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Key Guidance
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Top Insights
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
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COVID-19 Communication
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Fact-Checking & Verification of Sources
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Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
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Foreign Disinformation, Foreign Information Manipulation Operations, Foreign Propaganda
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Media Literacy: Disinformation, Fake News, Hate Speech
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
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Facebook
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Countering Defamation & Harassment
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Propaganda
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Radicalisation: Influence of Media
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
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Islamic State (Political-Religious Extremist Organization)
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Extremist Recruitment through Media
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Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Election Campaigns: Disinformation & Misinformation
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Harassment & Intimidation of Journalists
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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War Propaganda, Propaganda in Conflicts
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Countering Misinformation & Rumours
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Deepfakes (Realistic-Looking Media Content that has been Modified, Generated or Falsified Using AI)
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Gendered Disinformation
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Good Practice Examples
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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Islamist Communications & Media
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Antisemitism
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Disinformation Consumption & Perception
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Freedom of Expression
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Crisis Communication
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Storytelling
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Conflicts & Wars: Roles of Digital Technologies & Conflict Narratives in Social Media
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Narratives, Narrative Structures
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Internet Shutdowns
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Filter Bubbles & Echo Chambers
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Artificial Intelligence
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Gaming, Video Games
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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Journalism Ethics
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Gender-Based Online Harassment & Sexual Threats
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Election Reporting
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Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Human Rights
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Populism
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Election Monitoring
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Campaigning: Experiences
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Campaigning: Message Design
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Campaigning: Planning & Implementation
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Election Campaigns
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Communication Rights
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Foreign Government Communication Interventions
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
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Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
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Rumours & Rumour Management
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Memes
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Entertainment Education, Edutainment
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Edutainment Television Programmes
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Bots
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Telegram
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YouTube
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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Climate & Environmental Disinformation & Misinformation
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Identifying & Researching Disinformation
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Reporting on Disinformation & Misinformation
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Educational Games, Serious Games
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Humour, Parody, Satire
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Environmental Journalism
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Impact Assessment & Outcome Evaluation
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Gender-Sensitive Journalism
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Gender-Sensitive Language
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Nazism
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European Union (EU)
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United Nations (UN)
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Journalism
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Literacy: Youth
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Social Media Landscapes
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Media Law & Regulation
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Religious Freedom
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Political Extremism
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Right-Wing Extremism
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Public Media, State Media
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Persuasive Communication
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Interreligious Dialogue
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Jihad
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Research Methods
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User-Generated Contents
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Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Advocacy Campaigns
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Digital & Social Media Use: Children
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Media Use: Conflict Areas
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Authoritarian Discourse
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Campaigning
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Campaign Strategies
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Digital Media Campaigns
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Children: Media Representation & Reporting
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Digital Literacy: Children
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School Radios
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Digital Rights
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Legal Threats to Media Freedom
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Media Assistance: Freedom of Expression & Safety of Journalists
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Censorship
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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 Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
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Nonprofit Public Relations: Design & Implementation
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Viral Spots & Viral Online Communication
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Community Communication
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Media Assistance: Community Radios
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Perpetrators
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Boko Haram
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Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Early Warning: Conflicts & Crises
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Enemy Images
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Extremism & Terrorism Reporting
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Foreign Conflict Reporting, International War Reporting
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Internet / ICTs and Conflicts
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Military: Online & Social Media Communication Strategies
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Violence in the Media: Video Games
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Content Analysis (Research Method)
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Media Quality
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Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
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Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
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Development Assistance
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Funding Criteria & Priorities
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Behaviour Change Communication
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Edutainment Health Programmes
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Edutainment Radio Programmes
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Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment
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Data Journalism, Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Digital Political Communication
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Political Blogging
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Political Microtargeting
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Political Websites & Online Communities
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Digital Media Markets
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Influencers (Social Media)
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TikTok
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WhatsApp
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Trolling (Social Media)
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Generative AI, including ChatGPT et al.
