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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
1
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
1
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
1
Radicalisation: Influence of Media
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Public Opinion
1
Trade Unions & Labor Movements: Communication Strategies
1
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
1
Muslim Missonary Activities
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Jainism
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Symbols
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Youth & Religion
1
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)
1
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
1
Discrimination
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Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
1
Civil Society
1
Castes
1
Social Classes
1
Digital Television
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Open Source Software
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Telecommunications
1
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
1
Youth and Media
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Youth Media
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Face-To-Face Survey Overview Summary Results

London: Balancing Act (2014), 50 pp.
"Mobile ownership in all of the four surveys [in Ghana, Nothern Nigeria, Senegal and Tanzania] was around 90%, making the mobile phone the most widely owned device media device, both used as a media carrier (radio) and a media in its own right (Internet, SMS) [...] Radio remains the dominant medium ... more
"Feature phone users are significantly more likely to use the Internet almost as much radio and TV for news and information. This is not an either/or set of choices but the Internet is part of the range of media they use. Internet is in second position in Nigeria, third position in Ethiopia and Keny ... more
This report is based on a quantitative study of 3500 children, aged from 9 to 16 years in seven countries, and a qualitative study with 327 children and 230 adults (parents, teachers and educators) in nine European countries (Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain ... more

Social Media in the Middle East: The Story of 2013

ictQATAR, Social Impact Department (2014), 30 slides

Cross-National Comparative Perspectives from the World Internet Project

In: The Oxford Handbook of Internet Studies
William H. Dutton (ed.)
Oxford: Oxford University Press (2014), pp. 216-236
"This chapter reviews the diffusion, uses, and impacts of the Internet worldwide and over time. The World Internet Project has been intended to become the vehicle for tracking what happens as households and nations adopt and use the Internet. The study of the connection between the Internet and soci ... more
"In recent years, cyberculture has informally reported a phenomenon named the 1% rule, or 90-9-1 principle, which seeks to explain participatory patterns and network effects within Internet communities. The rule states that 90% of actors observe and do not participate, 9% contribute sparingly, and 1 ... more

Baseline Study Report on Women Access to Information Through Mobile and Media Communication Services

Liberia Women Media Action Committee (LIWOMAC);United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) (2014), 38 pp.
"Out of a total 400 participants, 374 respondents, representing 93.5%, know how to use cell phones, while 26, representing 6.5%, have no knowledge whatsoever about cell phone usage. This finding is indicative of a relatively high knowledge of mobile phones utility. The result also indicates that Lon ... more

Digital in the Americas 2014

We Are Social (2014), 229 pp.

Digital News Report 2014

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2014), 93 pp.
"The use of smartphones and tablets has jumped significantly in the past year, with fewer people using their computers for news. More than a third of online news users across all countries (39%) use two or more digital devices each week for news and a fifth (20%) now say their mobile phone is their ... more
"As 75 percent of the world’s mobile subscriptions are in developing countries, studies of use patterns are essential to broader understanding. However, scholars should engage with existing theory and literature in order to operate within a framework and expand readership. Rigorous and ethical res ... more
"This article focuses on the psycho-social dimension of the diaspora through an examination of the online news consumption practices of the Zimbabwean diaspora. The objective is to contribute on theoretical debates about the way in which the diaspora imagine their citizenship in the digital age. Dat ... more
"This study examines how Tibetan teens use the mobile phone to maintain their social networks and how their social network connections via the mobile phone in turn affect their psychological well-being. In doing so, the study explores the effect of motives for mobile phone use and mobile phone skill ... more
"This paper analyzes the dissemination of ‘Hijaber’ style through different forms of cyber media (blogs and social network sites) in order to determine how young, computer savvy Muslim Indonesians explore their gender and religious identities while working in the ‘creative economy’ through c ... more

2014 Asia Pacific Digital Overview

We Are Social (2014), 213 pp.
"Youth in this study treat new media and technologies as one limited component of otherwise rich lives and social experiences. While new technologies promote individualistic mobility, Indian youth of small towns and rural places still live in collective social structures that shape their orientation ... more
"This article presents an ethnographic study of the adoption and use of Facebook among urban Indian youth from socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Mobile-centric use of the Internet is widely prevalent here as general packet radio service (GPRS)-enabled mobile phones and data plans have bec ... more
"This article explores how Facebook is used by South African youth, with particular reference to their political participation and involvement. Research has shown the declining involvement of young people in political processes, particularly since democratic elections in 1994. This is an internation ... more
"The category of youth has been a strategically important focus in the development of mobile communication and media research. This paper reviews the themes and findings of the first phase of youth and mobile phone research, followed by a phase of new work just underway on youth and mobile media and ... more
"Undoubtedly, politicians have awoken to the political power of social media and it will be increasingly adopted as a mainstream means of information distribution and communications as voters and young people are becoming more politically active in a number of the jurisdictions surveyed in this book ... more

The World Internet Project: International Report

Los Angeles: USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Center for the Digital Future, 5th ed. (2013), 87 pp.