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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Mobile Phone Use
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Social Media
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Digital & Social Media Use: Children
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Facebook
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Online News
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Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Mobile Phone Use: Women
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Digital Wellbeing, Digital Resilience, Digital Mental Health
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Digital Inclusion
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TikTok
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Youth & Digital Media
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Media Use: Youth
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Cyberpsychology
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Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Digital Anthropology, Cyberanthropology
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Audiences & Users
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Mobile Phone Use: Migrants & Refugees
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Instagram
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Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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Access to Media & Information
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Audience Segmentation, User Typologies, Personas
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Mobile Phone Use: Children
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Media Use: Urban Populations
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment
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Financing Digital / Online Media
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Addiction to Media & Video Games, Effects of Media on Mental Health
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Social Media Landscapes
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Internet & Social Media Use: Women
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Religious Media Use, Religious Media Audiences
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Children & Digital Media
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Digital Media Socialisation
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Anthropology of Media & Communication
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Cybercultures
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Internet
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Audience Research Methods
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Media Use: Lower Classes & Poor Population
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Child Protection Online
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Digital Research Methods
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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YouTube
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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Mobile Phone Markets
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Gaming, Video Games
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Media Literacy: Families
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People with Disabilities: Tailored ICT & Media Products
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Everyday Life
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Elderly People: Internet & Social Media Use
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Media Use: Children
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Child Protection, Protection of Minors
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Girls and Media
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Digital Cultures
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Media, Internet & Religion
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Electronic Commerce
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Digital Media Markets
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Podcasts
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Influencers (Social Media)
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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LGBT & Communication / Media
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Youth & Religious Communication
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Access to Media & Information: Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities
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Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Audience Research: Planning & Implementing Surveys
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Internet & Social Media Use: Minorities
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Media Use: Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups
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Media Literacy: Children
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
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Community Telecommunication Networks
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Participatory Communication
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
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Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
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WeChat (Messaging, Social Media & Mobile Payment App, China)
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Blogging, Blogs
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Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
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Telegram
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WhatsApp
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Virtual Reality
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Identifying & Researching Disinformation
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Rural Women & Communication
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COVID-19 Communication
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Therapeutical Use of Communication & Media
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Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Local News
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Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
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Family Communication
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Media Literacy: Youth
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Networks & Networking
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Marginality, Marginalized Groups
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Lower Classes
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Telecommunication Companies, Mobile Phone & Fixed Line Operators
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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Youth, Adolescents
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Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
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Prosumers & User Self-Marketing
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Disinformation Consumption & Perception
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Health Information Access & Use
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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
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Media Use: Indigenous Populations
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Media Use: Rural Populations
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Milieus, Lifestyles
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Child Abuse: Digital Media
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Christian Social Media Presence & Online Communities
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Content Analysis (Research Method)
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Rumours & Rumour Management
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Media Ethnography
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Cybercrimes
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Religious Digital & Social Media Practices
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Digital & Social Media Effects
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Online Communication
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Digital Political Communication
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Online Dating
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Sexual Abuse: Digital Media
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Filter Bubbles & Echo Chambers
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Weibo (Microblogging Website, China)
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Streaming Media
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Policies
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Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Gender & Religious Communication
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Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
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Gender Relations
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News
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Media & Communication Policies
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Financing Media: Customer Payments, Subscription Models, User-Based Financing
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Female Migrants / Migration
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Labour Migration
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Refugees / Displaced People
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Blind & Visually Impaired People
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Polarization, Political Polarization
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Influence of Media on Politics
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Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Politics
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Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
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Taliban
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Research in Media & Communication
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Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
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Qualitative Research Methods
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Inequalities
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Computers
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SMS
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Visual Cultures
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Access to Media & Information: Migrants, Refugees, Diasporas
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Adblocking
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Advertising Effects & Impact
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Advertising Markets & Industries
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Children
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Girls
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Indigenous People
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Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
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Geography
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Maps
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Audience Research
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Audience Research: Online Surveys
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Information Needs
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Information Use & Consumption
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Media Socialisation, Media Biographies, Media Life Journeys
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Media Use: Families
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Media Use: Influence of Religion
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Media Use: Public Service & State Media
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Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
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Mobile Phone Use: Elderly People
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Print Media Use, Press Readers
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Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
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Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
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E-Books & Digital Book Publishing
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Children and Media
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Children's Rights
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Digital Literacy: Children
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Media Reception & Effects: Children
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Street Children
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Communication Rights
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Plagiarism
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Media / Communication Control
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Storytelling
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Islamic State (Political-Religious Extremist Organization)
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Dealing With the Past
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Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Trauma, Coping with Trauma, Trauma Therapy
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Countering Misinformation & Rumours
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Discourse & Discourse Analysis
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Visual Anthropology
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Arts
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Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
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Cultural Exchange
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Cultural Identity
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Cultural Studies
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Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
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Gaming: Youth
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Clothing & Fashion
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Free Basics (Facebook Internet Access Programme)
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Development Studies, Development Research
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Development and Media
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Convergence of Media
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Digital Criticism
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Digital Labour, Digital Work
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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Spam & Scam
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Internet and Society / Social Change
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Internet Shutdowns
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Chat
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Digital Market Concentration
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Social Media Companies
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Online Public Relations
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Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
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Netflix
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Sexting (Sending Sexually Explicit Messages of Oneself to Others)
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LinkedIn
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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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Bilibili (Chinese Anime, Comics, Platform)
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Websites
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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ICTs and Development
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ICT Development Assistance
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ICT Industries & Markets
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ICT Indicators
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Diaspora Media
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Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
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Trust Building in Health & Emergency Communication
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Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
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Election Campaigns: Disinformation & Misinformation
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Media Literacy: Disinformation, Fake News, Hate Speech
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Documentation Systems
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Libraries
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Preservation of Information
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Game Industries, Game Production
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Informal Sector, Informal Economy
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Political Economy of Media
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Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Remittances
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Taxes
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Education and Communication / Media
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Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
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Training
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Elderly People: Tailored ICTs & Media
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Fair Technology
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Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
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Bias in News Media
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Self-Regulation of Media
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Feminism & Communication
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Sexuality
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Health Communication
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Counselling
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Food, Food Security, Nutrition
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Vaccination Campaigns & Vaccine Hesitancy
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Indigenous Communication
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Indigenous Identity & Communication
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Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
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International Communication
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Globalisation of Media
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Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Transnational Communication
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Radio Journalism
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Bilingualism, Multilingualism
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Linguistic Diversity: Internet & Digital Media
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Local Communication & Media
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Diffusion of Innovations
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Organizational Communication, Institutional Communication
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Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Literacy: Parents
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Media Law & Regulation
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Forced Labour & Human Trafficking
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Media Management
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Knowledge Management
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Music
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People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
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People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media
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Selfies, Self-Portrait Photographs
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Right-Wing Extremism
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Democracy
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Radicalisation: Influence of Media
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Public Opinion
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Trade Unions & Labor Movements: Communication Strategies
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Public Media, State Media
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Media Effects
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Media Reception
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Parasocial Interaction
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Social Participation
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Social Integration: Role of Media
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Religion and Communication
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Muslim Missonary Activities
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Jainism
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Symbols
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Youth & Religion
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Communication Research Design
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Research Methods
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Ethnographic Research
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Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
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Quantitative Research Methods
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Sampling (Survey Methodologies, Statistics)
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Survey Methods
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Science Communication & Research Dissemination
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Discrimination
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Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
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Civil Society
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Castes
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Social Classes
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Digital Television
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Open Source Software
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Telecommunications
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Mobile Phone Apps
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RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
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Urban Communication, Urban Media
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User-Generated Contents
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Visual Communication
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Youth and Media
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Youth Media
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Language
Document type
Countries / Regions
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Journals
Output Type

