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Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Journalism
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Harassment & Intimidation of Journalists
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Self-Censorship
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Journalists
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Textbooks, Textbook Development, Publishing & Research
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation
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Investigative Journalism
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Media Capture, Vested Political & Other Interests in the Media
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Everyday Life
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Exile Journalism, Exile Media
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Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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War Reporting
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Financing Digital / Online Media
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
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Environmental Journalism
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Journalism Ethics
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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Election Reporting
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Politics and Media
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Political Transition and Media
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Independent & Oppositional Media in Authoritarian Regimes
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Book Policies (National & International)
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Film Actors, Directors & Producers, Filmmakers
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Violence Against Journalists & Media Personnel
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Community Participation in Community Media
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Development Assistance
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Journalism / Communication Training Centers
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Media Assistance Donors: Foundations & Private Donors
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Freedom of Expression
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Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists & Media Personnel
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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NGOs & Civil Society Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Foreign Conflict Reporting, International War Reporting
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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Development Aid Reporting
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Rural Radio Programmes, Rural Radios, Rural Development & Radio
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Podcasts
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Facebook
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Journalistic Social Media Use
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Information Management
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Media Ownership
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Political Economy of Media
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Bribery & Corruption in Journalism
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Fact-Checking & Verification of Sources
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Good Practice Examples
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Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
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Foreign Correspondents
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Foreign News, International News
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Journalistic Quality
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Local Journalism
4
Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
4
Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
4
Political Communication
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Newspapers
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Islamist Communications & Media
4
Non-Western Communication Approaches
4
Access to Media & Information
3
Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
3
Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
3
Information Needs
3
National Cinemas, National Film Production
3
Editorial Independence
3
Editorial Independence: Influence of Media Owners
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Government Communication Strategies
3
Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
3
Community Media
3
Community Reporters, Media Volunteers
3
Participatory Communication
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Crime & Violence Reporting
3
Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
3
Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
3
Digital Media Initiatives (Case Studies)
3
Digital Media Landscapes
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Digital Media Startups
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Digital Media Management, Online Media Management
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
3
Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Documenting Human Rights Violations
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Educational Radio Programmes
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Media Assistance: Environmental Communication
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Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
3
China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Investigative Journalism: Impact
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Journalism Education Curricula
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Photojournalism
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Local Radios, Local Radio Programmes
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Media Management
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Polarization, Political Polarization
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Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers, Elites
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Rohingya
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Youth, Adolescents
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Open Data
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Advertisers
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Local Advertising & Local Advertising Markets
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Information Needs in Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
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Media Use: Youth
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Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
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Book Aid, Book Publishing Assistance, Book Donations
