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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Public Funding & Support Policies for Media
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Globalisation of Media
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Politics and Media
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Freedom of Expression
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Foreign Media Investments, Foreign Media Ownership
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Nonprofit Journalism, Nonprofit Media
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Television Economics
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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African Cinema
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Media Owners
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Culture and Development
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Digital Media Startups
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Music Markets
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COVID-19 Communication
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Journalism
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Financing Journalism
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Local Communication & Media
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Public Media, State Media
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Film Audiences, Film Consumption
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Independent & Oppositional Media in Authoritarian Regimes
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Film Distribution
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Film Production Companies
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Latin American Cinema
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Cultural Policies
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Convergence of Media
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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Video Markets
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Media Marketing, Branding & Promotion
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Election Reporting
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Media Development Indicators
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Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
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Television Landscapes
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Radio Law & Regulation
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Financing Not-For-Profit & Community Media
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Public & State Television
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Radio
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Advertising Agencies
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Advertisers
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Book Markets & Industries
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Community Media Financing & Sustainability
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Cultural Cooperation (Development Aid)
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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ICT Industries & Markets
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Media Clusters
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Press Industries
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Media Market Transparency
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Transnational Media Markets, International Media Markets
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Neoliberalism
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Gaming, Video Games
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Television Entertainment, Television Entertainment Programmes
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Soap Operas & Telenovelas
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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History of Media: 20th Century
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Journalistic Quality
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Local Journalism
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News Agencies
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Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Financing Media: Philanthropic Support
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Media Assistance: Aims, Priorities, Funding Policies
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Media Assistance: Cooperation Among Stakeholders, Power Relations, Ownership
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Media, Mass Media
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Financing Media: Customer Payments, Subscription Models, User-Based Financing
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Crowdfunding
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Media Companies, Media Corporations, Media Enterprises
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Political Transition and Media
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Newspaper Economics
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Theories of Change
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Television
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Commercial Television
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Television Channels
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Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
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Television Advertising
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Transnational Advertising, International Advertising
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Audience Research
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Media Use: Entertainment
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Print Media Use, Press Readers
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Media Assistance: Authoritarian Countries
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Election Campaigns
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Asian Cinema
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Feature Films
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Nollywood
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Film Production
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History of Film & Cinema
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Editorial Independence
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Intellectual Property
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Plagiarism
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Media / Communication Control
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Indirect Censorship, Soft Censorship
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Government / State Advertising: Allocation Policies & Regulation
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Community Radios
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Cultural Domination, Media Imperialism, Cultural & Media Dependency
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Communication for Local Development
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Development and Media
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Podcasts
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Streaming Media
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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Software Industries
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Media Conglomerates
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Media Competition
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Press Distribution
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Printing Industries
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Private / Commercial Media Ownership
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Financing Radio
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Financing Television
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Video on Demand
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Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Foreign Investments
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Sports Reporting
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Television Dramas
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History of Media & Communication
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Foreign Television Programmes
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Media Law & Regulation: International Standards & Practices
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Journalism Education & Training
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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Business & Economics Journalism
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Local Press
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Media Assistance Donors: Foundations & Private Donors
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Press Landscapes
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Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Licensing of Media
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Corporate Strategies
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Financing Public Service Media
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Broadcasting Companies
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Print Media Management
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Press
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El Comercio (Newspaper, Peru)
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Research in Media & Communication
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Television Production Companies
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Print Media Advertising
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Lobbying
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Agriculture
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
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Book Publishing
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Book Trade & Distribution
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Transnational Book Trade, International Book Trade
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Animated Cartoons, Animated Films
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Christian Radios: Evangelical / Protestant & Others
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Christian Television
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Pentecostal Churches & Communication
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Cinema
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Aesthetics in Film & Visual Communication
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Film Actors, Directors & Producers, Filmmakers
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Film Associations, Film Organizations
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Film Festivals
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Film Financing
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Film Budgeting & Production Costs
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Film Marketing
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Media Assistance: Film Funding
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Transnational Film Co-Productions
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Videos
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Communication Rights
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Economic Factors
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Exile Journalism, Exile Media
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Self-Censorship
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Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
