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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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War Reporting
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Collective Identities & Media
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Cultural Identity
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Development Communication Projects: Case Studies
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Development and Media
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Rural Communication for Development
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Data Journalism, Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Digital Media Markets
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Sexual Abuse: Digital Media
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Social Media
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICT Indicators
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ICT Policies
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Ethnic Media, Minority Media
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Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
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Disaster Risk & Preparedness Communication, Disaster Prevention Communication
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Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Educational Radios
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Educational Television
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Environmental Communication
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Good Practice Examples
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Globalisation of Media
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Journalists
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Photojournalism
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Corruption Reporting & Role of Media in Curbing Corruption
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Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Nationalisation of Media
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Newspapers
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Buddhism
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Interreligious Dialogue
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Rohingya
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Television
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Advertising
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Advertising Markets & Industries
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Audiences & Users
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Audience Research
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Mobile Phone Use: Women
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Television Use: Women
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Television Use: Youth
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Media Law & Regulation: Authoritarian Regimes
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Book Marketing, Branding & Promotion
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Book Markets & Industries
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Catholic Book Publishing
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Children's Books: Picture Books
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Christian Book Publishing
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Transnational Book Trade, International Book Trade
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Election Campaigns
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Information Campaigns
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Catholic Digital Media Presence & Online Communities
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Catholic Radio Programmes
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Catholic Theology
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Child Protection Online
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Christian Churches & Denominations
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Christian Media
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Cinema
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Development Education: Films
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Educational Films & Videos
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Film Training & Film Schools
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History of Film & Cinema
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Media Assistance: Film Funding
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Communication Rights
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists & Media Personnel
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Killings of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Self-Censorship
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State Influence on the Media
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Communication Strategies
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Government Communication Strategies
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NGOs & Civil Society Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Press Releases & Press Conferences
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Community Communication
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Alternative Press
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Community Participation in Community Media
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Community Radio & Gender
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Community Radio Policies
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Participatory Videos & Community Filmmaking
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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Ethnic Conflicts
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Boko Haram
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Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
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Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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Conflicts & Wars: Roles of Digital Technologies & Conflict Narratives in Social Media
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Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
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Dealing With the Past
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Enemy Images
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare
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Media Assistance: Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation
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Trauma: Media Representation & Reporting
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Wars & Political Violence in Arts & Literature
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Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
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Messages, Message Design, Message Analysis
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Multicultural Societies, Multiethnic Societies
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Corruption in Development Cooperation
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Development Education
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USAID - Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI)
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Religion and Development
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Communication for Local Development
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Digital Entrepreneurs, Tech Entrepreneurs
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Digital Inclusion
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Religious Digital & Social Media Practices
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Internet
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Facebook
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Religion in Social Media
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
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Instagram
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YouTube
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Digital Industrial Policies
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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Software Industries
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Information Society
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Diaspora Media
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Minority Journalists
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Information Management
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Radio in Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Archive Management
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Audio Archives, Visual Archives, Media Archives
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Digital & Online Archives
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Data Bases, Digital Libraries, Open Access Repositories
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Preservation of Information
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Economics of Media
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Media Concentration
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Media Industries
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Game Industries, Game Production
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Television Industries
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Media Markets
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Informal Sector, Informal Economy
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Media Ownership
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Energy Supply, Electricity
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Education and Communication / Media
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Consciousness Raising
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
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Open Educational Resources (OER)
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Mentoring
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Humour, Parody, Satire
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Television Entertainment, Television Entertainment Programmes
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Television Entertainment: Audiences
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Tourism & Travel
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Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation
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Journalism Ethics
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Press Councils
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Gender-Based Online Harassment & Sexual Threats
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Gender-Sensitive Journalism
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Gender-Sensitive Language
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Rural Women & Communication
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Innovations
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Child Health, Mother & Child Care Communication
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COVID-19 Communication
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Colonial Legacies
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Nazism
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Indigenous Communication
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Ethnicity in Communication
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Indigenous Language Press
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Foreign Television Programmes
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World Information and Communication Order
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Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
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Satellite Television
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Transnational Television, International Television
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Transnational Communication
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Journalism
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Constructive Journalism, Solution-Oriented Journalism
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Investigative Journalism
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Journalism Concepts & Cultures
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Journalistic Skills
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Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
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Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Television News
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News Agencies
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Drug Trafficking Reporting & Media Representation
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Forced Labour & Human Trafficking: Reporting & Media Representation
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Religious Journalism, Religion News
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Local Communication & Media
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China: Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Implementing Organizations
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Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
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Media Assistance: Self-Regulation, Accountability & Transparency of Media
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USA: Media Assistance
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Media, Mass Media
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Mindfulness, Mindful Communication
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Deregulation & Liberalisation of Media
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Television Policies
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Social Media Landscapes
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Human Rights Protection
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Media Law & Regulation: Constitutional Law
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National Security Legislation
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Public Service Broadcasting: Regulation & Governance
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Religious Freedom
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Media Outlets, Media Associations
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Deutsche Welle
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Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI)
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Diasporas
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Female Migrants / Migration
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Labour Migration
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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Refugees / Displaced People
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Deaf & Hard of Hearing People
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Peace, Peacekeeping, Peace Building, Peace Movements
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Hindu Nationalism
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Propaganda
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Public Opinion
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Press
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Editing
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Coordination
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Sustainability
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Radio
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Manipulation
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COVID-19 Pandemic & Religion
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Daoism
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Islam
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Antisemitism
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Religion (General)
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Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
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Civil Society
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Nomades
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Short Wave Radio (SW)
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Telecommunications
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Television Channels
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Philosophies of Communication & Media
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Urban Areas
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The Freedom Frontier: Press Freedom in South Asia 2014-15