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Book Publishing
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Book Trade & Distribution
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Campaigning: Experiences
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Election Campaigns
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Catholic Church: Media Representation & Reporting
2
Child Abuse: Digital Media
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Christian Social Media Presence & Online Communities
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Female Film Actors, Directors & Producers
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Latin American Cinema
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Communication Rights
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Media Donors
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Freedom of Expression Lobbying & Communication Rights Campaigning
2
Media Assistance: Freedom of Expression & Safety of Journalists
2
Media / Communication Control
2
Killings of Journalists & Media Personnel
2
Nonprofit Public Relations & Marketing
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Experiences
2
Community Newspapers, Community Press
2
Community Radio Associations & Networks
2
Community Radio & Gender
2
Community Radio Management
2
Community Radio Regulation & Licensing
2
Media Assistance: Community Radios
2
Participatory Videos & Community Filmmaking
2
Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation: Role of Media
2
Dealing With the Past
2
Extremism & Terrorism Reporting
2
Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
2
Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
2
Countering Misinformation & Rumours
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Theatre for Development
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Donor Coordination, Funder Collaboration, Aid Harmonsation
2
Donor Agencies
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Radio for Development
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
2
Social Media in Political Communication
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Social Media
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Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
2
Influencers (Social Media)
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Twitter & Microblogs
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YouTube
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Artificial Intelligence
2
Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
2
Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Reporting
2
Earthquakes, Floods, Tsunamis, Natural Disasters
2
International Humanitarian Crisis Reporting, Foreign Disaster Reporting
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Nonprofit Journalism, Nonprofit Media
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Financing Radio
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Foreign Investments
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Training of Trainers, Teacher Education
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Environmental Communication
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Countering Defamation & Harassment
2
Impact Assessment & Outcome Evaluation
2
Feminism & Communication
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Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
2
Health Campaigns: Experiences
2
Health Journalism
2
Health: Media Representation (Factual & Fictional)
2
HIV / AIDS Communication
2
Media Assistance: Health Communication
2
Indigenous Radio Broadcasting
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Africa: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
2
Foreign Countries: Reporting & Media Representation
2
Media Assistance: Journalism Exchange Programmes
2
Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
2
Transnational Journalism Cooperation & News Exchange
2
Financing Journalism
2
Freelance Journalists & Media Workers
2
Local News
2
News Values, News Selection Criteria
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Corruption Reporting & Role of Media in Curbing Corruption
2
Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
2
Religion: Media Representation
2
Religious Journalism, Religion News
2
Science Journalism
2
Local Press
2
Local Television
2
Media Assistance: Cooperation Among Stakeholders, Power Relations, Ownership
2
Media Assistance: Governance, Accountability, Combating Corruption
2
Media Assistance: Implementing Organizations
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Internews
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Media & Communication Policies
2
Media & Information Literacy
2
Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
2
Human Rights Violations
2
Financing Media, Financial Media Management
2
Financing Media: Customer Payments, Subscription Models, User-Based Financing
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Financing Not-For-Profit & Community Media
2
Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
2
Accountability & Transparency
2
Populism
2
Fragile / Post-Conflict States
2
Radicalisation: Influence of Media
2
Magazines
2
Weekend Nation (Weekly, Malawi)
2
Public Media, State Media
2
Radio Dramas, Radio Soap Operas, Radio Fiction
2
Taliban
2
Islam and Communication
2
Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
2
China Global Television Network, CGTN (formerly China Central Television, CCTV)
2
User-Generated Contents
2
Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
2
Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
2
Access to Media & Information: Migrants, Refugees, Diasporas
1
Information Selection
1
Advertising
1
Advertising Ethics
1
Government Advertising, State Advertising
1
Print Media Advertising
1
Television Advertising
1
Advocacy Journalism
1
Advocacy & Political Films
1
Film & Video Advocacy / Activism
1
Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
1
Media Advocacy, Media Activism
1
Agricultural Issues: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Environmental & Land Conflicts
1
Shamba Shape Up (Agricultural Reality TV Programme, Kenya)
1
Audience Clubs & Listener Groups
1
Audience Research
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Book Reading Habits, Book Readers, Book Consumption
1
Community Radio Audiences & Use
1
Digital & Social Media Use: Children
1
Elderly People: Internet & Social Media Use
1
Information Needs: Migrants
1
Mobile Phone Use: Children
1
Media Use: Foreign / International Media
1
Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
1
Mobile Phone Use: Youth
1
Radio Use: Youth
1
Print Media Use, Press Readers
1
Religious Media Use, Religious Media Audiences
1
Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
1
Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
1
Clandestine Radios
1
Bestsellers
1
African Publishers Network (APNET)
1
Children's Books & Literature
1
E-Books & Digital Book Publishing
1
Literary / Fiction Book Publishing
1
Development Communication Campaigns
1
Catholic Church: Communication Education & Training
1
