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UNESCO & IPDC Media Assistance
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United Nations (UN)
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UNESCO
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Media Assistance
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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European Union (EU)
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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International Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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World Bank
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Freedom of Expression
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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UNICEF
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Media Law & Regulation
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Information Society
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
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Millenium Development Goals (MDG)
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Media & Communication Policies
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Communication Strategies
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Communicating Development Projects, Media in Development Programmes
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ICTs and Development
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World Information and Communication Order
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Council of Europe
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Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
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Media Assistance: Freedom of Expression & Safety of Journalists
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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ICT Development Assistance
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Mercosur
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Media Assistance: Donor Organizations
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Media Assistance Donors: Multilateral Organizations
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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OSCE Representative of Freedom of the Media
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Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
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Cultural Policies
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Cultural Diversity
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Development and Media
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Communication for Sustainable Development
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International Media & Communication Policies
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International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Media Assistance: Law & Regulation, Media Policy Consultancies
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Human Rights Protection
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Civil Society
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Planning & Implementation
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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
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Book Aid, Book Publishing Assistance, Book Donations
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Media Assistance: Film Funding
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Communication Rights
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Freedom of Expression Lobbying & Communication Rights Campaigning
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Community Radios
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Development Communication Projects: Case Studies
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Behaviour Change Communication
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Development Communication Theories
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ICT Policies
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Media Law & Regulation: International Standards & Practices
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Germany: Media Assistance Actors, Practices, Priorities
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Media Outlets, Media Associations
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Media & Communication Projects: Children
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World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
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Military: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Media Assistance: Community Radios
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Conflicts and Media
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Creative & Cultural Industries
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Cultural Cooperation (Development Aid)
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Donor Coordination, Funder Collaboration, Aid Harmonsation
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
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ICT Indicators
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Good Practice Examples
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Regional (Transnational) Integration & Communication
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Commonwealth
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Francophonie
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OSCE
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European Union: Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
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Media Assistance: Radio
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Media Development Indicators
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Public & State Television
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Transnational Advertising, International Advertising
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Advocacy
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Book Marketing, Branding & Promotion
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Book Policies (National & International)
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Children's Rights
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
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Violence Against Journalists & Media Personnel
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Government Communication Strategies
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Public Relations
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Community Media
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Community Radio Contents & Programming
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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Humanitarian Interventions
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Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
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Conflict Reporting, Armed Conflict Reporting
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Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
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Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare
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Media Assistance: Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation
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Culture (General)
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Reading Promotion
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UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005)
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Nonprofit Organizations, NGOs
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International Development Cooperation
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Development Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
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Rural Communication for Development
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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ICANN
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Internet
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
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Environmental Communication
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Biodiversity Communication
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Sustainable Development
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Gender in Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
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International Communication
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Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
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Influence of Media on Foreign & International Policies
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Transnational Media Corporations, International Media Companies
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OECD
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Windhoek Declaration on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Media (UNESCO, 1991)
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Media Assistance: Impacts, Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Media Assistance: Public Service Broadcasting
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Sweden: Media Assistance
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United Kingdom: Media Assistance
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Media, Mass Media
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Human Rights
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Law Enforcement, Litigations, Legal Practice, Case Law, Jurisdiction
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Television Law & Regulation
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Peace, Peacekeeping, Peace Building, Peace Movements
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Public & State Radios
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Radio Okapi (Democratic Republic of Congo)
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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Media Assistance: Access to Public Information
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Flow of Information
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Government Advertising, State Advertising
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Advocacy Campaigns
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Indigenous People
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Media Assistance: Authoritarian Countries
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Books
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Book Publishing
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Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina (CERLALC)
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Book Trade & Distribution
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Textbooks, Textbook Development, Publishing & Research
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Campaigning
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Campaigning: Planning & Implementation
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Development Communication Campaigns
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Catholic Church and Communication
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Child Abuse Reporting
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Child Protection, Protection of Minors
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Children's Media
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Christian Social Media Presence & Online Communities
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Cinema
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Films
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Latin American Cinema
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Public Film Policies, Film Legislation, Public Film Funding
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Television Programme & Format Trade
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Transnational Film Co-Productions
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Editorial Independence
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Intellectual Property
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Media / Communication Control
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Censorship
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Harassment & Intimidation of Journalists
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Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
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NGOs & Civil Society Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Strategic Communication Planning
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Community Television