New Delhi: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific (2015), 113 pp.
"The year under review in this report (May 2014 to April 2015) shows that journalists and media workers remain victims and, too often, targets in the deadly power struggles on which that they report. Within this time period, 14 journalists lost their lives, mostly in targeted attacks. Pakistan was t ... more

Asian Comics

Jackson: University Press of Mississippi (2015), x, 342 pp.
"As only Japanese comics output has received close and by now voluminous scrutiny, Asian Comics tells the story of the major comics creators outside of Japan. Lent covers the nations and regions of Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philipp ... more
"Internet freedom around the world has declined for the fifth consecutive year, with more governments censoring information of public interest and placing greater demands on the private sector to take down offending content. State authorities have also jailed more users for their online writings, wh ... more

Country Report: “Media and Gender in Sri Lanka”

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific (2015), 39 pp.

Inside the News: Challenges and Aspirations of Women Journalists in Asia and the Pacific

Paris; Bangkok: UNESCO;UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (2015), ix, 90 pp.
"On average across Asia and the Pacific, women make up 28.6 percent of the media workforce. The proportions are lower in decision-making roles in media organizations where women make up 17.9 percent of executive roles, 19.5 percent of senior editorial and 22.6 percent of mid-level editorial position ... more

South Asian Newspaper Directory 2015-2017

Chennai: WAN-IFRA South Asia (2015), 136 pp.
"A look at the past three editions of the South Asian Newspaper Directory show significant trends. Newspaper publishers continue to increase the number of editions and printing centres; many publishers have opted for double-width presses, a new trend particularly among the local language / regional ... more
"The rapid development of the information society has accentuated the importance of digital divides, which refer to economic and social inequalities among populations due to differences in access to, use of, or knowledge of information and communication technologies (ICT). This book discusses the cu ... more

Development and Communication in Sri Lanka: A Buddhist Approach

In: The Global Intercultural Communication Reader
Molefi Kete Asante; Yoshitaka Miike; Jing Yin (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge, 2nd ed. (2014), pp. 467-479
"According to Dissanayake, the Sarvodaya movement encompasses the ideal of the harmonious social order and the principle of self-reliance and self-transformation as envisioned and encouraged by Buddhist teaching. The Sarvodaya movement also duly asserts that the idea of development should include no ... more

The Campaign for Justice: Press Freedom in South Asia 2013-14

Brussels: International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) (2014), 81 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 ... more

The Stories Women Journalists Tell: Women in Media in South Asia

International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Asia-Pacific;South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) (2014), 24 pp.
"The promotion of gender equality among journalists is a key objective of the SAMSN gender project going forward in 2014. The roundtables and the gender networking conference discussed strategies and campaigns that could address the issues faced by women in South Asia. The conference also put forwar ... more

Broadcasting in Sri Lanka

In: World Radio TV Handbook: The Directory of Global Broadcasting 2014
Oxford: WRTH Publications (2013), pp. 26-29
"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 ... more
"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 ... more
"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 ... more
"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 ... more

Asian Communication Handbook

Singapore: Asian Media Information and Communication Centre (AMIC);Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (2012), 466 pp.
"The first "theoretical perspectives" section has opinions and research articles by academic scholars and expert practitioners on new media and communication Issues and trends in Asia. Some of the topics covered include the dynamics arising out of the shift to the 'digilogue', mobile activism, corpo ... more