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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Mobile Phone Markets
9
Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Mobile Phone Use: Women
6
Mobile Phone Use: Youth
6
Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
6
Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
6
Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
6
Access to Media & Information
5
Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
4
Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
4
Digital & Information Literacy
4
Media Use: Children
3
Media Use: Youth
3
Electronic Commerce
3
Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
3
ICT Industries & Markets
3
COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
3
Telecommunication Infrastructure
3
Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
2
Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
2
Audience Research Methods
2
Digital & Social Media Use: Children
2
Gaming: Uses & Effects
2
Media & ICT Use in Authoritarian Regimes / Dictatorships
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Mobile Phone Use: Children
2
Media Use: Lower Classes & Poor Population
2
Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
2
Media Use: Rural Populations
2
Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
2
Milieus, Lifestyles
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Print Media Use, Press Readers
2
Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
2
Media Literacy: Children
2
Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
2
Anthropology of Media & Communication
2
Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
2
E-Governance, E-Democracy
2
Internet / ICTs and Social Change
2
Online News
2
Social Media
2
Facebook
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YouTube
2
WhatsApp
2
ICTs and Development
2
ICT Indicators
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ICT Policies
2
ICT Regulation
2
Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
2
Gaming, Video Games
2
Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
2
Rural Women & Communication
2
Media & Information Literacy
2
Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
2
Refugees / Displaced People
2
Selfies, Self-Portrait Photographs
2
Political Communication
2
Marginality, Marginalized Groups
2
Mobile Phone Apps
2
Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
2
Visual Communication
2
Advertising
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Advertising Effects & Impact
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
1
Audiences & Users
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Audience Research in Media Assistance
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Audience Research: Online Surveys
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Audience Research: Planning & Implementing Surveys
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Elderly People: Internet & Social Media Use
1
Internet & Social Media Use: Women
1
Elderly People: Media Use
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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
1
Media Diaries
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Media Socialisation, Media Biographies, Media Life Journeys
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Media Use: Families
1
Media Use: Influence of Religion
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Media Use: Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups
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Media Use: Urban Populations
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Radio Use: Women
1
Mobile Phone Use: Elderly People
1
Mobile Phone Use: Migrants & Refugees
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
1
Event Marketing & Communication
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Catholic Church: Public Relations & Institutional Communication
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Catholic Digital Media Presence & Online Communities
1
Children and Media
1
Children & Digital Media
1
Children: Media Representation & Reporting
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Children's Television Programmes
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
1
Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
1
Media / Communication Control
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
1
Participatory Videos & Community Filmmaking
1
Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
1
Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
1
Digital Anthropology, Cyberanthropology
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Media Ethnography
1
Visual Anthropology
1
Free Basics (Facebook Internet Access Programme)
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Communication for Social Change
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Social Change & Media / Communication
1
Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
1
Digital Inclusion
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Digital Labour, Digital Work
1
Digital Media Landscapes
1
Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
1
Digital Skills, Digital Production Skills
1
Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
1
Social Media in Political Communication
1
Online Media & Internet Economics
1
Financing Digital / Online Media
1
Digital Media Markets
1
Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
1
Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
1
Instagram
1
Social Media & Web 2.0 for Development
1
Generative AI, including ChatGPT et al.
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
1
Gender and ICTs / Internet
1
Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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ICT4D Research
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ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Research
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LGBT & Communication / Media
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Trust Building in Health & Emergency Communication
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Game Industries, Game Production
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Media Markets
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Poverty & Poverty Reduction
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Remittances
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Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
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Media Literacy: Gaming
1
Humour, Parody, Satire
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Feminism & Communication
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Health Communication
1
Indigenous Languages
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International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
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Journalism
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Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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News
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News Reception
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Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
1
Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Family Communication
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Media Literacy: Families
1
Media Literacy: Youth
1
Media Management
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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BBC
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Music
1
Social Photography
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Politics
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Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers, Elites
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Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Sorrow
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Pilgrimages & Pilgrimage Sites
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Research Methods
1
Qualitative Research Methods
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
1
Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
1
COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
1
Open Source Software
1
Telecommunications
1
Internet Bandwith, Broadband & Backbone Networks
1
Mobile & Wireless Communications Technologies
1
WLAN Wireless Internet Access
1
SMS
1
Telecommunication Industries & Markets
1
Telephone
1
Theories of Communication & Media
1
User-Generated Contents
1
Visual Cultures
1
Youth and Media
1
Youth Media
1
Youth: Media Representation & Reporting
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"As academia, development experts and policy-makers have continued to search for the right mix of technology, methodology, easy-to-use and understandable scientific elements and infrastructure that would suit the nation’s peculiar circumstances towards meeting her developmental needs. This situati ... more
"For more than half a century, North Korea’s leaders have relied on a domestic media monopoly to control what information North Koreans can access and how narratives around that information are presented. But the situation on the ground is changing, thanks in large part to North Koreans’ expandi ... more
"The Report is composed of four thematic parts. Part 1 describes the conceptual framework and relates the findings of the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2012. In addition, Part 1 features selected expert contributions on the general theme of hyperconnectivity. Part 2 includes two case studies showi ... more

