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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Press Landscapes
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Social Media
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Satellite Television
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Journalism Education & Training
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Politics and Media
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Arab Cinema, Middle Eastern Cinema
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Internet
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Audiences & Users
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Freedom of Expression
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
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Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
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Journalism
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Mobile Phone Use
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National Cinemas, National Film Production
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Media / Communication Control
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Community Radios
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Facebook
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Political Economy of Media
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Associations & Networks of Journalists
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Newspapers
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Islam and Communication
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Book Publishing Houses
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Book Trade & Distribution
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Social Media in Political Communication
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
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Educational Radio Programmes
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Educational Television
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Magazines
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Public Media, State Media
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Islamist Communications & Media
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Television
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Access to Media & Information
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Advertising Markets & Industries
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Internet & Social Media Use: Women
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Film Markets
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Films
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Media Assistance: Film Funding
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Extremism & Terrorism Reporting
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Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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Digital Political Communication
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Economics of Media
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Media Markets
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Journalism Ethics
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Feminism & Communication
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Gender-Based Online Harassment & Sexual Threats
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International Communication
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Journalistic Quality
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Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Law & Regulation, Media Policy Consultancies
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Media Assistance: Transition Countries & Defective Democracies
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Media & Communication Policies
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Transition Countries: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Regulatory Bodies
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Transitional Justice
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Media Management
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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Influence of Media on Politics
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Public & State Television
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Radio
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Civil Society
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Mobile Phone Apps
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Television Channels
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Al-Jazeera
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Television Programmes & Genres
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
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Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
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Area & Regional Studies
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Media & ICT Use in Authoritarian Regimes / Dictatorships
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African Cinema
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Female Film Actors, Directors & Producers
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Film Actors, Directors & Producers, Filmmakers
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Film Industries
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Communication Rights
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Storytelling
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Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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Media Law & Regulation in Conflict Areas
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Literature
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ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Development and Media
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Media Convergence
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Digital Entrepreneurs, Tech Entrepreneurs
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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ICT Industries & Markets
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ICT Indicators
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ICT Regulation
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Racism in Communication & Media
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Archives
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Documenting Human Rights Violations
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Media Concentration
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Media Ownership
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Economy
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Adult Education
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Journalism / Communication Training Centers
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Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Codes of Journalistic Ethics
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Female Journalists & Media Workers
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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COVID-19 Communication
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Francophonie
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Investigative Journalism
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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Business & Economics Journalism
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Media Assistance: Public Service Broadcasting
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Media Law & Regulation: Constitutional Law
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Media Law & Regulation: Transitional Countries
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Financing Media, Financial Media Management
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Media Outlets, Media Associations
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Arab Spring (2010-2012)
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Framing
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Media Capture, Vested Political & Other Interests in the Media
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Propaganda
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Press
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Satellite Radios
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Religion and Communication
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Informatics
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Radio Broadcasting Equipment & Technologies
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Television Transmitters
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Advertising
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Book Reading Habits, Book Readers, Book Consumption
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Film Audiences, Film Consumption
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Media Use: Entertainment
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Media Use: Preferred Contents & Programmes
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Music Consumption & Use
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Print Media Use, Press Readers
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Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
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Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
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Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
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Book Markets & Industries
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Campaigning: Experiences
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Election Campaigns
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Catholic Church
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Dioceses
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Children's Media
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Comics, Cartoons, Caricatures
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Educational Comics & Comics for Development
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Political Cartoons & Comics
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Digital & Social Media Pastoral
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Cinema in the Global South & Third Cinema
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Film Distribution
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Film Festivals
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Educational Films & Videos
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Transnational Film Co-Productions
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Media Owners
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Intellectual Property
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Plagiarism
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Censorship Circumvention Tools & Strategies
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Killings of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Violence Against Journalists & Media Personnel
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Crisis Communication
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Government Communication Strategies
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Local Government Communication Strategies
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Public Diplomacy, Cultural Diplomacy
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Press Releases & Press Conferences
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Alternative Communication & Media
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Community Development: Role of Communication & Media
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Community Media
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Community Radio Policies
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Community Radio Regulation & Licensing
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Community Telecommunication Networks
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Media Assistance: Community Radios
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International Conflicts
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Religion and Conflicts, Religious Conflicts, Religious Violence
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Islamic State (Political-Religious Extremist Organization)
