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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
31
Digital & Social Media Use: Children
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Facebook
22
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
17
Mobile Phone Use: Women
15
Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
15
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
13
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
11
COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
11
Gender and ICTs / Internet
10
Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
9
Audiences & Users
8
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
5
Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Audience Research Methods
5
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
4
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
4
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
4
Electronic Commerce
4
Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Digital Media Markets
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Podcasts
4
Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Influencers (Social Media)
4
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
4
Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Youth & Religious Communication
4
Access to Media & Information: Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities
3
Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
3
Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
3
Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
3
Audience Research: Planning & Implementing Surveys
3
Internet & Social Media Use: Minorities
3
Media Use: Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups
3
Media Literacy: Children
3
Media Freedom, Press Freedom
3
Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
3
Community Telecommunication Networks
3
Participatory Communication
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
3
Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
3
Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
3
WeChat (Messaging, Social Media & Mobile Payment App, China)
3
Social Media in Political Communication
3
Blogging, Blogs
3
Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
3
Telegram
3
WhatsApp
3
Virtual Reality
3
Identifying & Researching Disinformation
3
Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
3
Rural Women & Communication
3
COVID-19 Communication
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Therapeutical Use of Communication & Media
3
Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Local News
3
Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
3
Family Communication
3
Media Literacy: Youth
3
Internet Governance, Internet Policies
3
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
2
Disinformation Consumption & Perception
2
Health Information Access & Use
2
Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
2
Media Use: Indigenous Populations
2
Media Use: Rural Populations
2
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
2
Christian Social Media Presence & Online Communities
2
Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
2
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
2
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
2
Filter Bubbles & Echo Chambers
2
Weibo (Microblogging Website, China)
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Streaming Media
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
2
Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
2
ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Policies
2
Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Gender & Religious Communication
2
Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
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Gender Relations
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News
2
Media & Communication Policies
2
Financing Media: Customer Payments, Subscription Models, User-Based Financing
2
Female Migrants / Migration
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Labour Migration
2
Refugees / Displaced People
2
Blind & Visually Impaired People
2
Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
2
Polarization, Political Polarization
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Influence of Media on Politics
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Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Politics
2
Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
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Taliban
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Research in Media & Communication
2
Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
2
Qualitative Research Methods
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Inequalities
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Computers
2
SMS
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
2
Theories of Communication & Media
2
Visual Cultures
2
Access to Media & Information: Migrants, Refugees, Diasporas
1
Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
1
Adblocking
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Advertising Effects & Impact
1
Advertising Markets & Industries
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Children
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Girls
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Indigenous People
1
Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
1
Geography
1
Maps
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Audience Research
1
Audience Research: Online Surveys
1
Information Needs
1
Information Use & Consumption
1
Media Socialisation, Media Biographies, Media Life Journeys
1
Media Use: Families
1
Media Use: Influence of Religion
1
Media Use: Public Service & State Media
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Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
1
Mobile Phone Use: Elderly People
1
Print Media Use, Press Readers
1
Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
1
Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
1
E-Books & Digital Book Publishing
1
Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
1
Children and Media
1
Children's Rights
1
Digital Literacy: Children
1
Media Reception & Effects: Children
1
Street Children
1
Communication Rights
1
Plagiarism
1
Media / Communication Control
1
Storytelling
1
Islamic State (Political-Religious Extremist Organization)
1
Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
1
Dealing With the Past
1
Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
1
Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
1
Trauma, Coping with Trauma, Trauma Therapy
1
Countering Misinformation & Rumours
1
Discourse & Discourse Analysis
1
Visual Anthropology
1
Arts
1
Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
1
Cultural Exchange
1
Cultural Identity
1
Cultural Studies
1
Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
1
Gaming: Youth
1
Clothing & Fashion
1
ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
1
Free Basics (Facebook Internet Access Programme)
1
Development Studies, Development Research
1
Development and Media
1
Social Change & Media / Communication
1
Convergence of Media
1
Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
1
Digital Criticism
1
Digital Labour, Digital Work
1
Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
1
Spam & Scam
1
Internet and Society / Social Change
1
Internet Shutdowns
1
Chat
1
Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
1
Digital Market Concentration
1
Social Media Companies
1
Online Public Relations
1
Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
1
Netflix
1
Sexting (Sending Sexually Explicit Messages of Oneself to Others)
1
LinkedIn
1
Religion in Social Media
1
Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
1
Bilibili (Chinese Anime, Comics, Platform)
1
Websites
1
Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
1
ICTs and Development
1
ICT Development Assistance
1
ICT Industries & Markets
1
ICT Indicators
1
World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
1
Diaspora Media
1
Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Trust Building in Health & Emergency Communication
1
Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
1
Election Campaigns: Disinformation & Misinformation
1
Health Disinformation & Misinformation
1
Media Literacy: Disinformation, Fake News, Hate Speech
1
Documentation Systems
1
Libraries
1
Preservation of Information
1
Digital Economies & Markets
1
Game Industries, Game Production
1
Informal Sector, Informal Economy
1
Political Economy of Media
1
Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
1
Remittances
1
Taxes
1
Education and Communication / Media
1
Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
1
Training
1
Elderly People: Tailored ICTs & Media
1
Fair Technology
1
Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
1
Bias in News Media
1
Self-Regulation of Media
1
Feminism & Communication
1
Sexuality
1
Health Communication
1
Counselling
1
Food, Food Security, Nutrition
1
Vaccination Campaigns & Vaccine Hesitancy
1
Indigenous Communication
1
Indigenous Identity & Communication
1
Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
1
International Communication
1
Globalisation of Media
1
Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
1
Transnational Communication
1
Radio Journalism
1
Bilingualism, Multilingualism
1
Linguistic Diversity: Internet & Digital Media
1
Local Communication & Media
1
Diffusion of Innovations
1
Organizational Communication, Institutional Communication
1
Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
1
Media & Information Literacy
1
Media Literacy: Parents
1
Media Law & Regulation
1
Forced Labour & Human Trafficking
1
Media Management
1
Knowledge Management
1
Music
1
People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
1
People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media
1
Selfies, Self-Portrait Photographs
1
Right-Wing Extremism
1
Democracy
1
Radicalisation: Influence of Media
1
Public Opinion
1
Trade Unions & Labor Movements: Communication Strategies
1
Public Media, State Media
1
Media Effects
1
Media Reception
1
Parasocial Interaction
1
Social Participation
1
Social Integration: Role of Media
1
Religion and Communication
1
Muslim Missonary Activities
1
Jainism
1
Symbols
1
Youth & Religion
1
Communication Research Design
1
Research Methods
1
Ethnographic Research
1
Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
1
Quantitative Research Methods
1
Sampling (Survey Methodologies, Statistics)
1
Survey Methods
1
Science Communication & Research Dissemination
1
Discrimination
1
Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
1
Civil Society
1
Castes
1
Social Classes
1
Digital Television
1
Open Source Software
1
Telecommunications
1
Mobile Phone Apps
1
RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
1
Urban Communication, Urban Media
1
User-Generated Contents
1
Visual Communication
1
Youth and Media
1
Youth Media
1
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Journals
Output Type
"David Nemer draws on extensive ethnographic fieldwork to provide a rich account of how favela residents engage with technology in community technology centers and in their everyday lives. Their stories reveal the structural violence of the information age. But they also show how those oppressed by ... more
"The video-sharing social media platform TikTok has experienced a rapid rise in use since its release in 2016. While its popularity is undeniable, at the first glance, it seems to offer features already available on previously existing and wellestablished platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, and Fa ... more
"Internally Displaced People (IDP) have received less attention in ICT4D research. This study examines how IDP in Africa use mobile phones to enhance their social inclusion. We employed Sen’s Capability Approach as the theoretical lens and a qualitative case study as a methodology. Qualitative dat ... more
"Radio remains overwhelmingly the most common source for news in Africa. On average across 34 surveyed countries, two-thirds (68%) of respondents tune in at least a few times a week. Digital media use for news is growing quickly. Between 2014/2015 and 2019/2021, the share of Africans who get news fr ... more
"This study sought to assess the hypothesis that age and gender are associated with the VIAMO digital platform usage in our GOAL project UNITLIFE. The study identified significant gender- and age-based differentials in the platform usage. These findings are interpreted as suggestive evidence that mo ... more
"The emergence of social media in the late 90s resulted in information dissemination and consumption transformation. Social networking sites have increasingly been popular and appealing to youths, who often spend much time navigating across the platforms, exploiting the communication affordances. Wh ... more
"This article addresses the multifaceted and far-reaching implications of digital inequality (DI), drawing upon emerging trends and examples. The aim is to sensitize policymakers, practitioners, and academics to issues surrounding DI and foster a common and deeper understanding among relevant stakeh ... more
"WeChat, launched in 2011, has rapidly become the most favoured Chinese social media. Globally available, equally popular both inside and outside China and widely adopted by Chinese migrants, WeChat has fundamentally changed the ways in which Mandarin-speaking migrants conduct personal messaging, en ... more