Routledge Handbook of New Media in Asia

London; New York: Routledge (2016), xii, 475 pp.
"While a decade ago much of the discussion of new media in Asia was couched in Occidental notions of Asia as a "default setting" for technology in the future, today we are seeing a much more complex picture of contesting new media practices and production. As "new media" becomes increasingly an ever ... more
"This article presents the attitudinal response of rural villagers in Papua New Guinea to mobile telephony, based on a threshold study made during the early stages of its adoption. The research indicates that the introduction of mobile telecommunications has generally been viewed positively, with mo ... more

Social Media in Northern Chile: Posting the Extraordinarily Ordinary

London: UCL Press;University College London (2016), xii, 218 pp.
"Based on 15 months of ethnographic research in the city of Alto Hospicio in northern Chile, this book describes how the residents use social media, and the consequences of this use in their daily lives. Nell Haynes argues that social media is a place where Alto Hospicio’s residents – or Hospice ... more

Use of Mobile Phones by the Rural Poor: Gender Perspectives from Selected Asian Countries

Bangkok: FAO;LIRNEasia;International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2016), xii, 51 pp.
"A qualitative study was conducted in Indonesia and Sri Lanka to understand the varied perceptions on the use and ownership of mobile phones [...] The study was conducted amongst four groups of people (urban men, urban women, rural men, and rural women) in each of two countries. The study found that ... more

