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Catholic Digital Media Presence & Online Communities
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Digital Media, Internet & Religion
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Christian Social Media Presence & Online Communities
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Religious Digital & Social Media Practices
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Digital Theologies
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Digital & Social Media Pastoral
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Catholic Church and Communication
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Facebook
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COVID-19 Pandemic & Religion
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Catholic Websites
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Buddhism and Communication
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Parish Communication, Parish Public Relations
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Bible, Biblical Theology
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Religious Functions & Messages of Digital Media
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Influencers (Social Media)
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Theologies of Communication
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Religious Apps
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Internet
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Hinduism and Communication
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Judaism and Communication
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Pentecostal Churches & Communication
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Religious Media Use, Religious Media Audiences
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Diocesan Catholic Communication Work
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Communication Pastoral, Media Pastoral
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Religion in Social Media
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Youth & Religious Communication
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Christian Websites
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Islam and Communication
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Digital Anthropology, Cyberanthropology
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Gaming, Video Games
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Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
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Religion and Communication
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Interreligious Dialogue
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Francis (Pope)
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Popes & Papacy: Media Representation & Communication Strategies
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Church Marketing
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Storytelling
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Religious Websites & Blogs
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Social Media
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Instagram
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Ethnic / Minority Online Communities & Websites
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Artificial Intelligence
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Gender & Religious Communication
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Counselling
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Islamist Communications & Media
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Synodality
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Christian Communication
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Evangelisation
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Holy Mass Transmission: Television & Social Media
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Missionary Communication, Media & Evangelisation
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Digital Cultures
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Religious Minorities & Media
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Influence of Media on Religious Meaning, Practice & Values
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Religion and Politics
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Robots, Robotics
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Youth & Religious Communication: Catholic Church
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Internet & Social Media Use: Women
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Mobile Phone Use
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Catholic Communicators & Journalists
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Catholic Religious Congregations, Catholic Orders
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Synods
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Catechetics
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Evangelical Churches
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Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (IURD)
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Christian Apps & Software
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Church Public Relations
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Orthodox Churches and Communication
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Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
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Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
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Religion and Culture
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Digitalization & Religion
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
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Religion: Media Representation
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Religious Journalism, Religion News
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Translations & Translating
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Mindfulness, Mindful Communication
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Public Spheres
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Helplines, Hotlines
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Esotericism & New Age
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Fundamentalisms (Religious)
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Indigenous & Traditional Religions, Indigenous Cosmovisions
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Jainism
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Judaism
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Religion in Entertainment Programmes (Religiotainment)
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Religious Communication Research
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Networks & Networking
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Mobile Phone Apps
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Audiences & Users
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Interactive Radio: Audience Participation, Interaction & Feedback
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Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Milieus, Lifestyles
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Media Use: Catholic Media Productions
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Event Marketing & Communication
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Angels
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Canon Law
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Catechists & Pastoral Agents
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Catholic Church: Communication Education & Training
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Catholic Church: Public Relations & Institutional Communication
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Catholic Church: Media Representation & Reporting
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Catholic Media
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Catholic News Agencies, Catholic News Services
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Catholic Press
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Vatican Radio
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La Croix Africa (Catholic News Portal)
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Red Informática de la Iglesia en América Latina (RIIAL)
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Jesuits
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Solidarity
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Catholic Theology
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Inter Mirifica (Vatican II Council Decree, 1963)
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Catholic Bishops' Conferences
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Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (CELAM)
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Mutirão Brasileiro de Comunicação (Catholic Media Congress, Brazil)
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Saints
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Vatican, Holy See
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Youth Catechesis, Youth & Catholic Church
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Coptic Orthodox Church
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Lutheran Churches
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Christian Communication Ethics, Christian Media Ethics
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Christian Ethics
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Christian Press: Evangelical / Protestant & Others
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Christian Television
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Televangelism
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Christianity (General)
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Christianity: Media Representation & Reporting
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Church Management & Financing
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Clergy, Bishops, Priests
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Ecumenism
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World Council of Churches (WCC)
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Liturgy, Liturgical Communication
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Prayers
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Feminist Theologies
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Aesthetics in Film & Visual Communication
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Community Media
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Boko Haram
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Discourse & Discourse Analysis
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Collective Identities & Media
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Virtual Celebrities, Virtual Idols
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Media Cultures
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Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
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Clothing & Fashion
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Religious Music
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Cyberspace
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
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Digital Research Methods
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Electronic Commerce
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Digital Political Communication
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Political Blogging
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Online News
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Blogging, Blogs
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YouTube
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WhatsApp
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AI & Religion
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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Information Society
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Virtual Reality
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Diaspora Media
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LGBT & Communication / Media
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Racism
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
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Education and Communication / Media
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Humour, Parody, Satire
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Defamation of Religion (Blasphemy)
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Feminism & Communication
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Innovations
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COVID-19 Communication
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History of Communication: Religion
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Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
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Islam: Media Representation & Reporting
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Judaism: Media Representation & Reporting
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Bilingualism, Multilingualism
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Media Law & Regulation: Muslim Countries
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Religious Freedom
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Sharia, Fatwas
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Hindu Nationalism
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Weapons
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Political Transition and Media
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Christianity Today (Evangelical Christian Periodical, USA)
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Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
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Archetypes
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Everyday Life
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Sorrow
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Afterlife, Immortality, Resurrection: Media Representation
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Asian Religions
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Baha'i
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Buddhism
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Confucianism
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Daoism
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Islam
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Islamism
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Jihad
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Koran, Qur'an
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Muslim Missonary Activities
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Muslim Media
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Muslim Television Broadcasting
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Meditation
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Pilgrimages & Pilgrimage Sites
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Religious Pluralism
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Secularization & Atheism
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Spirituality
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Yazidism, Yazidis, Yezidis
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Youth & Religion
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Research Methods
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Civil Society
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Rohingya
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Social Justice
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Dalits
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Informatics
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Technological Change, Technological Developments, Technological Progress
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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SMS
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Visual Cultures
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Youth & Digital Media
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"Contributors consider the ways Buddhism plays a role and is present in digital media through a variety of methods including concrete case studies, ethnographic research, and content analysis, as well as interviews with practitioners and cyber-communities. In addition to considering Buddhism in the ... more
"Tout au long de l’analyse sou - tendue par la théorie des usages et gratifications, nous nous sommes rendus compte que le site présente bien des avantages, mais à des potentialités qu’il n’exploite pas et a donc encore du chemin à faire. Les Nouvelles Technologies de Communication et de ... more
"Christianity as the predominant religion in Zimbabwe consists of several faith groupings, each of which responds to public events through the mass media. Mainline churches uphold a conventional human rights approach to faith-based political criticism, while Mapostori or Apostolic churches follow an ... more
"In this sweeping and ambitious intellectual history, Daniel Veidlinger traces the affinity between Buddhist ideas and communications media back to the efflorescence of Buddhism in the Axial Age of the mid-first millennium BCE. He uses both communications theory and the idea of convergent evolution ... more
"Evangelización efectiva en el nuevo panorama religioso, por lotanto, requiere una reorientación de los programas de Iglesia y mensajes con el status quo de la gente para obtener respuesta positiva. Ello precisa un sistemático estudio de las necesidades, deseos, percepciones, preferencias asi cor ... more
"In the past two decades or so, Botswana has witnessed a spectacular growth of prophetic Christianity and experienced a media revolution through the emerging use of new media. While studies have generally focused on either the growth of Pentecostal Charismatic Christianity or the new media revolutio ... more
"Contemporary mobile phone technology has brought millions of apps into the pockets of users, including a wide variety oriented towards religious concerns. Such apps appear to be creating new forms of religious engagement, a process that is particularly visible within Indonesia. This paper will exam ... more