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Conflicts and Media
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Conflict-Sensitive Radio Journalism, Radio in Conflict Prevention & Transformation
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Dealing With the Past
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
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Extremist Recruitment through Media
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Media Assistance in Conflict Regions & Fragile Countries
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War Reporting
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Aesthetics in Media & Communication
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Media Criticism
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Collective Identities & Media
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Cultural Cooperation (Development Aid)
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Digital Cultures
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Popular Cultures
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Development Assistance
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Behaviour Change Communication
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
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Digital Inclusion
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Digital Media Startups
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Digital Media Management, Online Media Management
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Digital Skills, Digital Production Skills
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Digital & Information Literacy
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Digital Communication
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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Political Blogging
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Political Websites & Online Communities
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Financing Digital / Online Media
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Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
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Podcasts
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Online Services
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Open Access Publishing
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YouTube
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WhatsApp
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Ethnic / Minority Online Communities & Websites
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Website Design & Development
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Digital Economies, Digital Societies
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Artificial Intelligence
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Digitalization, Environment & Sustainable Development
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Digital Industrial Policies
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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ICTs and Development
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ICT Development Assistance
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Mobile Phone Markets
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Information Society
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Discrimination-Sensitive Language, Minority-Sensitive Journalism
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Diaspora Media
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LGBT & Communication / Media
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Gendered Disinformation
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Public Libraries
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Media Clusters
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Media Industries
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Music Industries & Markets
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Informal Sector, Informal Economy
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Media Market Transparency
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Foreign Media Investments, Foreign Media Ownership
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Private / Commercial Media Ownership
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Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Audiovisual Media in Education
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Educational Radios
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Radio Schools
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Entertainment and Media / Communication
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Humour, Parody, Satire
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Soap Operas & Telenovelas
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Television Entertainment: Audiences
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Environmental Communication
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Environmental Journalism
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Defamation of Religion (Blasphemy)
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Bribery & Corruption in Journalism
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Objectivity & Veracity of Reporting
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Bias in News Media
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Press Councils
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Victim-Sensitive Reporting
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Female Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers
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Women's Radio Programmes
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Gender & Religious Communication
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Gender & Television
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Gender-Sensitive Journalism
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Women's Magazines, Women's Press
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Decolonial & Non-Western Approaches
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Good Practice Examples
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Innovations
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Health Communication
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Counselling
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Suicide Reporting & Media Representation
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Tuberculosis Communication
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Colonial Legacies
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History (General)
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History of Communication: Islam
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History of Communication: Religion
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History of Media: Colonial Period
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History of the Press
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Globalisation of Media
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International Radio Broadcasting, Foreign Radio Broadcasting
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Transnational Television, International Television
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UNESCO
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Financial Flow Analysis
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Media Assistance: Investigative Journalism
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Journalists
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Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
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Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
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Election Reporting
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Political Reporting
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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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Islam: Media Representation & Reporting
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Service Journalism, Consumer Information, Lifestyle Journalism
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Local Press
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Media Assistance: Donor Organizations
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Media Assistance: Financial Sustainability & Management
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Deutsche Welle DW Akademie
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Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
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Informal Communication Channels, Networks & Structures
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Media, Mass Media
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Television Policies
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Literacy: Youth
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Small States: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Public Service Broadcasting: Regulation & Governance
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Truth & Reconciliation Commissions
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Failures, Mistakes, Shortcomings: Experiences & Learnings
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Crowdfunding
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Broadcasting Companies
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Konrad Adenauer Foundation
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People with Disabilities: Reporting & Media Representation
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Politics
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Coup d'Etat
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Political Parties
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Democracy
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Semi-Authoritarian Regimes & Defective Democracies
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Democratization
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Shrinking Spaces for Civil Society & Political Actors
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Agenda Setting
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Political Communication
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Political Parties: Communication Strategies
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Public Opinion
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Rural Press
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University Radios
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Manipulation
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Jihad
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Muslim Media
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Society
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Social Movements
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Networks & Networking
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Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
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Digital Television
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Robots, Robotics
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Telecommunications
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Internet Bandwith, Broadband & Backbone Networks
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Telecommunication Industries & Markets
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Commercial Television
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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Youth & Digital Media
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A critical analysis of journalists’ freedom of expression and access to information while reporting on COVID-19 issues: A case of selected Arab countries
Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society, volume 20, issue 2 (2022), pp. 193-212
"The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which Arab Governments limited freedom of expression and access to information for journalists while they reported on COVID-19-related issues. Design/methodology/approach: Focus group discussions were conducted with 20 journalists from Egypt
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The Global Handbook of Media Accountability
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London; New York: Routledge (2022), xviii, 614 pp.
