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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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Right to be Forgotten
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Terrorism
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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International News Flow
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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Television News
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Language Policies
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Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
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Media Assistance: Youth Programmes & Media
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Media Development Indicators
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Communication & Information Needs
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Informal Communication Channels, Networks & Structures
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Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
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Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Child Protection: Legislation & Regulation
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Frequency Allocation, Radio Frequency & Spectrum Management
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Human Rights Violations
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Judiciary & Penal System
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Transitional Justice
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Financing Press & Print Media
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South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
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Democratization
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Influence of Media on Politics
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Public Spheres
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Newspapers
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Stakeholders, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Participation
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Commercial Radios
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Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
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Social Aspects
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Digital Radio
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Telecommunications
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Television Channels
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Rede Globo (Television Network, Brazil)
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Flow of Information
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Advertising Markets & Industries
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Transnational Advertising, International Advertising
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Advocacy
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Film Audiences, Film Consumption
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Media Use: Urban Populations
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
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Media Assistance: Authoritarian Countries
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Catholic Radios
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Children and Media
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Christian Communication
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Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus (IURD)
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Communication Pastoral, Media Pastoral
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Liberation Theologies
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Foro Argentino de Radios Comunitarias (FARCO)
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Holocaust
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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ICANN
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Internet
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Open Access Publishing
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Romani People
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Libraries
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Foreign Media Investments, Foreign Media Ownership
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Environmental Communication
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Food, Food Security, Nutrition
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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Intercultural Dialogue
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European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
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International Press Institute (IPI)
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Global Governance
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World Trade Orgaization (WTO)
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International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
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Reporters Sans Frontièrs
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Radio Journalism Education
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Journalistic Quality
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Labour Market for Journalists
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Asociación de Radios y Programas Participativos de El Salvador (ARPAS)
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PRISA (Spain)
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Music
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People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
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Futuro por pasado: Regresión de derechos en las políticas de comunicación del gobierno de Mauricio Macri

Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires;Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA);Instituto de Estudios de América Latina y el Caribe (IEALC) (2020), 236 pp.

Urheber- und Verlagsrecht

Frankfurt am Main: Bramann, 2., überarb. und aktual. Aufl. (2020), 163 pp.
"Das Geschäftsmodell Verlag definiert sich über den Erwerb und die Vermarktung von Rechten. Der durch einen Autoren- bzw. Lizenzvertag erworbene Content bildet das Fundament ökonomischer Wertschöpfungsketten. Daher gehört das Wissen um urheberrechtliche Zusammenhänge zu den Grundlagen verleger ... more

Tabloid Journalism and Press Freedom in Africa

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2020), x, 184 pp.
"This book studies tabloid journalism newspapers within the broader context of press freedom in Africa. After defining tabloid journalism and professional practices within various political contexts, the book then proceeds to consider tabloids in Southern Africa and emerging cyberspace laws. Many fa ... more

Guía de derechos de autor: La protección de la creacion

Ministerio de Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio, 2nd ed. (2020), 164 pp.
"Disinformation and infodemics have been central for the media policy agenda in most countries and in particular in Europe. Yet, the European Commission has had a soft law approach centralizing obligations to handling information disorder on a content level. This commentary argues that by focusing p ... more

Lése-majesté and journalism in Turkey and Europe

In: Journalist Safety and Self-Censorship
Ingrid Fadnes; Anna Grøndahl Larsen; Roy Krøvel (eds.)
London; New York: Routledge (2020), pp. 65-79
"This chapter deals with lèse-majesté laws and their impact on the exercise of freedom of political expression and journalism from the perspective of international human rights law. In doing so, it addresses the chilling effects of the application of a particular crime of lèse-majesté, namely ... more

A Roadmap to Protect Press Freedom During the Reconciliation Process

Afghan Journalists Safety Committee (AJSC) (2020), 8 pp.
"This paper is written for the purpose of creating a roadmap to support press freedom and freedom of expression in the Afghan reconciliation process. Afghan Journalist Safety Committee (AJSC) prepared the document in collaboration with Afghan media representatives. The sole purpose of the roadmap is ... more
"The book draws on critical media policy studies, to study the principles and performances of policies and policymaking for community radio in four countries of South Asia---Sri Lanka, Nepal, India, and Bangladesh. It focuses on the processes and practices of deliberation that go into policymaking, ... more
"This paper underlines the relevance of devising an effective legislative framework that sets out the organization of the National Communication Council (NCC), the main media regulator in Cameroon. It argues that the rules and procedures informing the functioning of the NCC should clearly affirm and ... more
"Indigenous Peoples have been excluded from accessing media for many reasons, including their geographic location, languages, and legal barriers. Indigenous Peoples living in isolated areas have little physical access tu urban-centred media. Similarly, a lack of awareness of human rights, freedoms, ... more

Expanding Shrinking Communication Spaces

Toronto; Penang: Centre for Communication Rights;World Association for Christian Communication (WACC);Southbound (2020), 130 pp.
"All human and social activity depends on communication. No matter the issue — poverty, conflict resolution, self-determination, migration, health, land, housing, the climate crisis — little can be done without effective communication. A framework is needed that enables, empowers, and transforms ... more

What Compels Journalists to Take a Step Back? Contextualizing the Media Laws and Policies of Bangladesh

In: Handbook of Research on Combating Threats to Media Freedom and Journalist Safety
Sadia Jamil (ed.)
Hershey, PA: IGI Global (2020), pp. 38-53
"Reports by international organizations suggest that physical violence and threats against journalists and bloggers continued with impunity in Bangladesh, resulting in the country being ranked as 146 in the World Press Freedom Index 2018. Considering the increasing incidents of violence against jour ... more
"This report—based largely on interviews in Myanmar and analysis of legal and policy changes since 2016—assesses the NLD government’s record on freedom of expression and assembly in its more than two years in power. It updates Human Rights Watch’s prior report, “They Can Arrest You at Any ... more
"Morocco is no stranger to the global problem of corruption and the associated lack of public trust in the country’s administration. Public pressure, especially during the Arab Spring, resulted in a constitutional amendment in 2011 and people being given the right of access to information. Citizen ... more

Informe sobre la discriminación en medios de comunicación en el Perú, con especial énfasis en la discriminación étnico-racial

Lima: Ministerio de Justicia y Derechos Humanos, Comisión Nacional Contra la Discriminación (CONACOD) (2019), 36 pp.
"El presente informe aborda la problemática de los contenidos discriminatorios difundidos a través de los medios de comunicación en el Perú, con especial énfasis en la discriminación étnico-racial a través de los programas de radio y televisión, así como de medios escritos, a la luz de los ... more

Legal Changes for Media and Expression: New Reforms, Old Controls

In: Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change
Lisa Brooten; Jane Madlyn McElhone; Gayathry Venkiteswaran (eds.)
Singapore: ISEAS (2019), pp. 59-94
"This chapter provides an overview of the laws related to media and free expression introduced or changed in Myanmar since 2011. We begin with a review of the literature on media legal reforms during transitions, followed by a mapping of the media laws in Myanmar and issues related to the reform pro ... more

A Fragmented Landscape: Barriers to Independent Media in Iraq

London: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Middle East Centre (2019), 15 pp.
"Fundamentally, this paper argues that the lack of political will combined with the failure of state-building processes to develop the frameworks and institutions to support independent media is maintaining a media landscape that reflects the key political challenges of Iraq. The politics of success ... more