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Participatory Communication
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Early Warning: Conflicts & Crises
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Media Assistance: Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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Media Law & Regulation in Conflict Areas
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War Reporting
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Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
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Rumours & Rumour Management
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Cultural Exchange
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Cultural Identity
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Literature
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Democracy Assistance
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Development Financing
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Communication for Governance & Accountability Program (CommGAP) (World Bank)
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Financing Nonprofit Organizations
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Development Projects: Planning & Implementation
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Development Theories
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Human Development
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Communication for Social Change
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Development Communication: Design & Implementation
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Development Communication: Donor Organizations
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Entertainment Education, Edutainment
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Radio for Development
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Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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Media Convergence
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Spam & Scam
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Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
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NGO Websites
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Artificial Intelligence
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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Media Assistance: Minority Media
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Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Media Policies & Regulations
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Romani People
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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International Humanitarian Crisis Reporting, Foreign Disaster Reporting
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Public Libraries
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Media Concentration
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Media Industries
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Music Markets
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Energy Supply, Electricity
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Investments
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Privatization
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Education and Communication / Media
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Educational Television
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Educational Policies
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Media Assistance: Educational & Instructional Media
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Training
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Journalism Ethics
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Codes of Journalistic Ethics
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Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
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Media Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Organizational Communication: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Feminism & Communication
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Gender Issues: Media Coverage
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Gender Relations
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Women (General)
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Developing Position Papers & Drawing up Recommendations
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Conferences
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Health Communication
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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Colonial Legacies
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History of Telecommunication
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Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Population
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Indigenous Rights, Indigenous Jurisdiction & Customary Law
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Intercultural Dialogue
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Foreign News, International News
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Globalisation of Media
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Satellite Television
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Transnational Television, International Television
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Transnational & Comparative Communication Research
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Transnational / International Civil Society Communication Networks & Strategies
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International Relations
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Global Governance
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International Organizations
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NATO
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United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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World Trade Orgaization (WTO)
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Awards & Prizes: Journalism Awards
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Journalism Education & Training
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Journalism Education Curricula
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Radio Journalism Education
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Television News
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News Agencies
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Election Reporting
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French Language
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Language Policies
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Arab States: Media Assistance (Provided by Arab States)
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Australia: Media Assistance
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Austria: Media Assistance
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Belgium: Media Assistance
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Canada: Media Assistance
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China: Media Assistance
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Denmark: Media Assistance
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France: Media Assistance
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Ireland: Media Assistance
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Japan: Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
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Knight Foundation
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Media Assistance: Elections
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Media Assistance: Financial Sustainability & Management
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Media Assistance: Good Practice Examples
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Media Assistance: Interaction with Foreign Policies
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Media Assistance: Interaction with Military Communication Strategies
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Media Assistance Research
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Media Assistance: Television
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Media Assistance: Youth Programmes & Media
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Netherlands: Media Assistance
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Norway: Media Assistance
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Portugal: Media Assistance
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Spain: Media Assistance
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Switzerland: Media Assistance
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Communication
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Communication Networks
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Information
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Organizational Communication, Institutional Communication
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Information Policies
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Media & Information Literacy
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Human Rights Violations
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Law, Legislation, Judiciary (General)
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Law & Regulation: Protection of Confidential Sources & Whistleblowers
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Licensing of Media
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Regulatory Bodies
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Rule of Law
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Change & Process Management
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Consulting, Consultants, Consultancies
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Contracts, Labour Agreements, Service Contracts
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Fundraising
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Organisational Development & Capacity Building
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Strategic Alliances, Strategic Partnerships
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Democratization
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Fragile / Post-Conflict States
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Agenda Setting
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Framing
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Political Communication
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Political Parties: Communication Strategies
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Propaganda
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Political Transition and Media
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Local Newspapers
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Rural Press
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Project Planning: Terms of Reference
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Project Financing
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Public Media, State Media
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Radio
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Radio Stations
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Research in Media & Communication
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Qualitative Analysis
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Political Indicators
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Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
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Science Communication & Research Dissemination
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Sciences, Natural Sciences
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Domestic Violence
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Social Policies
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Digital Television
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Informatics
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Satellite Communication & Information Services
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Satellites
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Technological Change, Technological Developments, Technological Progress
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Mobile Phone Apps
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Television
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Television Channels
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Youth & Digital Media
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Youth Media
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Analytical Overview of Implementation Reports on IPDC-Supported Projects
Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2018), 11 pp.