Catholic Church: Public Relations & Institutional Communication
1
Catholic Communicators & Journalists
1
Catholic Digital Media Presence & Online Communities
1
Radio Cutivalú (Piura, Peru)
1
Radio Ecclesia (Luanda, Angola)
1
Radio Fe y Alegría (Venezuela)
1
Radio San Gabriel (El Alto, Bolivia)
1
Diocesan Catholic Communication Work
1
Children and Media
1
Children's Films
1
Clergy, Bishops, Priests
1
Holy Mass Transmission: Television & Social Media
1
Pentecostal Churches & Communication
1
African Cinema
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Asian Cinema
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Celebrities, Idols, Stars
1
Film Trade, Film Export & Import
1
Feature Films
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Hollywood
1
Film Markets
1
Data Protection: Law & Regulation
1
Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
1
Editorial Independence: Influence of Economic Factors
1
Plagiarism
1
Internet Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
1
Indirect Censorship, Soft Censorship
1
United Nations Plan of Action on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity
1
OSCE Representative of Freedom of the Media
1
Development Organizations: Communication Strategies & Media Representation
1
Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
1
Military: Communication Strategies & Practices
1
Development Aid Public Relations, Development Public Awareness Raising
1
Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
1
Press Releases & Press Conferences
1
Community Media Management
1
ALER
1
Community Radio Concepts & Principles
1
Community Radio Policies
1
Community Television
1
Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
1
Genocides
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Religion and Conflicts, Religious Conflicts, Religious Violence
1
Boko Haram
1
War Crimes
1
Conflict-Sensitive Language
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Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
1
Media Assistance: Conflict Prevention, Mediation & Reconciliation
1
Religious Communication in Conflicts & Peacebuilding
1
Contents of Media
1
Content Analysis (Research Method)
1
Anthropology of Media & Communication
1
Arts
1
Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
1
Creative & Cultural Industries
1
Cultural Diversity
1
Cultural Studies
1
Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
1
Foreign Cultural Policies & Cooperation
1
Literature
1
African Writers Series (Heinemann Publishers)
1
Authors, Writers
1
Reading Promotion
1
Democracy Assistance
1
Digitalization in NGOs, Civil Society & Development Organizations
1
Development Communication Projects: Case Studies
1
ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
1
Government Development Cooperation, Official Development Assistance (ODA)
1
Behaviour Change Communication
1
Development and Media
1
Development Communication: Monitoring & Evaluation
1
Development Communication Research
1
Edutainment Television Programmes
1
Information for Development
1
Influence of Media on Development Aid
1
Rural Communication for Development
1
Digital Communication, Digital Media
1
Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
1
Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
1
Data Journalism, Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting
1
Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
1
Digital Labour, Digital Work
1
Google
1
Internet
1
Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
1
Online Magazines & Newspapers
1
Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
1
Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
1
Telegram
1
TikTok
1
Websites
1
Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
1
Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
1
Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
1
Female ICT Sector Personnel / Professionals
1
ICTs and Development
1
Mobile Phone Markets
1
ICT Policies
1
Affirmative Action
1
Discrimination in Language & Media
1
Diaspora Media
1
Ethnic Press, Minority Press
1
LGBT & Communication / Media
1
Minority Journalists
1
Prisoners & Communication / Media
1
Racism in Communication & Media
1
Racism in Social Media & Digital Communication
1
Uyghurs, Uighurs
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
1
Disaster Risk & Preparedness Communication, Disaster Prevention Communication
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Media Assistance: Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
1
Reporting on Disinformation & Misinformation
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Information Processing
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Economics of Media
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Commercial Broadcasting
1
Local Media Economics & Markets, Local Media Financing
1
Press Markets
1
Media Ownership Regulation & Transparency
1
Print Media Economics
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Alternative Economy, Solidarity Economy, Social Economy Businesses, Fair Trade
1
Civic Education: Use & Role of Media
1
Radio Schools
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Educational Games, Serious Games
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Educational Media: Effects & Effectiveness
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Instructional Media & Teaching Materials
1
Primary Education
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Divine Word University (Papua New Guinea)
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Entertainment and Media / Communication
1
Extractive Industries & Mining Reporting
1
Ethics in Media & Communication
1
Objectivity & Veracity of Reporting
1
Sensationalist Journalism, Yellow Press
1
Ubuntu (Ethical Concept of Southern African Origin)
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Evaluation: Communication & Media
1
Media Assistance: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
1
Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
1
Gender and Radio
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Gender & Religious Communication
1
Gender & Television
1
Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence: Media Representation & Reporting
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Housemaids
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Media Reception & Effects: Women
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Decolonial & Non-Western Approaches
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Moderation / Facilitation Skills & Techniques
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Mental Health (General)
1
Vaccination Campaigns & Vaccine Hesitancy
1
Decolonisation & Independence (General)
1
History (General)
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History of Radio
1
Ethnicity in Communication
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Indigenous Movements, Indigenous Organizations
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Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Population
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China: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
1
Germany: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
