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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Mobile Phone Markets
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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ICTs and Development
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Internet
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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Telecommunication Industries & Markets
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Agricultural Information & Extension
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Audiences & Users
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Community Telecommunication Networks
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Development and Media
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Convergence of Media
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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ICT Policies
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Information Society
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Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Internet Bandwith, Broadband & Backbone Networks
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SMS
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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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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Media Use: Children
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Media / Communication Control
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Participatory Communication
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Media Cultures
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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Electronic Commerce
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Blogging, Blogs
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Online Learning, E-Learning
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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ICT Development Assistance
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ICT Economics
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ICT Indicators
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ICT Regulation
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Diaspora Media
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
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Gaming, Video Games
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Good Practice Examples
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Media & Communication Policies
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Music
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Political Communication
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Newspapers
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Everyday Life
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Nomades
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Television
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Access to Media & Information
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Access to Media & Information: Indigenous Populations
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Advertising
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Adblocking
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Advertising Audiences & Target Groups
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Advertising Literacy: Children
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Children & Advertising
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Advocacy Campaigns
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Celebrity Humanitarianism
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
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Audience Research
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Audience Research Methods
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Digital & Social Media Use: Children
1
Media Socialisation, Media Biographies, Media Life Journeys
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Media Use: Families
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Media Use: Foreign / International Media
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Media Use: Lower Classes & Poor Population
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Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
1
Media Use: Youth
1
Mobile Phone Use: Migrants & Refugees
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Books
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E-Books & Digital Book Publishing
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Election Campaigns
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Solidarity
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Children and Media
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Children: Early Childhood, Toddlers, Preschoolers
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Children's Rights
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Comics, Cartoons, Caricatures
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Girls and Media
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Media Reception & Effects: Children
1
Theologies of Communication
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Celebrities, Idols, Stars
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Horror Films
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Indigenous Films, Indigenous Videos
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Freedom of Expression
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Indigenous Knowledge: Intellectual Property Rights
1
Censorship
1
Alternative Communication & Media
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
1
Community Media
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Graffiti, Wall Paintings, Street Art
1
Participatory Videos & Community Filmmaking
1
Traditional Communication
1
Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
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Storytelling
1
Traditional Music
1
Boko Haram
1
Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
1
Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
1
Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
1
Conflicts & Wars: Roles of Digital Technologies & Conflict Narratives in Social Media
1
Internet / ICTs and Conflicts
1
War Reporting
1
Anthropology of Media & Communication
1
Media Ethnography
1
Creative & Cultural Industries
1
Cultural Identity
1
Cultural Values
1
Modernization Development Approaches, Developmentalism
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Development Communication Theories
1
Development Education: Use & Role of Media
1
Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
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Rural Communication for Development
1
Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Browser
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Digital Inclusion
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Cyberfaith / Virtual Spirituality
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Digital Research Methods
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Internet Business Management
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Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
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Online Communication
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WeChat (Messaging, Social Media & Mobile Payment App, China)
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Financing Digital / Online Media
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Video Blogs, Vlogs
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TikTok
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Video & Foto Online Communities
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Instagram
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Social Media & Web 2.0 for Development
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Wikis
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Websites
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Digital Economies, Digital Societies
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Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
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ICT Business Management
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ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Sector Development
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Ethnic Media, Minority Media
1
Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Data Bases, Digital Libraries, Open Access Repositories
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Media Concentration
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Prices
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Media Marketing, Branding & Promotion
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
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Political Economy of Media
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Commodities, Raw Materials, Extractive Industries, Mining
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Energy Supply, Electricity
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Solar Energy, Renewable Energy
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Educational Broadcasting
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Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
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Mobile Learning
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Environmental Journalism
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Fair Technology
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Sensationalist Journalism, Yellow Press
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Ubuntu (Ethical Concept of Southern African Origin)
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Gender Media Studies & Feminist Communication Research
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Women (General)
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Health Communication
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Food / Nutrition Communication & Media Representation
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HIV / AIDS Communication
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International Communication
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Globalisation of Media
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Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
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Media Assistance
1
Communication
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Communication Networks
1
Crowdsourcing
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Ushahidi (Crowdsourcing Mapping Software)
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Diffusion of Innovations
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Oral Communication
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Proverbs
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Stereotypes in Media & Communication
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Radio Policies
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Human Rights Protection
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Media Companies, Media Corporations, Media Enterprises
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Digital Photography
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Social Photography
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Politics and Media
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Agenda Setting
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Public Spheres
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Video Production Skills
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Radio
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Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
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Television Reception & Effects
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Uses-And-Gratifications Approach
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Research in Media & Communication
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Research Methods
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Sciences, Natural Sciences
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Economies of Violence
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Civil Society
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Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Minorities
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Networks & Networking
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Participation
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Social Justice
1
Marginality, Marginalized Groups
1
Digital Radio
1
Computers
1
Tablet Computers
1
Data Protection (Computer Software)
1
Short Wave Radio (SW)
1
Telecommunication Technologies
1
Telecommunications
1
Mobile & Wireless Communications Technologies
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WLAN Wireless Internet Access
1
Telecommunication Licensing
1
Telefax, Telegrams, Telex, Telegraphy
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Telephone
1
Reality Television Programmes & Daily Talks
1
Theories of Communication & Media
1
Non-Western Communication Approaches
1
Urban Communication, Urban Media
1
Urban Areas
1
Youth and Media
1
Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Youth Films & Videos
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From Blogging to Digital Rights: Telecommunications Reform in Myanmar