"This document presents an analytical overview of the implementation reports submitted by field offices on the implementation of non-earmarked IPDC projects approved by the 61 st IPDC Bureau meeting in March 2017. This document also includes an analysis of five years of analytical reports based on i
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Report on IPDC Special Initiatives and Emerging Issues
Paris: UNESCO, International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2018), 9 pp.
"This document presents an update on the activities undertaken with respect to IPDC Special Initiatives on 1) the Safety of Journalists and Issue of Impunity, 2) media-related indicators, 3) Global Initiative for Excellence in Journalism Education and 4) knowledge-driven media development: follow-up
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International Development Aid Beyond Money: The Push and Pull of Media Democracy Promotion in Three Mercosur Countries
Journal of Latin American Communication Research, volume 6, issue 1-2 (2018), pp. 116-134
"Media democracy promotion is a hidden form of international development aid (IDA). However, the dynamics underlying democracy promotion and their adaptation in local contexts is hardly considered when evaluating or theorizing international media development aid (IMDA). Multi-lateral organizations (
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UNESCO Policy on Engaging with Indigenous Peoples
Paris: UNESCO (2018), 38 pp.
"The UNESCO Policy on engaging with indigenous peoples guides the Organization’s work, in all areas of its mandate, that involve or are relevant for indigenous peoples and of potential benefit or risk to them. It ensures that the Organization’s policies, planning, programming and implementation
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Monitoring Media Sustainability: Economic and Business Revisions to Development Indicators
In: What is Sustainable Journalism? Integrating the Environmental, Social, and Economic Challenges of Journalism
New York et al.: Peter Lang (2018), pp. 243-256
"Robert G. Picard describes the evolvement of UNESCO's media development indicators. The chapter describes a growing focus on economic, financial and managerial dimensions, since, it argues, they pave the fundament to any sustainable, commercial or non-commercial journalistic venture. What Picard cr
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UNESCO's safety of journalists agenda: What impact?
Australian Journalism Review, volume 40, issue 2 (2018), pp. 29-35
"Mention journalists' safety in a conversation, and the spontaneous mental image is often that of a war correspondent. However, in 2017 at least, 55 per cent of the killings of journalists registered by UNESCO were not in countries with significant armed conflict (UNESCO, 2018a). In addition, and as
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UNICEF 2017 Report on Communication for Development (C4D): Global Progress and Country Level Highlights Across Programme Areas
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New York: UNICEF (2018), 72 pp.
"The following report summarizes how UNICEF and its partners have utilized Communication for Development strategies in their work during the period of UNICEF’s Strategic Plan 2014-2017, with an emphasis on 2017. The report captures the impact of these accomplishments on children and the communitie
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Evaluation of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC)
Paris: UNESCO (2018), 122 pp.