Benchmarking Demand: Pakistan and the Internet Users’ Perspective

Philadelphia, PA: Annenberg School for Communication, Center for Global Communication Studies (CGCS) (2016), 27 pp.
"The percentage of Pakistanis using the Internet increased by 37.5% between 2009 and 2013, though overall internet penetration remains very low with only 11% of the population having access to the Internet". (Page 9) "Heavy internet users in Pakistan are very young (72% under 30 years of age), large ... more
"En Argentina hay más de 13 millones de niños, niñas y adolescentes (NNyA). 6 de cada 10 se comunican usando celular y 8 de cada 10 usan Internet. La tecnología atraviesa su existencia, impacta en sus modos de conocer, aprender, expresarse, divertirse y comunicarse. Para los chicos y chicas, los ... more
"This report is the fifth in a series of annual reports designed to capture key developments and data related to usage of social media in the Middle East. The past year has seen the continued growth of visual-led social networks, especially in the more affluent Gulf region. Meanwhile, the discernibl ... more
"It is too often assumed anyone can communicate via the internet or share in the benefits of easily available newspapers and free-to-air television or radio; this is not always true. Lower internet penetration and mobile broadband access in countries like Egypt and Tunisia, for example, stand in sha ... more

Social Media in Industrial China

London: UCL Press;University College London (2016), xiii, 222 pp.
"Described as the biggest migration in human history, an estimated 250 million Chinese people have left their villages in recent decades to live and work in urban areas. Xinyuan Wang spent 15 months living among a community of these migrants in a small factory town in southeast China to track their ... more
"La sostenibilidad de los medios depende en gran medida de las nuevas relaciones que tejen con su audiencia poniendo la tecnología a su servicio. El desafío al que el periodismo y los medios se enfrentan es pensar cómo usar la información que capturan de los recorridos de sus usuarios en la red ... more

Millennials en Latinoamérica: Una perspectiva desde Ecuador

Madrid; Barcelona: Fundación Telefónica;Ariel (2016), xi, 124 pp.
"El estudio se ocupa de analizar la relación de los millenials con la tecnología desde diferentes ámbitos de interés de su cotidianidad, como el trabajo, la educación, el acceso a la información o las actividades de ocio, y presenta una serie de retos y oportunidades alrededor de cada uno de e ... more

Paying for Access or Content? Blurred Understandings of Mobile Internet Data in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda

In: GlobDev 2016: Proceedings Annual Workshop of the AIS Special Interest Group for ICT in Global Development
Association for Information Systems AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) (2016), 11 pp.
"The paper addresses the blurred understandings of what developing country mobile internet users feel they are paying for. The move towards increasing online news and music consumption around the world has resulted in low growth in paid content consumption and a digital advertising market that is no ... more

Social Media in Rural China: Social Networks and Moral Frameworks

London: UCL Press;University College London (2016), xiii, 219 pp.
"Tom McDonald spent 15 months living in a small rural Chinese community researching how the residents use social media in their daily lives. His ethnographic findings suggest that, far from being left behind, many rural Chinese people have already integrated social media into their everyday experien ... more

Digital Faith: Social Media and the Enactment of Religious Identity in Pakistan

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Doctoral Thesis (2016), 256 pp.
"This thesis is a theoretically framed and historically informed sociological analysis of how digital technology usage shapes religious identity in Pakistan. The development literature is dominated by assumptions of technologically driven progress towards secularisation and studies of technology pro ... more
"Cyberpsychology is an emerging area of psychological study that aims to understand and explain all facets of online behaviour. This book brings together overviews from a number of leading authorities in the field, to suggest how academic theory and research can be applied to a variety of online beh ... more

Facets of Facebook: Use and Users

Berlin; Boston: De Gruyter Saur (2016), x, 328 pp.
"The debate on Facebook raises questions about the use and users of this information service. This collected volume gathers a broad spectrum of social science and information science articles about Facebook. Facebook has many facets, and we just look forward above all to the use and users. The facet ... more
"The survey indicates that radio remains the most widely accessed broadcast platform in Sierra Leone. In all, eight out of 10 (81%) Sierra Leoneans have access to radio, and 47% listen to it daily. Radio listenership is fractured, however, with no single station able to reach a national audience. Ar ... more

Cyberpsychologie: Leben im Netz. Wie das Internet uns verändert

München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag (dtv) (2016), 351 pp.
"Das Internet hat Auswirkungen auf die Persönlichkeit, auf Einstellungen und Werthaltungen. In der digitalen Welt kann sich jeder neu definieren, in die Anonymität abtauchen und ein neues Ich erfinden. Alle Facetten menschlicher Erfahrungen und Verhaltensweisen finden sich nicht nur wieder, sonder ... more
"Feminization of migration has emerged as a common livelihood strategy to alleviate poverty and escape difficult socioeconomic, cultural, and familial situations. Mobile phones have become the most crucial and pervasive communication device that enables migrants to be simultaneously mobile and conne ... more