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Journalist Social Media Practice in China: A Review and Synthesis
Journalism, volume 19, issue 9-10 (2018), pp. 1452-1470
"The growing influence of social media on journalistic work has attracted scholarly attention worldwide in recent years. However, due to cultural and language barriers, we lack comprehensive understanding of the journalist social media practice in non-Western countries. To help fill this gap, this s
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Trends and Patterns in Communication Research on Asia: A Review of Publications in Top SSCI Journals, 1995-2014
MedieKultur: Journal of Media and Communication Research, volume 33, issue 62 (2017), pp. 6-17
"To explore the extent to which the rise of Asian communication research has continued in the 21st century, a total of 558 publications on Asian communication research in 14 top-ranked SSCI communication journals from 1995 to 2014 were analyzed. Results indicate a rise in Asian communication researc
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Children’s Online Activities, Risks and Safety: A Literature Review by the UKCCIS Evidence Group
London: UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS); London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2017), 106 pp.
"Age is the key factor that differentiates among children’s online experiences, with gender also significant. One in ten children to one in five young teens say they encountered something worrying or nasty online in the past year. Children’s top worries are pornography and violence; they say the
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The Future of Learning and Technology in Deprived Contexts
London: Save the Children (2017), 51 pp.
"This report has focused on predicting what basic education, the use of ICTs, and the ways that these technologies will contribute to education will look like by 2025, with a particular emphasis on the implication for those living in the most deprived locations. Three broad conclusions are appropria
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Community Action and Social Media: A Review of the Literature
Third Sector Research Centre (TSRC) (2017), 70 pp.
"The literature on the social uses of social technologies is substantial and expanding. Using over 400 sources, the current review outlines the key themes emerging from academic, grey literature and online material in this field. Much of this literature argues for the transformative power of social
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Social Media and Elderly People: Research Trends
In: SCSM 2017: Social Computing and Social Media. Applications and Analytics. Part II, LNCS 10283
Cham: Springer (2017), pp. 65-81
"This paper reports the result of a systematic literature review in the field of social media and the elderly. Our study included 36 research papers, selected after an iterative process. Elders are the fastest growing population around the world and any effort oriented to improve their quality of li
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Media Representation of Muslims and Islam from 2000 to 2015: A Meta-Analysis
International Communication Gazette, volume 79, issue 3 (2017), pp. 219-244
"This article reports a meta-analysis of 345 published studies to examine the media’s role in construction of a Muslim and Islamic identity. A quantitative analysis highlights the geographical focus, methods, theories, authorship, media types, and time frames of published studies. A qualitative an
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"This rapid evidence review examines adolescents’ access to and use of digital media (especially mobile phones and the internet), together with the associated digital skills and practices, opportunities and risks, and forms of safety mediation, in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The revi
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Bilder des Alters und des Alterns in Film und Fernsehen: Eine Arbeitsbibliographie
Medienwissenschaft Berichte und Papiere, issue 175 (2017), 29 pp.
"Die folgende kleine Bibliographie versammelt Arbeiten, die sich mit den Dramaturgien und Konzeptionen der Altersdarstellung in Film und Fernsehen befassen. Es finden sich keine Untersuchungen zum rezeptivven oder produktiven Mediengebrauch Älterer. Die zahlreichen bis heute vorliegenden Inhaltsana
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Youth and Violent Extremism on Social Media: Mapping the Research
Paris: UNESCO (2017), 161 pp.
"Based on a bibliometric and scientific study of research conducted in Europe, North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, the Arab world, parts of Africa and Asia on the links between the use of social media and the phenomena of radicalization, the Report analyzes more than 550 studies published i
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Connected for Development? Theory and Evidence About the Impact of Internet Technologies on Poverty Alleviation
Deep Insights
Development Policy Review, issue 3 (2017), pp. 315-336
"Based on the assumption that increased access to internet services boosts economic growth and improves the well-being of the poor, governments in both developed and emerging regions are heavily investing in internet connectivity projects. This article reviews the existing evidence as to the impact
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Discriminación étnico-racial en medios de comunicación: Diagnóstico situacional
Lima: Ministerio de Cultura (2017), 134 pp.
"De acuerdo con los estudios de análisis de medios reseñados, se confirma con claridad que las poblaciones que sufren más discriminación de manera sistemática en los medios son las comunidades indígenas y afroperuanas. Por un lado, la población indígena es comúnmente representada en asociac
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Inclusive Rural Communication Services: Building Evidence, Informing Policy
Deep Insights
Rome: FAO; University of Queensland (2017), viii, 90 pp.
"This publication is the first scoping study aimed at compiling existing evaluation cases in the field of Communication for Development as applied to agricultural and rural development initiatives. It draws on a literature review and 19 cases across Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and the Caribb
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Suicide Prevention Media Campaigns: A Systematic Literature Review
Health Communication, volume 34, issue 4 (2017), pp. 402-414
"Suicide prevention media campaigns are gaining traction as a means of combatting suicide. The current review set out to synthesize information about the effectiveness of these campaigns. We searched four electronic databases for studies that provided evidence on the effectiveness of media campaigns
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Current and Future Studies on Participatory Communication in Thailand
Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, volume 38 (2017), pp. 68-73
"This study used qualitative research involving a documentary analysis of the existing research in Thailand. In all, 60 research studies between 1993 and 2012 [...] were reviewed and analyzed for participatory communication usage and media types. These studies were classified by the purpose of parti
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How Does the Time Children Spend Using Digital Technology Impact Their Mental Well-Being, Social Relationships and Physical Activity? An Evidence-Focused Literature Review
Florence: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (2017), 35 pp.
"Based on an evidence-focused literature review, the first part of this paper examines existing knowledge on how the time children spend using digital technology impacts their well-being across three dimensions; mental/psychological, social and physical. The evidence reviewed here is largely inconcl
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Storytelling and Evidence-Based Policy: Lessons from the Grey Literature
Palgrave Communications, volume 3, issue 17093 (2017), 10 pp.
"The article outlines some of the ways in which an understanding of policymaker psychology and factors such as group dynamics and political context are reflected in the grey literature, and the implications of this for understanding the role of storytelling in political advocacy. It highlights pract
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Digital Tools and Changing Behaviour in Relation to Violence Against Women
Birmingham: University of Birmingham, GSDRC (2017), 23 pp.
"Campaigns are likely to be more successful when they include messages about legal penalties for non-compliant behaviour and fresh information, and when they reach a large proportion of the intended audience. Digital campaigns must therefore work alongside laws and policies. Legislation can be a key
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