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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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Al-Jazeera
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Area & Regional Studies
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Media & ICT Use in Authoritarian Regimes / Dictatorships
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African Cinema
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Female Film Actors, Directors & Producers
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Film Actors, Directors & Producers, Filmmakers
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Film Industries
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Communication Rights
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Storytelling
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Literature
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Development and Media
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Digital Entrepreneurs, Tech Entrepreneurs
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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ICT Industries & Markets
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ICT Indicators
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ICT Regulation
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Racism in Communication & Media
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Media Concentration
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Media Ownership
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Economy
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Adult Education
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Journalism / Communication Training Centers
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Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Codes of Journalistic Ethics
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Female Journalists & Media Workers
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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COVID-19 Communication
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Francophonie
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Investigative Journalism
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Business & Economics Journalism
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Islam: Media Representation & Reporting
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Media Assistance: Public Service Broadcasting
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Media Law & Regulation: Constitutional Law
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Media Law & Regulation: Transitional Countries
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Transitional Justice
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Financing Media, Financial Media Management
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Media Outlets, Media Associations
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Arab Spring (2010-2012)
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Framing
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Media Capture, Vested Political & Other Interests in the Media
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Propaganda
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Press
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Satellite Radios
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Religion and Communication
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Informatics
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Radio Broadcasting Equipment & Technologies
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Television Transmitters
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Advertising
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Book Reading Habits, Book Readers, Book Consumption
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Film Audiences, Film Consumption
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Media Use: Entertainment
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Media Use: Preferred Contents & Programmes
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Music Consumption & Use
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Print Media Use, Press Readers
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Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
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Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
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Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
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Book Markets & Industries
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Campaigning: Experiences
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Election Campaigns
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Catholic Church
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Children's Media
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Comics, Cartoons, Caricatures
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Educational Comics & Comics for Development
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Political Cartoons & Comics
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Digital & Social Media Pastoral
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Cinema in the Global South & Third Cinema
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Film Distribution
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Film Festivals
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Educational Films & Videos
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Transnational Film Co-Productions
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Media Owners
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Intellectual Property
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Plagiarism
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Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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Killings of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Crisis Communication
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Government Communication Strategies
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Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
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Press Releases & Press Conferences
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Community Development: Role of Communication & Media
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Community Media
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Community Radio Policies
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Community Radio Regulation & Licensing
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Community Telecommunication Networks
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Media Assistance: Community Radios
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International Conflicts
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Religion and Conflicts, Religious Conflicts, Religious Violence
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Islamic State (Political-Religious Extremist Organization)
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Conflicts and Media
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
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Extremist Recruitment through Media
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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War Reporting
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Aesthetics in Media & Communication
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Media Criticism
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Collective Identities & Media
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Cultural Cooperation (Development Aid)
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Digital Cultures
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Popular Cultures
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Development Assistance
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Behaviour Change Communication
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Digital Inclusion
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Digital Media Startups
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Digital Media Management, Online Media Management
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Digital Skills, Digital Production Skills
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Digital & Information Literacy
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Digital Communication
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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Political Blogging
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Political Websites & Online Communities
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Financing Digital / Online Media
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Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
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Podcasts
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Online Services
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Open Access Publishing
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YouTube
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WhatsApp
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Ethnic / Minority Online Communities & Websites
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Website Design & Development
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Digital Economies, Digital Societies
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Artificial Intelligence
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
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Digital Industrial Policies
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICTs and Development
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ICT Development Assistance
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Mobile Phone Markets
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Information Society
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Discrimination-Sensitive Language, Minority-Sensitive Journalism
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Diaspora Media
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LGBT & Communication / Media
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Gendered Disinformation
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Archives
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Documenting Human Rights Violations