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
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Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
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Racism in Social Media & Digital Communication
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Romani People
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Stop.Fake.org (Internet Portal, Kiev)
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Effects of Disinformation on Democracy
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Documenting Human Rights Violations
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Digital Economies & Markets
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Educational Policies
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Environmental Education
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Infotainment, Politainment
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Environmental Communication
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Biodiversity Communication
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Communication for Sustainable Development
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Environmental Communication in Social Media, User-Generated Contents
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Media Assistance: Environmental Communication
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Defamation, Libel, Slander
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Self-Regulation of Media
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Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
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Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Tools
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Evaluation Methods: Using Communication Tools
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence: Media Representation & Reporting
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Gender Relations
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Collaboration
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Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Population
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UNESCO
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UNESCO & IPDC Media Assistance
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Investigative Journalism
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Journalism Concepts & Cultures
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Journalism Education & Training
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Journalistic Quality
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Journalistic Skills
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Photojournalism
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Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
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Local Communication & Media
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Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Aims, Priorities, Funding Policies
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Media Assistance: Cooperation Among Stakeholders, Power Relations, Ownership
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Media Assistance: Elections
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Media Assistance: Law & Regulation, Media Policy Consultancies
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Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
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Media Assistance: Religious Diversity, Religious Media
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Crowdsourcing
1
Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
1
Mindfulness, Mindful Communication
1
Media & Communication Policies
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Judiciary & Penal System
1
Corporate Social Responsibility
1
Popular Music
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Photography
1
Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
1
Hindu Nationalism
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Political Communication
1
Political Transition and Media
1
Public Opinion Manipulation
1
Religious Radio Programmes
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Muslim Radio Broadcasting
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Cyberpsychology
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Emotions in Communication & Media
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Media Effects
1
Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Parasocial Interaction
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Manipulation
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Perception, Cognition & Comprehension
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Religion and Communication
1
Taliban
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Islam and Communication
1
Yazidism, Yazidis, Yezidis
1
Randomised Control Trials & (Quasi-) Experimental Designs
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Research Report Writing
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Youth Violence & Violence Prevention
1
Civic Coalitions
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
1
Reality & Communication, Truth & Media
1
Robots, Robotics
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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SMS
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Visual Communication
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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Youth, Adolescents
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Addressing Hate Speech on Social Media: Contemporary Challenges
Paris: UNESCO (2021), 10 pp.
"This discussion paper seeks to give an overview of the key aspects that need to be taken into consideration to address the occurrence of hate speech on social media, be it through concrete regulations by social media companies, counter efforts and legislations or preventive educational measures. Th
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Trends in combating fake news on social media: A survey
Journal of Information and Telecommunication, volume 5, issue 2 (2021), pp. 247-266
"This study explores the various methods of combating fake news on social media such as Natural Language Processing, Hybrid model. We surmised that detecting fake news is a challenging and complex issue, however, it remains a workable task. Revelation in this study holds that the application of hybr
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Desinformation: Risiken, Regulierungslücken und adäquate Gegenmaßnahmen
Top Insights
Düsseldorf: Landesanstalt für Medien NRW; Hans-Bredow-Institut (2021), 97 pp.
"Auf der Grundlage der identifizierten Schutzlücken erarbeitet das Gutachten mögliche Gegenmaßnahmen und beschreibt die nötigen Wirkungsvoraussetzungen. Die zentrale Frage lautet: Welche Risikopotenziale für individuelle und gesellschaftliche Interessen weist Desinformation auf und welche Gover
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Authoritarianism and Gendered Disinformation: A Case Study of the Philippines
Washington, DC: Elliott School of International Affairs Global Capstone; #ShePersisted (2021), 39 pp.
"First, disinformation is enabled by the Philippines' history of colonialism and martial law, high social media usage and low digital literacy, compounding crises, strongman governance, and sexist and misogynist rhetoric from elected leaders. While the first three factors create conditions that gene
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Review of social science research on the impact of countermeasures against influence operations
Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, volume 2, issue 5 (2021), 17 pp.
"Based on key term searches and forward and backward citation mapping, we constructed a review of 223 studies published since 1972 related to countermeasures designed to combat influence operations. Each identified study included: (1) a source of variation in exposure to countermeasures; (2) a clear
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Adapting Security Warnings to Counter Online Disinformation
USENIX Security Symposium (2021), 18 pp.
"Disinformation is proliferating on the internet, and platforms are responding by attaching warnings to content. There is little evidence, however, that these warnings help users identify or avoid disinformation. In this work, we adapt methods and results from the information security warning litera
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Effective state practices against disinformation: Four country case studies
Helsinki: European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE) (2021), 30 pp.
"[...] this Research Report has selected four country case studies: Sweden, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France. Obviously, other cases would have been interesting, particularly the United States. But the United States is already at the centre of other works, including by Hybrid CoE. Being divers
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El periodismo ante la desinformación
Cartagena: Fundación Gabo (2021), 66 pp.