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Press Releases & Press Conferences
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Transnational Public Relations Agencies & Consortia
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Community Media
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Community Radio Sustainability & Financing
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Media Assistance: Community Radios
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Violence in the Media
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War Reporting
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Media Criticism
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Media Quality
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Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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Cultural Diversity
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Cultural Goods
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Cultural Identity
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Cultural Projects (Development Cooperation)
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Museums
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National Character
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Development Communication Theories
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Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Digital Media Initiatives (Case Studies)
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Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
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Multimedia Products & Production
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Electronic Commerce
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Online Media & Internet Economics
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Digital Market Concentration
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Online News
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Facebook
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Influencers (Social Media)
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TikTok
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WhatsApp
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Information Society
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Ethnic Media, Minority Media
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Hispanic Americans, Hispanic Media
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Foreign Disinformation, Foreign Information Manipulation Operations, Foreign Propaganda
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Documentation Systems
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Commercial Broadcasting
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Film Economics
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Media Commercialisation
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Radio Industries
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Competition, Competition Analysis
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Local Media Economics & Markets, Local Media Financing
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Cross-Media Ownership
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Radio Economics
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Economic Conditions
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Big Enterprises
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Small-Scale Industries
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Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
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Trade, International Trade, Trade Policies, Trade Agreements, Tariffs
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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Sustainable Development
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Journalism Ethics
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Bribery & Corruption in Journalism
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Associations
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Events
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Good Practice Examples
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History of Media: 19th Century
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History of Radio
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History of Television
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History of the Press
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International Communication
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Globalisation: Impact on (Local) Media & Communication
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Influence of Media on Foreign & International Policies
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International Media
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International Media & Communication Policies
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World Information and Communication Order
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Media in the Global South / Developing Countries
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Regional (Transnational) Integration & Communication
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Transnational Communication
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Transnational Television Co-Productions, International Television Co-Productions
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Mercosur
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World Trade Orgaization (WTO)
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Associations & Networks of Journalists
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Collaborative Journalism, Journalism Cooperation
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Investigative Journalism
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Freelance Journalists & Media Workers
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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Television News
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Political Reporting
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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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Spanish Language
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Local Radios, Local Radio Programmes
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Local Television
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Media Assistance: Business & Economics Journalism
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Media Assistance: Citizen Participation & Civil Society
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Media Assistance: Dependency of Recipients
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Media Assistance: Donor Organizations
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Media Assistance: Local Journalism & Media
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Media Assistance: Press
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Media Assistance: Radio
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Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
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Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
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Deregulation & Liberalisation of Media
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Media Privatization
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Television Policies
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Media System Analyses & Typologies
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Radio Landscapes
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Media Governance
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Media Regulation Practices
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Budgeting, Cost Calculation, Financial Planning
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Human Resources Development, Personnel Management
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Knowledge Sharing & Transfer
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Low-Cost Solutions, Low Budget Calculation
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Newspaper Management
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Nonprofit Media Management
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Radio Management
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Starting Media Outlets, Creation of Digital Businesses
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Television Management
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Far Eastern Economic Review
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PRISA (Spain)
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Music
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Capitalism
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Democracy
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Semi-Authoritarian Regimes & Defective Democracies
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Democratization
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Independent & Oppositional Media
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Influence of Media on Politics
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Public Opinion
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Public Spheres
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Magazines
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Yellow Press
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Television Production
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Sustainability
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Institutional Sustainability
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Project Sustainability
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Commercial Radios
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B92 (Radio Station, Belgrade)
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Media Effects
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Manipulation
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Social Functions & Effects of the Media
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Muslim Television Broadcasting
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Religious Television Programmes
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Research Methods
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Data Analysis & Interpretation
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Data Collection, Data Collection Methods
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Apartheid
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Social Classes
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Society & Media, Media Sociology
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Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
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Digital Television
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Printing, Print Production, Print Technologies
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Technological Change, Technological Developments, Technological Progress
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Television Engineering & Technologies
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Cable Television
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Pay TV, Pay Television
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Rede Globo (Television Network, Brazil)
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Televisa (Television Channel, Mexico)
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Television Networks
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Television Programmes & Genres
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Television Programming, Programme Structures & Programme Policies
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Baseline study of the digital environment in the music sector in Zimbabwe