Internet News, Media Technologies, and Islam: The Case of Shafaqna

In: Spiritual News: Reporting Religion Around the World
Yoel Cohen (ed.)
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), pp. 367-381
"The study examines the case of a Shia online news agency, Shafaqna, to argue that Internet news production by different Muslim organizations has not been limited to propagation nor circulation of religiously sanctioned news but has also been utilized as a way of building interactive identity with r ... more

The Catholic Church and Twitter

In: Spiritual News: Reporting Religion Around the World
Yoel Cohen (ed.)
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), pp. 325-346
"The arrival of digital media has brought new challenges to the Roman Catholic Church. While the Church coped mostly successfully with the web 1.0, it has experienced greater difficulty in encountering the world of social media and web 2.0. Examining the role of Twitter in the 2015 Synod of Bishops ... more

La comunicación digital de la fe religiosa en la sociedad del espectáculo: Abordaje comparativo entre Brasil y Colombia

Porto Alegre: Pontificia Universidad Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Doctoral Thesis (2018), 327 pp.
"Esta investigación aborda el papel de la comunicación digital en la configuración de la fe religiosa, en un contexto cultural predominantemente mediático que, a través de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación, podría estar acelerando el apogeo de La sociedad del esp ... more
"Social media have become part of the private and public lifestyles of youth globally. Drawing on both online and offline research in Indonesia, this article focuses on the use of Instagram by Indonesian Muslim youth. It analyzes how religious messages uploaded on Instagram through posts and caption ... more

Haunting Hands: Mobile Media Practices and Loss

New York: Oxford University Press (2017), xii, 228 pp.

Analyzing the “Dhammakaya Case” Online

In: Culture and Communication in Thailand
Patchanee Malikhao
Singapore et al.: Springer (2017), pp. 17-35
"This chapter attempts to assess the information discussed on digital social media such as Twitter, Internet, and Instagram related to the Dhammakaya Temple and its abbot. Content and contextual analyses will be conducted. The research findings will be discussed against the background of modernizati ... more
"Für Priester und Diakone, die in sozialen Netzwerken dienstlich als auch privat präsent sind oder sich mit dem Gedanken tragen, Social Media für die Seelsorge zu nutzen, soll dieser „Social-Media-Codex“ verbindliche Regelungen vorgeben. Der nachstehende Codex gilt dienstrechtlich verbindlich ... more
"With 13 religions, 8061 religious centers, 2 million of young people, Catalonia accommodates a wide range of religions. Almost 90% of people own digital devices. In this framework, we aim to study the consumption of digital media by Catalan millennials from all over the region, with only young peop ... more
"The Yezidis' re-appropriation of their religion in recent years reveals their beliefs more clearly than ever: especially through media. The community uses Facebook as a tool to show its identity in a way that was unimaginable throughout its prior history. Today, cyberspace provides them an environm ... more
"Cette série de six articles, tous focalisés sur l’Afrique francophone, traite chacun à leur manière du thème principal de l’usage de l’Internet par des groupes religieux sur le continent africain. Cinq de ces contributions explorent l’usage religieux des médias numériques en Afrique ... more
"En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), le Web constitue, depuis le dernier mandat constitutionnel du président Joseph Kabila au pouvoir depuis 2001, un espace d’affrontements politiques par le biais des discours religieux, ou par leaders religieux interposés. Alors que le président Kabil ... more