"Este libro digital descargable de la Fundación Gabo es una macro-relatoría, un esfuerzo por sintetizar y difundir el conocimiento emanado de una serie de actividades -talleres, clases magistrales, charlas- que llevamos a cabo en el marco del Festival Gabo 2020, el cual tuvo como uno de sus temas
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National Regulatory and Self-Regulatory Framework Against Hate Speech and Disinformation: Factsheet Kosovo
Ljubljana: South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM) (2021), 13 pp.
"Regarding media and information literacy, the Kosovo Government and relevant education institutions, such as the Ministry of Education, should urgently introduce subjects that will be taught in school to provide a better understanding of the media and information literacy. Kosovo’s educational in
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Disinformation and Fake News
Singapore: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), xii, 158 pp.
"While much has been said about individual disinformation campaigns in specific countries, this book offers a panoramic view of how these campaigns are conducted, who they target, and how they are spread. By bringing together research on specific countries and international data mined from questionn
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Beyond Fake News: The Central African Republic’s Hate Speech Problem
United States Institute of Peace (USIP), August 16 (2021)
"After a recent contested election, the Central African Republic finds itself in a precarious situation. Violence around the election combined with the socio-economic impacts of COVID-19 and destructive flooding have caused the humanitarian emergency to reach its worst state in five years. Meanwhile
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Liar’s War: Protecting Civilians from Disinformation During Armed Conflict
International Review of the Red Cross, volume 102, issue 914 (2020), pp. 659-682
"Disinformation in armed conflict may pose several distinctive forms of harm to civilians: exposure to retaliatory violence, distortion of information vital to securing human needs, and severe mental suffering. The gravity of these harms, along with the modern nature of wartime disinformation, is ou
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Die Psychologie des Postfaktischen: Über Fake News, "Lügenpresse", Clickbait & Co.
Top Insights
Berlin: Springer (2020), ix, 219 pp.
"In diesem Buch werden in 18 Kapiteln Phänomene der Kommunikation im digitalen Zeitalter vorgestellt und die psychologischen Hintergründe anhand von wissenschaftlichen Theorien und Analysen erörtert. Viele Menschen sind verunsichert durch eine Medienwelt, die unausgewogen erscheint (Fake News, L
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Countering Fake News: A Comparison of Possible Solutions Regarding User Acceptance and Effectiveness
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, issue CSCW2, Article 140 (2020), 27 pp.
"This work takes a user-centered approach on means to counter identified mis- and disinformation in social media. We conduct a three-step study design on how approaches in social media should be presented to respect the users’ needs and experiences and how effective they are. As our first step, in
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Online Hate Speech: Introduction Into Motivational Causes, Effects and Regulatory Contexts
Key Guidance
DeTACT; Media Diversity Institute (2020), 71 pp.
Governance responses to disinformation: How open government principles can inform policy options
Paris: OECD (2020), 45 pp.
"This paper provides a holistic policy approach to the challenge of disinformation by exploring a range of governance responses that rest on the open government principles of transparency, integrity, accountability and stakeholder participation. It offers an analysis of the significant changes that
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Strengthening Media Freedom: The Protection of Journalists in Europe, Hate Speech, Disinformation and the Role of Platforms
European Parliament (2020), 20 pp.
"European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2020 on strengthening media freedom: the protection of journalists in Europe, hate speech, disinformation and the role of platforms (2020/2009(INI))." (Introduction)
Smart prevention: Digitale Ansätze aus dem Sektor Frieden und Sicherheit für die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
Top Insights
Bonn, Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (2020), 81 pp.
"Wie können digitale Ansätze zu Frieden und Sicherheit beitragen? Die technische Revolution macht es erforderlich, dass die wichtigsten Akteure vor Ort und weltweit zusammenarbeiten, um dafür Lösungen zu entwickeln, auszuprobieren und zu verbreiten. Gleichzeitig geht es auch darum, damit verbund
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Countering Disinformation: A Guide to Promoting Information Integrity
Key Guidance
Consortium for Elections and Political Process Strengthening (CEPPS); USAID (2020), [345 pp.]
"This resource combines the collective wisdom of organizations on the front lines of combatting disinformation globally. This living project provides an outline of what’s being done to address the challenge in key areas and provides a searchable database of the organizations around the world engag
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Lie Machines: How to Save Democracy from Troll Armies, Deceitful Robots, Junk News Operations, and Political Operatives
New Haven; London: Yale University Press (2020), xviii, 221 pp.
"Artificially intelligent “bot” accounts attack politicians and public figures on social media. Conspiracy theorists publish junk news sites to promote their outlandish beliefs. Campaigners create fake dating profiles to attract young voters. We live in a world of technologies that misdirect our
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