1
Globalisation of Media
1
Image Abroad
1
Influence of Media on Foreign & International Policies
1
Latin America: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
1
International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
1
Satellite Television
1
Transnational Media Corporations, International Media Companies
1
Colonialism
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International Organizations
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United Nations (UN)
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Associations & Networks of Journalists
1
International Federation of Journalists (IFJ)
1
Reporters Sans Frontièrs
1
Collaborative Journalism, Journalism Cooperation
1
Media Assistance: Investigative Journalism
1
Undercover Journalism
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Journalism Studies: Research Projects
1
Stringers & Fixers (Journalism)
1
Youth Journalists, Youth Correspondents, Youth Media Volunteers
1
Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Television News
1
News Agencies
1
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN)
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Xinhua (News Agency, China)
1
Newsroom Management
1
Radio Journalism
1
Reporting & Media Representation: Specific Issues
1
Business & Economics Journalism
1
Court Reporting & Media Representation of Judicial System
1
Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Forced Labour & Human Trafficking: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Media Reporting, Reporting on Journalism & Communication Issues
1
Political Reporting
1
Government & Government Performance: Media Representation & Reporting
1
Sexual Abuse Reporting, Sexual Violence Reporting
1
Television Journalism
1
Local Communication & Media
1
China: Media Assistance
1
Media Assistance Donors: Corporate Donors
1
Media Assistance: Effects
1
Media Assistance: Exile Media
1
Media Assistance: Financial Sustainability & Management
1
Media Assistance: Impacts, Effectiveness, Efficiency
1
BBC Media Action
1
International Media Support (IMS) (Media Development NGO, Denmark)
1
Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA)
1
Media Assistance: Institutional Support & Core Funding
1
Media Assistance: Law & Regulation, Media Policy Consultancies
1
Media Assistance: Mapping of Programs & Donors
1
Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
1
Media Assistance: Post-Socialist Countries
1
Media Assistance: Regional Approaches & Experiences
1
Media Assistance Research
1
Media Assistance: Research Communication
1
Media Assistance: Transition Countries & Defective Democracies
1
Media Development Indicators
1
Informal Communication Channels, Networks & Structures
1
Media Literacy: Parents
1
Media Literacy: Primary Education
1
Media Literacy: Secondary Education
1
Media System Analyses & Typologies
1
Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
1
Social Media Landscapes
1
Transition Countries: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
1
Criminal Law & Criminal Prosecution
1
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)
1
Law, Legislation, Judiciary (General)
1
Media Law & Regulation: Transitional Countries
1
Press Law & Regulation
1
Radio Law & Regulation
1
Financing Press & Print Media
1
Crowdfunding
1
Human Resources Development, Personnel Management
1
Media Management Training
1
Organisational & Governing Structures of Media
1
Print Media Management
1
Self-Management
1
BBC
1
Deutsche Welle
1
Radio Free Asia (RFA)
1
Voice of America
1
Female Migrants / Migration
1
Forced Migration, Forced Displacement
1
Migrants
1
Migrants & Refugees: Tailor-Made Media Products & Information Services
1
Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
1
Youth Migrants, Youth Refugees, Youth Dasporas
1
People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
1
Media Workers with Disabilities
1
People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media
1
People with Disabilities: Reporting & Media Representation
1
People with Disabilities: Tailored ICT & Media Products
1
Photographers
1
Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
1
Guerillas, Insurgent Groups, Revolutionary Movements
1
FARC (Insurgent Group, Colombia)
1
Political Resistance
1
Semi-Authoritarian Regimes & Defective Democracies
1
Statebuilding
1
Agenda Setting
1
Election Campaigns: Social Media
1
Governance & Accountability as Focus of Radio Programmes
1
Political Magazines
1
Political Television Programmes & Political Talkshows
1
Public Spheres
1
Trade Unions & Labor Movements: Communication Strategies
1
Local Newspapers
1
Kompas (Newspaper, Indonesia)
1
Wantok (Newspaper, Papua New Guinea)
1
Rural Press
1
Public Service Broadcasting
1
Public Service Broadcasting: Contents & Programming
1
Radio
1
Radio Debates, Radio Talk Shows, Call-In Radio Programmes
1
Youth Radio Programmes, Youth Radio Stations, School Radios
1
Radio Programming, Programme Structures & Schedules
1
Radio Ndeke Luka (Central African Republic)
1
Radio Okapi (Democratic Republic of Congo)
1
University Radios
1
Partnership
1
Manipulation
1
Socialization
1
COVID-19 Pandemic & Religion
1
Islamism
1
Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
1
Youth & Religion
1
Research in Media & Communication
1
Television Studies & Research
1
Research Methods
1
Data Analysis & Interpretation
1
Digital Sources
1
Media Sustainability Index (MSI)
1
Interviewing (Journalistic Genre)
1
Researchers
1
Rural Issues: Media Representation & Reporting
1
Science Communication & Research Dissemination
1
Buen Vivir / Good Living
1
Civil Society
1
Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Minorities
1
Networks & Networking
1
Adults
1
Social Change
1
Castes
1
Dalits
1
Technological Change, Technological Developments, Technological Progress
1
Telecommunication Industries & Markets
1
Television
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Al-Jazeera
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"We started by performing fieldwork in five countries, covering the four main SSA regions: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda. We then conducted 116 interviews across 78 organizations, covering the overall ecosystem: mobile network operators (MNOs), aggreg ... more
"Afghan journalists have been experiencing a deteriorating situation, due to a multitude of threats. They operate in a situation of low popular literacy, as well as low media literacy. Threats from Taliban and other insurgents cause many journalists to live in constant fear. This article is based on ... more
"Pakistan’s journalists confront fatal safety risks in the line of their duty and are at the mercy of various types of pressure and extremist groups that threaten, kidnap and even murder them with almost total impunity. Despite the growing violence against journalists in Pakistan, there is a deart ... more
"The constitution of Lesotho gives assurance to freedom of expression which is supposed to protect the rights of journalists in the day to day dispensation of their duties. The situation on the ground however shows the exact opposite. Recent history can show assassination attempts on practicing jour ... more