In: Myanmar Media in Transition: Legacies, Challenges and Change
Lisa Brooten; Jane Madlyn McElhone; Gayathry Venkiteswaran (eds.)
Singapore: ISEAS (2019), pp. 366-376
"The uptake of telecommunications technology in Myanmar has been nothing short of dramatic. After years of restricted access to information and freedom of expression, it has been a remarkable journey for civil society groups like MIDO to witness the growing interest and demand, especially among the ... more

Mobiltelefone in Afrika = Mobile Phones in Africa

Hamburg: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) (2019), 29 pp.
"By mid-2018, there were 442 million unique mobile subscribers across Latin America and the Caribbean, accounting for 68% of the population. The region is characterised by varying levels of mobile subscriber penetration. A number of countries (such as Chile, Uruguay and Argentina) are approaching sa ... more

Mobile Phone Communication in the Mobile Margins of Africa: The ‘Communication Revolution’ Evaluated from Below

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Media and Communication Research in Africa
Bruce Mutsvairo (ed.)
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), pp. 225-241
"In this chapter we have offered an interpretation of the first twenty years of mobile telephony in marginal zones in Africa. With case-studies from central Mali, anglophone Cameroon and south-east Angola, we focused on the changes in both communication and mobility patterns, specifically in connect ... more

The Mobile Economy 2018

London: GSMA (2018), 56 pp.
"Having surpassed 5 billion people connected to mobile services in 2017, the global mobile industry will reach further milestones over the next eight years. The number of unique mobile subscribers will reach 5.9 billion by 2025, equivalent to 71% of the world’s population. Growth will be driven by ... more

The Palgrave Handbook of Media and Communication Research in Africa

Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2018), xxix, 497 pp.
"This handbook attempts to fill the gap in empirical scholarship of media and communication research in Africa, from an Africanist perspective. The collection draws on expert knowledge of key media and communication scholars in Africa and the diaspora, offering a counter-narrative to existing Wester ... more

Media and Development

London; New York: Routledge (2018), xv, 300 pp.
"Drawing on case studies from all over the world – including: ‘hate radio’ in Rwanda; theatre for development in India; telenovelas in Latin America; mobile banking and money in Africa, and; GIS and humanitarianism in Haiti – thsi book will be of interest to all undergraduate and postgraduat ... more
"Competencias mediáticas en medios digitales emergentes aborda los asuntos más importantes que atraviesan los campos de estudios de la Comunicación o la Educación y en específico de las competencias mediáticas y digitales de la ciudadanía como capacidad de los individuos de desenvolverse en e ... more

The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media

New York; London: Routledge, paperback ed. (2017), xxiii, 558 pp.
"The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media seeks to be the definitive publication for scholars and students interested in comprehending all the various aspects of mobile media. This collection, which gathers together original articles by a global roster of contributors from a variety of disciplines, s ... more
"The information and media environment in North Korea continues to evolve quickly. This report demonstrates that the depth and diversity of information and media access channels have grown markedly since the release of A Quiet Opening in 2012. More North Koreans have greater access to a larger varie ... more
"Frente a la tendencia regional y global que lleva a gobiernos y a proveedores de servicio a acumular una cantidad cada vez mayor de información sobre sus usuarios, este estudio intenta una aproximación comparada a la manera en que las legislaciones de México, Brasil, Colombia, Perú, Argentina y ... more

Networks of Communication in South Africa: New Media, New Technologies

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press (2017), xii, 288 pp.
"R. Sooryamoorthy examines the development of communication patterns, social contacts and networks in South Africa. Based on pioneering quantitative and qualitative data, he analyses trends in changing media use in Africa, showing the development of the use of new media for communication by South Af ... more

Localizing Mobile Media: A Philippine Perspective

In: The Routledge Companion to Mobile Media
Gerard Goggin; Larissa Hjorth (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2017), pp. 42-52
"This book explores how personalized content and the inherent networked nature of the mobile media could and do lead to positive externalities in social progress in Asian societies. Empirical studies that examine uses of the mobile phone and apps (voice mailing, SMS, mobile social media, mobile Weib ... more

Adblocking Goes Mobile

PageFair (2016), 21 pp.
"At least 419 million people are blocking ads on smartphones (this number excludes content blocking apps, in-app adblockers, and opt-in browser adblockers). There are twice as many mobile adblockers than desktop adblockers. Mobile adblocking is most popular in emerging markets, such as China, India, ... more
"This annual report presents a global and regional overview of the latest developments regarding information and communication technologies (ICTs), based on internationally comparable data and agreed methodologies. It aims to stimulate the ICT policy debate in ITU Member States by providing an objec ... more

Global Media Studies

Cambridge; Malden, Mass.: Polity Press (2016), vii, 247 pp.