Harare: UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa;National Arts Council of Zimbabwe (NACZ);Sound Diplomacy (2024), 41 pp.

Argentina: Funding Journalism

Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC) (2023), 38 pp.
"Digitale Monopole bringen immer größere Teile unserer Lebenswelt unter ihre Kontrolle. Die Plattformen dominieren zunehmend die politische Meinungsbildung und schaffen zugleich unsere freie Marktwirtschaft ab. Man fragt sich: Ist das überhaupt noch legal? Warum sollten wir uns das noch länger g ... more
"The main objective of this article was to explore the political economy of mainstream TV channels in Ethiopia from the perspective of ownership and regulations. The study used a qualitative approach to document analysis. It also conducted an in-depth interviews with randomly selected media monitori ... more
"This publication considers the range of policy changes that have been tried or recommended by global regulators, assessing their impacts on press freedom and news media sustainability, with consideration for the risk of capture, and other potential tradeoffs of these interventions. It examines four ... more

Presiones económicas: El principal factor de riesgo para la independencia del periodismo

Bogotá: Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP);Cifras & Conceptos (2023), 13 pp.
"La Fundación para la Libertad de Prensa (FLIP), el Círculo de Periodistas de Bogotá y Cifras & Conceptos presentan los resultados de la "Encuesta de Libertad de Expresión y Acceso a la Información". En la encuesta participaron 585 periodistas y columnistas en 6 regiones del país y 9 de ellos ... more

Consultation on media viability in Tunisia

Tunis: Al Khatt;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD);Pamt2;Pencils Consulting;UNESCO (2023), 20 pp.
"[...] a roundtable on media sustainability was organised in collaboration with several stakeholders in the sector, to propose concrete policy recommendations to ensure the sustainability of media organisations. The roundtable brought together local media representatives, media development organisat ... more

Consultation on media viability in Namibia

Windhoek: Editor's Forum of Namibia;Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD);Namibia Media Trust;UNESCO (2023), 20 pp.

Consultation on media viability in Lebanon

Beirut: Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD);Maharat Foundation;Samir Kassir Foundation;UNESCO (2023), 15 pp.
"Who owns the media and communications in Africa today and with what implications? The book elegantly answers this urgent question by unpacking multiple dimensions of media ownership through rare and authoritative perspectives, including both historical and contemporary digital developments. It trac ... more

Follow the Money: The Informal Channels of Lebanese Media Funding

Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation;Policy Initiative (2023), 42 pp.

Colombia: Financiación del periodismo

London: Media and Journalism Research Center (MJRC);Observacom;Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) (2023), 31 pp.
"Sin lugar a dudas, el ecosistema mediático colombiano se ha transformado durantelos últimos años. Por un lado, los medios tradicionales (prensa, radio y televisión), aunque aún relevantes, no tienen la misma preponderancia de antes. Por otro lado, los nuevos medios y plataformas no solo se han ... more
"A summary of the forthcoming policy paper Greening Africa's news deserts: The search for sustainable local media in sub-Saharan Africa, soon to be published. The policy paper has been written with support from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and Fojo Media Institute. It focuses on local and communit ... more
"The CANnual Report 2022 follows a slightly different editorial concept than before. Since 2016, the publication featured one central topic which all creative agencies wrote about. This year however, weCAN experts write about twelve of the hottest topics in communication across the region. Five of t ... more
"Entertainment and media (E&M) revenue across South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya grew strongly in 2021 as all three markets, like the rest of the world, recovered from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Industries that were more severely impacted in 2020, such as live music and B2B trade shows, made ... more
"DW Akademie’s holistic approach to Media Viability identifies common internal practices in news organizations that decrease their financial vulnerability to crises and disasters and outlines a framework for increasing organizational resilience." (Page 1)

Saving Journalism 2: Global Strategies and a Look at Investigative Journalism

Washington, DC: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2022), 56 pp.
"It’s clear that there are plenty of good ideas about how to save journalism as well as practical proposals for how to support quality information. The journalism community in much of the world is galvanized to make change happen and they’re ready to persuade the public and policy makers both th ... more