Radio and Rwandan Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In: Media and Mass Atrocity: The Rwanda Genocide and Beyond
Allan Thompson (ed.)
Waterloo, Ontario: Centre for International Governance Innovation (2019), pp. 597-611
"This chapter presents the findings of a research project undertaken with the objective of understanding the radio-listening habits of Rwandan rebels in the Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC). The intent was also to understand the impact and appreciation of an educational soap op ... more

Whispered Support: Two Decades of International Aid for Independent Journalism and Free Expression

In: Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change
Lisa Brooten; Jane Madlyn McElhone; Gayathry Venkiteswaran (eds.)
Singapore: ISEAS (2019), pp. 95-130
"This chapter is drawn primarily from Jane Madlyn McElhone's thirteen years of in-field experience in Myanmar and other nations in transition, as well as key informant interviews she conducted in 2017 and 2018 [...] Our discussion is driven by a series of interlinked questions. Who were the key medi ... more
"This study aims to explore the working environment of Pakistani journalists in Islamabad by analyzing their opinion on media freedom and professional autonomy. It also aims to highlight the limitations and difficulties faced by these journalists while performing their professional duties. To achiev ... more
"This report summarizes the findings from a research study conducted by Love Frankie to inform Search for Common Ground (Search) in developing an implementation strategy for a 24-month project to reduce the influence of violent extremist narratives online, particularly targeted at youth and ex-juven ... more
"Jasmin Fitzpatrick widmet sich aus politikwissenschaftlicher Perspektive zivilgesellschaftlichen Organisationen und untersucht, wie diese das Potenzial der neuen Kommunikationskanäle des Web 2.0 nutzen. Im Fokus stehen zum einen ihre Mobilisierung von Unterstützern und zum anderen ihre Absicht, d ... more