Weibo Feminism: Expression, Activism, and Social Media in China

London; New York: Bloomsbury Academic (2022), 215 pp.
"On China's biggest social media platform, Weibo, feminists are staying one step ahead of the censors. Weibo Feminism is the first book to explore in-depth the connections and forms of resistance that feminist activists in China are making in online spaces despite increasing crackdowns on free speec ... more
"Social media, with its generally reported adverse effects, has become prevalent in daily lives of young people in Zimbabwe. The aim of this article is to outline the effects of social media on youth behaviour in Zimbabwe, as described by the Ruwa youths in Harare. The article reports the results of ... more
"Die Box ist eine Sammlung von 16 ausgewählten Methoden aus der medienpädagogischen Praxis der Projekte klicksafe und Handysektor. Hier lernen Jugendliche das eigene Nutzungsverhalten auszuwerten, digitale Geräte bewusster einzusetzen und über digitales Wohlbefinden nachzudenken. Die Strategien ... more
"Ofcom has identified three features not currently captured under the existing regulatory framework that may present a risk to media plurality: online intermediaries and their algorithms control the prominence they give to different news sources and stories; the basis on which online intermediaries ... more

Digital 2022: Global Overview Report

We Are Social;Hootsuite (2022), 300 slides
"Double-digit annual growth has taken the global social media user figure to 4.62 billion, and current trends indicate that it will equal 60 percent of the world’s total population within the next few months. COVID-19 continues to hamper research into internet adoption though, resulting in reporti ... more
"This study analyses the impacts of COVID-19 and its associated public policy responses on digital and intersectional inequality in South Africa from a demand-side perspective. The overarching research question it seeks to address is: To what extent were people in South Africa able to mitigate the n ... more

Qualitative Research Using Social Media

London; New York: Routledge (2022), viii, 203 pp.
"[This book] guides the reader in what different kinds of qualitative research can be applied to social media data. It introduces students, as well as those who are new to the field, to developing and carrying out concrete research projects. The book takes the reader through the stages of choosing d ... more

Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2022

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2022), 161 pp.
"Trust in the news has fallen in almost half the countries in our survey, and risen in just seven, partly reversing the gains made at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. On average, around four in ten of our total sample (42%) say they trust most news most of the time. Finland remains the countr ... more