"The evaluation found that IPDC interventions have achieved important outcomes in several key areas. Furthermore, some of the results achieved are directly associated with features that are specific to IPDC and derive from its unique governance structures and instruments. In terms of key challenges,
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Youth Mobile 2018 Report: Empowering the Next Generation
Paris: UNESCO (2018), 16 pp.
"The UNESCO YouthMobile Initiative leverages the widespread availability of mobile phones to empower youth through digital skills training. Young people are introduced to coding as both a resource to solve local issues and a tool to develop complex learning skills. Through YouthMobile training, stud
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Compilation of IPDC Implementation Reports
Paris: International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2018), 92 pp.
"This document presents a compilation of the implementation reports submitted by field offices on the implementation of non-earmarked IPDC projects approved by the 61st IPDC Bureau Meeting in March 2017. During the 61st IPDC Bureau meeting held on 21-22 March 2017 in Paris, 44 projects in 38 countri
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The Critical Role of Mass Media in International Norm Diffusion: The Case of UNDP Human Development Reports
International Studies Perspectives, volume 18, issue 3 (2017), pp. 343-364
"What role does mass media play in the promotion of global norms? We address this question through an analysis of Human Development Reports (HDRs) produced by the United Nations Development Programme. Although HDRs have promoted human development ideology over the past twenty-five years, little is k
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Child Protection and UNICEF's Communication and Media Strategy: A Conflict-Related Study from Mindanao, the Philippines
"The author bases her analysis on five years of fieldwork in the conflict zones of Mindanao, the Philippines, where child protection is of critical importance. She works with the Nonviolent Peaceforce, which specializes in Unarmed Civilian Protection in close cooperation with the United Nations and
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UNESCO’s Research Agenda on the Safety of Journalists: Call for new academic research initiatives
In: The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression
Göteborg: Nordicom (2017), pp. 103-108
"Within this global context, UNESCO is the UN agency with the mandate to advance “the mutual knowledge and understanding of peoples, through all means of mass communication” and to promote “the free flow of ideas by word and image”. UNESCO has defined press freedom as designating the conditi
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The United Nations’ Role in Promoting the Safety of Journalists from 1945 to 2016
In: The Assault on Journalism. Building Knowledge to Protect Freedom of Expression
Göteborg: Nordicom (2017), pp. 45-60
"The United Nations (UN) has played an increasing role in promoting the safety of journalists. Yet little has been done to study its work from a historical perspective. This paper explores global attempts to promote journalist safety carried out by the UN system, from its inception in 1945 until 201
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When Media is Used to Incite Violence: The United Nations, Genocide, and Atrocity Crimes
"Adama Dieng and Simona Cruciani articulate how hate speech is defined, and draw out its possible consequences. Dieng makes the distinction between hate speech and incitement. Incitement is a very dangerous form of hate speech that can trigger violence and, in some instances, atrocity crimes and eve
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Convincing Rebel Fighters to Disarm: UN Information Operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Berlin: De Gruyter Oldenbourg (2017), xvi, 231 pp.
"Nigerian researcher Jacob Udo-Udo Jacob compares the impact on people in the Kivu provinces of eastern DR Congo of United Nations Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (MONUSCO) communication programmes encouraging militia to return to the country and Radio Okapi’s informative debate programme 'D
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Media Development, DAC, and China: Different Approaches, Same Public Diplomacy
Journal of Media Business Studies, volume 14, issue 1 (2017), pp. 25-37
"More than US $441 million was spent on media development worldwide in 2012, with African countries receiving 28% of that amount. This funding came from a variety of sources, including both established Development Assistance Committee (DAC) countries and emerging donors such as China. These countrie
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Media Assistance: Review of the Recent Literature and Other Donors’ Approaches
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iMedia Associates; Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) (2017), 82 pp.
"The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) has commissioned iMedia Associates (iMedia) to conduct a Capitalisation Exercise (CapEx) of its media assistance, with the primary objective of examining its current programmes and bringing out lessons learned. As the second output of this CapE
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