Social Tech Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa

Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI) (2018), 86 pp.
"Around the world diverse actors are working to develop technology that directly improves social conditions. This report refers to these types of technology as ‘social tech’. Examples of social tech include anti-corruption systems for citizens to report bribes; communications platforms for refug ... more

Papua New Guinea: Women in the Media

Media for Development Initiative;ABC International Development (2018), 15 pp.
"This report provides an overview of the profile of women in the Papua New Guinea media sector, focussing on major or signifcant media outlets in the capital, Port Moresby. The purpose of this report is to provide background information and analysis needed to make recommendations to overcome barrier ... more
"These recommendations are given to media of all four countries as they are important for the development of media in all four countries: It is necessary to create stronger communications between NGOs and the media; to foster cooperation and trust between the civil society and the media; to act as a ... more
"The television broadcasting culture of Pakistan was changed dramatically in 2002. The President, General Pervez Musharraf, introduced a policy of liberalisation that enabled controversial issues such as honour killings, adultery, stoning to death, domestic violence, marriage after divorce and homos ... more

Mapping Media Development in Myanmar

Yangon: UNESCO;International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC) (2018), viii, 49 pp.
"This mapping of the Myanmar media development sector is informed by three activities: a status update of the recommendations in the 2016 Assessment of Media Development in Myanmar report based on UNESCO’s Media Development Indicators, an online survey conducted in March and April 2018, and a seri ... more

Newsreel: New Skills for the Next Generation of Journalists. Research Report

Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism (EBI);University of Pécs (PTE), Institute for Communication and Media Studies;ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon (ISCTE-IUL);University of Bucharest (UB), Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies (FJSC) (2018), 106 pp.
"The digitalisation has significantly changed the dynamics of journalism and the job of journalists. Journalism education should stay abreast of these changes. Against this background, we have analysed how academic journalism education in Germany, Hungary, Portugal and Romania teaches new skills nee ... more
"A sub-text in the discourse on international development assistance is the argument that aid is not necessarily a beneficent, or sustainable, solution to the development needs of African countries. This argument raises a conceptual conundrum with respect to the many training programmes and fellowsh ... more

The Media and Aid in Sub-Saharan Africa: Whose News?

London; New York: Routledge (2018), xviii, 266 pp.
"Closely examining the relationship between foreign correspondents of international news media and humanitarian organisations, Lena von Naso shows how the aid and media sectors cooperate in Africa in a unique way. Based on more than 70 interviews with foreign correspondents and aid workers operating ... more
"Based on over 40 interviews with practitioners, this report identifies “civic media practice” as media and technology used to facilitate democratic process. It focuses specifically on those practitioners using media tools to form relationships and build trust - a practice that sometimes runs co ... more
"1. Political parties and their supporters should concentrate more on issues-based campaign messages than hate campaign messages capable of demeaning personalities, religious/ethnic beliefs as well as ethnicity. 2. Political parties and their candidates should focus more on issue of importance to na ... more