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Public Libraries
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Media Clusters
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Media Industries
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Music Industries & Markets
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Informal Sector, Informal Economy
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Media Market Transparency
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Foreign Media Investments, Foreign Media Ownership
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Private / Commercial Media Ownership
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Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Audiovisual Media in Education
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Educational Radios
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Radio Schools
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Entertainment and Media / Communication
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Humour, Parody, Satire
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Soap Operas & Telenovelas
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Television Entertainment: Audiences
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Environmental Communication
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Environmental Journalism
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Defamation of Religion (Blasphemy)
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Bribery & Corruption in Journalism
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Objectivity & Veracity of Reporting
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Bias in News Media
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Press Councils
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Female Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers
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Women's Radio Programmes
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Gender & Religious Communication
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Gender & Television
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Gender-Sensitive Journalism
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Women's Magazines, Women's Press
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Decolonial & Non-Western Approaches
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Good Practice Examples
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Innovations
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Health Communication
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Counselling
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Suicide Reporting & Media Representation
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Tuberculosis Communication
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Colonial Legacies
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History (General)
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History of Communication: Islam
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History of Communication: Religion
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History of Media: Colonial Period
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History of the Press
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Foreign News, International News
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Globalisation of Media
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International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
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Transnational Television, International Television
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UNESCO
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Financial Flow Analysis
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Media Assistance: Investigative Journalism
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Journalists
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Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
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Election Reporting
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Political Reporting
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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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Service Journalism, Consumer Information, Lifestyle Journalism
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Local Press
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Media Assistance: Donor Organizations
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Media Assistance: Financial Sustainability & Management
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Deutsche Welle DW Akademie
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Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
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Informal Communication Channels, Networks & Structures
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Media, Mass Media
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Television Policies
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Literacy: Youth
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Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Public Service Broadcasting: Regulation & Governance
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Truth & Reconciliation Commissions
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Failures, Mistakes, Shortcomings: Experiences & Learnings
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Crowdfunding
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Broadcasting Companies
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Konrad Adenauer Foundation
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People with Disabilities: Reporting & Media Representation
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Politics
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Coup d'Etat
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Political Parties
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Democracy
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Semi-Authoritarian Regimes & Defective Democracies
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Democratization
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Shrinking Spaces for Civil Society & Political Actors
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Agenda Setting
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Political Communication
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Political Parties: Communication Strategies
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Public Opinion
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Rural Press
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University Radios
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Manipulation
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Jihad
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Muslim Media
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Society
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Social Movements
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Networks & Networking
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Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
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Digital Television
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Robots, Robotics
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Telecommunications
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Internet Bandwith, Broadband & Backbone Networks
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Telecommunication Industries & Markets
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Commercial Television
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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Journals
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Journalists and Media Accountability: An International Study of News People in the Digital Age
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2014), vii, 313 pp.
"Do existing structures of media accountability - such as press councils, codes of ethics, and ombudspersons - suffice, or do we urgently need new instruments and initiatives in today's converging media world? These questions were tackled in an international survey of 1,800 journalists in twelve Eur
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Entertainment Media Use in the Middle East: A Six-Nation Survey
Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar (2014), 122 pp.
"Entertainment Media Use in the Middle East is the result of survey research in six Arab nations involving more than 6,000 face-to-face interviews in nationally representative samples—citizens and expatriates alike—and conducted in Arabic, English and French. The result is a portrait of how peop
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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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The Global Information Technology Report 2013: Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2013), 413 pp.
"Through the methodological framework of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI), the report measures the extent to which 144 economies, from both the developed and developing worlds, take advantage of ICTs and other new technologies to increase their growth and well-being. The NRI identifies the most r
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Arabischer Frühling und deutsches Islambild: Bildwandel durch ein Medienereignis?
Berlin: Frank & Timme (2013), 148 pp.
"Die Studie eines Autorenteams der Universität Erfurt geht der Frage nach, ob der "Arabische Frühling" als großes Medienereignis in der Lage war, eingefahrene journalistische Nachrichtenroutinen der deutschen Presse aufzubrechen und zu verändern. Wurde das Islambild differenziert oder wurde es l
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Media Use in the Middle East: An Eight-Nation Survey
Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar; Harris Interactive (2013), 97 pp.
"In assessing attitudes toward the media, one notable finding was a vote of confidence for improved quality of news media reporting between 2011 and 2013 with a majority of adults agreeing that it has improved in six of the eight countries surveyed. This optimism is also reflected in overall percept
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National Broadcasting and State Policy in Arab Countries
Basingstoke et al.: Palgrave Macmillan (2013), xii, 221 pp.