Digital News Report 2012: Tracking the Future of News

Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2012), 64 pp.
"Based on a representative survey of online news consumers across five countries – UK, US, Germany, France and Denmark – the report is the start of an ambitious project to track changing digital news behaviour over the next decade. Key international findings: There are significant differences in ... more

Media Use in Indonesia: Findings from the 2012 International Audience Research Project

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG);Gallup (2012), 41 slides
"Conclusions: Television remains the most important medium by far, both in terms of overall reach and as a news source. Internet access - heavily driven by mobile take-up - has reached critical mass, especially among key demographics. This phenomenon is national in nature and not just confined to mo ... more
"We find that among both the general population and the technologically savvy youth, television – and especially the state-controlled broadcaster – was among the most often used news sources (with the Internet being the most important news outlet for the youth). This finding is surprising given ... more

Nigeria Media Use 2012: Digital Media Gap Shrinking, Popularity of Radio Undiminished

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG);Gallup (2012), 43 slides
"Digital media should be a part of any communications strategy for Nigeria. Previously ¡§underserved¡¨ groups entering the digital mainstream fast. Internet outreach should be mobile-centric. Take advantage of penchant for information-sharing. But don't forget the continued primacy of broadcast ... more

Safety on the Line: Exposing the Myth of Mobile Communication Security

Washington, DC: Freedom House;Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) (2012), 175 pp.
"This report evaluates the risks and vulnerabilities of mobile phone services and apps in 12 specified countries: the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the People’s Republic of China, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Libya, the Sultanate of Oman, the Kingdom ... more
"This article discusses how ordinary Zimbabweans use jokes and mobile phones to construct their counter-publics. Jokes are an important part of the oral public sphere and have been used as outlets for political expectoration, to navigate and subvert state power and media censorship. Most of the joke ... more

The Mobile Media Reader

New York et al.: Peter Lang (2012), vi, 198 pp.

Media Use in Zimbabwe 2012: Rise in Satellite Ownership, Internet Use

Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG);Gallup (2012), 33 slides
"The notion that Zimbabwe is a radio-only market is outdated. With the strong growth in TV and New Media in urban areas, a multi-platform approach is needed to reach different demographics." (Conclusions, page 33)
"En 2010 el Foro desplegó una nueva investigación en la que han participado ocho países: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, México y Perú. El esfuerzo realizado por los equipos locales del Foro, con el apoyo inestimable de Fundación Telefónica y de Telefónica, ha permiti ... more
"La rápida difusión de la telefonía móvil en los países emergentes está cambiando las relaciones entre los actores económicos, los modos de relación interpersonal y la dinámica política de estas sociedades de forma acelerada y difícil de predecir. A lo largo de la historia, la tecnología ... more
"Podemos concluir que en nuestra área de estudio, diversos factores dificultan el uso intensivo del teléfono móvil. Entre ellos se encuentran la poca asequibilidad del servicio, las escasas habilidades para manejar el aparato, y la poca confianza que se tiene en los proveedores o compradores. Ade ... more

Timor-Leste Communication and Media Survey

Dili (TL): United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT), Communication and Public Information Office (2011), 82 pp.
"This survey is the second nation-wide media use study conducted in Timor-Leste. UNMIT commissioned this study to provide a comprehensive update of the findings from Foundation Hirondelle’s National Media Survey of 2006, also conducted by INSIGHT. The main objectives of the study are to: 1) assess ... more
"This report uses AudienceScapes data from a nationally representative survey of Tanzania to describe how people of different social groups gather, share and access information through mass media. We also focus on whether the presence of mobile phones can further augment information dissemination us ... more
"At first glance, mobile technology appears to have the potential to allow countries in Africa to technologically ‘leapfrog’ across the digital divide and provide much needed Internet access to a wide range of people currently unable to participate in the Information Society. This study investig ... more

Skalenhandbuch Kommunikationswissenschaft

Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften (2011), xvi, 455 pp.
"Empirische Forschung auf Basis standardisierter Verfahren greift häufig auf einen Satz von Konstrukten zurück, die immer wieder benötigt werden. Für deren Operationalisierung werden Skalen entwickelt, die regelmäßig eingesetzt und validiert werden. Dieses erste Skalenhandbuch für die deutsch ... more