communication, Urban Media
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Visual Communication
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Illustrations, Pictures, Images
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Visual Cultures
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Visual Representations
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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Youth, Adolescents
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Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Language
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The New Syrian Radio Stations: Appraisal, Challenges and Outlook
Paris: CFI (2015), 19 pp.
A Call for Effective Support to Syrian Independent Media as a Key Component in Mitigating and Resolving the Syrian Conflict
Brussels: Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) (2015), 14 pp.
"Experience in conflicts, in former Yugoslavia, Sudan, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and Afghanistan over the past twenty years has shown that citizens with access to reliable, professional, and independent news and information must be a key element in any effort to support a sustainable resolution to conflict
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Bravery or Bravado? The Protection of News Providers in Armed Conflict
Brill (2015), xviii, 450 pp.
"During the last decade, the image of war correspondents in the news has shifted dramatically. Reports are no longer full of cheerleading stories of embedded journalists. Instead, stories of war reporters being attacked, kidnapped or injured prevail. Sadly, the former heroic witnesses to war have be
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Arabische Medien
Top Insights
Konstanz; München: UVK (2015), 344 pp.
"Im Fokus des ersten Teils stehen transnationale Phänomene wie die Bedeutung des Satellitenfernsehens und der Sozialen Medien sowie die Rolle von Minderheiten, Gender und Islamisten in den Medien. Diese Beiträge geben den aktuellen Stand der Forschung wieder und reflektieren diesen. Im zweiten Tei
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"Citizen Journalism" in the Syrian Uprising: Problematizing Western Narratives in a Local Context
Communication Theory, volume 24, issue 4 (2014), pp. 435-454
"This article analyzes the term 'citizen journalism' against the backdrop of the Arab uprisings in order to show how it overlooks the local context of digital media practices. The first part examines videos emanating from Syria to illustrate how they blur the lines between acts of witnessing, report
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Islamist Propaganda Videos on the Internet: Young People Primary Target of Online Recruiting for the Jihadist Movement in Syria
jugendschutz.net (2014), 3 pp.
"The civil war in Syria is the most important propaganda topic for Islamists in Germany at the moment. Even German youngsters have already followed the calls, left their homes to join the fight and have been killed. When recruiting new followers, the jihadists use videos as a central element for spr
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Mainstream Iranian Media Coverage of the Syrian Conflict: A Content Analysis
Syria Research and Evaluation Organization (SREO) (2014), iii, 20 pp.
Russian News Media Coverage of the Syrian Conflict: A Content Analysis Report
Syria Research and Evaluation Organization (SREO) (2014), 24 pp.
Uncommon Grounds: New Media and Critical Practices in North Africa and the Middle East
London; New York: Tauris (2014), 359 pp.
"Examining the opportunities presented by the real-time generation of new, relatively unregulated content online, Uncommon Grounds evaluates the prominent role that new media has come to play in artistic practices – and social movements – in the Arab world today. Analysing alternative forms of c
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Syria's Socially Mediated Civil War
Washington, DC: United States Institute of Peace (USIP) (2014), 33 pp.
"Analysis of the unprecedented use of social media on Syria points to important findings on the role of new media in conflict zones. In particular, social media create a dangerous illusion of unmediated information flows. Key curation hubs within networks may now play a gatekeeping role as powerful
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Social Media and the Politics of Reportage: The 'Arab Spring'
Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan (2014), xii, 141 pp.
"Social Media and the Politics of Reportage explores the journalistic challenges, issues and opportunities that have risen as a result of social media increasingly being used as a form of crisis reporting within the field of global journalism, with a focus on the protests during the 'Arab Spring'."
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Syria Audience Research
Berlin: Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2014), 31 pp.
"The media culture of Syrians is strongly dominated by satellite television which is the most widely accessible type of media for Syrians across the sample. Beyond satellite television, access to media is primarily dependent on location with people in government controlled areas enjoying the best ac
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Freedom on the Net 2014. Tightening the Net: Governments Expand Online Controls
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2014), 986 pp.
"Internet freedom around the world has declined for the fourth consecutive year, with a growing number of countries introducing online censorship and monitoring practices that are simultaneously more aggressive and more sophisticated in their targeting of individual users. In a departure from the pa
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‘Better One Tiger Than Ten Thousand Rabid Rats’: Russian Media Coverage of the Syrian Conflict
International Politics, volume 51 (2014), pp. 45-66
"This article presents the findings of a detailed analysis of Russian media coverage of the conflict. Focusing on three prominent Russian newspapers and comparing them with three Western counterparts, particular emphasis is placed on their reporting of regime violence, the nature and actions of the
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Global Information Society Watch 2014: Communications Surveillance in the Digital Age
Association for Progressive Communications (APC);Hivos (2014), 283 pp.
"This Global Information Society Watch tracks the state of communications surveillance in 57 countries across the world – countries as diverse as Hungary, India, Argentina, The Gambia, Lebanon and the United Kingdom. Each country report approaches the issue from a different perspective. Some analy
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Reporting on Gender-Based Violence in the Syria Crisis: A Journalists' Handbook
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) (2014), 40 pp.
Mass Communication Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Camps in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
UNHCR;REACH (2014), 5 pp.
Making Real-Time Drama: The Political Economy of Cultural Production in Syria’s Uprising
Center for Advanced Research in Global Communication (CARGC) (2014), 26 pp.
"In CARGC Paper 2, Della Ratta explored how one 2013 Syrian television serial, Wilada min al-Khasira [Birth from the Waist] responded in real time to unfolding events of the Syrian revolution. She argued that the serial offers a living site for scholarly reflection on how cultural production and the
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Social Media in Syria's Uprising and Post-Revolution Libya: An Analysis of Activists' and Blogger's Online Engagement
Arab Media & Society, issue 19 (2014), 21 pp.
"Masudul Biswas and Carrie Sipes perform a comparative content analysis of Twitter and Facebook posts from a sample of Syrian and Libyan activist groups. By considering online content in the context of post-revolution Libya and the continuing upheaval in Syria, the authors shed new light on online a
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Die orientalischen Christen: Eine unterdrückte und verfolgte Minderheit
Rudolf Solzbacher; Nadim K. Ammann (collab.)
Köln: Erzbischöfliche Diözesan- und Dombibliothek (2014), 361 pp.