"A state-of-the-art analysis of the situation of national television in Arab countries, addressing what Arab national broadcastings today say about public policy and political opening. The essays deal with the reforms of public broadcasting organizations and the evolution, perspectives and issues of
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Framing Bouazizi: ‘White Lies’, Hybrid Network, and Collective/connective Action in the 2010–11 Tunisian Uprising
Journalism, volume 14, issue 7 (2013), pp. 921-941
"By delving into the detailed account of the Tunisian uprising, this article offers an explanation that sets the 2010 uprising apart from its precursors. The 2010 uprising was successful because activists successfully managed to bridge geographical and class divides as well as to converge offline an
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Citizens’ Radio in North Africa and the Middle East: Meaningful Change Through Citizen Empowerment? An Experience from Tunis
Global Media Journal - German Edition, volume 3, issue 2 (2013), 19 pp.
"Fostering a participatory political culture is a crucial part of the on-going transformation processes which we witness across North African and Middle Eastern countries since 2011. This paper considers which role participatory communication plays in these processes, by examining the potential of c
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The Arab World: The Role of Media in the Arab World's Transformation Process
Berlin: Vistas (2013), 286 pp.
Freedom on the Net 2013: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2013), 881 pp.
"Freedom House has conducted a comprehensive study of internet freedom in 60 countries around the world. This report is the fourth in a series and focuses on developments that occurred between May 2012 and April 2013. The previous edition, covering 47 countries, was published in September 2012. 'Fre
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Online citizen journalism and political transformation in the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions: A critical analysis
"According to the Danida website "The Danish Arab Partnership Programme (DAPP) is a long-term programme with the dual objectives of 1) supporting local reform processes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA region) and 2) Establishing a basis for improved dialogue, understanding and cooperation
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Cyberactivism in the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions: Potentials, Limitations, Overlaps and Divergences
Journal of African Media Studies, volume 5, issue 1 (2013), pp. 69-86
"This article discusses the role of ‘cyberactivism’ or the role played by new media in paving the way for political transformation, in both the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions of 2011. It starts with a discussion of the potentials of cyberactivism in both of these revolutions, especially how t
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Safety on the Line: Exposing the Myth of Mobile Communication Security
Washington, DC: Freedom House; Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) (2012), 175 pp.
"This report evaluates the risks and vulnerabilities of mobile phone services and apps in 12 specified countries: the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the People’s Republic of China, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Libya, the Sultanate of Oman, the Kingdom
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Walking a Tightrope: News Media and Freedom of Expression in the Middle East
Top Insights
Beirut: Heinrich Böll Stiftung, 2nd revised ed. (2012), 161 pp.
"This report reviews the situation in which media operate in the Middle East, specifically in Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria, and also including a short section on Tunisia [...] Part 1 explores the historical development of the media in the region, outlines their structural environment, and
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Freedom on the Net 2012: A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media
Washington, DC; New York: Freedom House (2012), 657 pp.
"This report is the third in a series of comprehensive studies of internet freedom around the globe and covers developments in 47 countries that occurred between January 2011 and May 2012. Over 50 researchers, nearly all based in the countries they analyzed, contributed to the project by researching
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Tunisia: From Revolutions to Institutions
Washington, DC: infoDev Information for Development Program (2012), 121 pp.
"The study “Tunisia: from revolutions to institutions” stresses how technology-oriented small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) can generate economic expansion and job growth, including in the economically-isolated interior provinces. Tunisian ICT companies are likely to find an attractive marke
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The Global Information Technology Report 2012: Living in a Hyperconnected World
Geneva: World Economic Forum; INSEAD (2012), 413 pp.
"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi
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Unveiling the Revolutionaries: Cyberactivism and the Role of Women in the Arab Uprisings
Houston, Tex.: Rice University, James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy (2012), 44 pp.
"This is the first scholarly analysis of how young women used social media and cyberactivism to help shape the “Arab Spring” and its aftermath. It argues that women's engagement with social media has coincided with a shift in the political landscape of the Middle East, and it is unlikely that th
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