"The Global Handbook of Media Accountability brings together leading scholars to 'de-Westernize' the academic debate on media accountability and discuss different models of media self-regulation and newsroom transparency around the globe. With examination of the status quo of media accountability in
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Global Media Ethics and the Digital Revolution
London; New York: Routledge (2022), 292 pp.
"An international team of contributors draw upon global and non-Western traditions to discuss the philosophical origins of ethics and the tension that exists between media institutions, the media market and political/ideological influencers. The chapters then unveil the discrepancies among internati
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UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Action in Tunisia: 2018-2021 Quadrennial Report, Country Summaries
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 8 pp.
"Past UNESCO support resulted in the establishment of a Monitoring Unit on the Safety of Journalists in partnership with the Union of Tunisian Journalists (Syndicat National des Journalistes Tunisiens (SNJT) and OHCHR, which has been piloted since 2018. Throughout the reporting period, the MDP has p
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The Chilling: A Global Study of Online Violence Against Women Journalists
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International Center for Journalists (ICFJ); UNESCO (2022), 325 pp.
"This ground-breaking three-year global study on gender-based online violence against women journalists represents collaborative research covering 15 countries. It is the most geographically, linguistically, and ethnically diverse scoping of the crisis conducted up until late 2022. The research draw
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"The pandemic made inequality, discrimination, exclusion and structural inequity more palpable, and rather than stagnating in indignation, it reactivated a sense of rebellion and contestation. The strength and sharpness with which we connect social justice, gender justice, environmental justice, eco
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Media Reform in Tunisia: A Volatile Process
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 25 pp.
"The halting progress of the Tunisian media reform reflects the uncertainty and vulnerability of the political reform. As Professor of Communication and Democracy Katrin Voltmer contends, emerging media systems are unique types that are a blend of inherited structures, the constraints of the transit
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Media Reform in Tunisia: A Volatile Process
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2022), 8 pp.
"President Saied’s moves to undermine constitutional governance and Tunisia’s parliament pose a major challenge for further media reforms. Yet, should the political environment prove enabling, foreign donors, media assistance organizations, and other stakeholders should prioritize working with l
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Mediatized Arab Diasporas: Understanding the Role of Transnational Media in Diasporic Political Action Formation
Arab Reform Initiative (2022), 21 pp.
"[…] The studies presented here […] seek to explore two questions: how have Arab diasporic communities in Europe used Arab media in transnational political action formation since 2011? And how does the use of different media platforms stimulate or confine particular diasporic action, and what do
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Data Protection Laws in Northern Africa: Regulatory Approaches, Key Principles, Selected Documents
Beirut: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) (2022), 75 pp.
"This report provides an in-depth overview of the current state and trends of data protection regulation of seven North African countries – namely Algeria, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, and Tunisia. The st udy tackles regulatory approaches, key principles, and selected instruments. Fro
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Viabilidade da mídia: Consultas nacionais sobre soluções para promoção e preservação de sua independência. Brasil, El Salvador, Indonésia, Jamaica, Líbano, Namíbia, Nigéria, Paquistão, Senegal e Tunísia
Brasilia: UNESCO; Free Press Unlimited (2022), 32 pp.
"Este relatório fornece transcrições resumidas de consultas nacionais sobre a viabilidade da mídia com as partes interessadas no setor dos meios de comunicação. As consultas nacionais são baseadas nas trocas de conhecimento e pesquisas proporcionadas pela UNESCO e pela The Economist Intellige
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"The key statistical findings for the region are that electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market (POM) increased by 30 per cent from 3.2 megatons (Mt), or 8.8 kilograms per inhabitant (kg/inh), in 2010 to 4.1 Mt (or 9.5 kg/inh) in 2019. The Arab States mostly import, rather than
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Regional good practices: Accelerating innovation, entrepreneurship and digital transformation in the Arab States region
Geneva: ITU (2021), viii, 79 pp.
"This report provides an overview of the comparative innovation capacity of the Arab States region through ICT-centric innovation policy monitors, and an insight into how good practices can strengthen capacity to mainstream ICT innovation into national development agendas. It showcases a number of c
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Media and Politics in the Southern Mediterranean: Communicating Power in Transition After 2011
Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY: Routledge (2021), xv, 426 pp.
"This edited volume presents ground-breaking empirical research on the media in political transition in Tunisia, Turkey and Morocco. Focusing on developments in the wake of the region’s upheavals in 2011, it offers a new theoretical framework for understanding mediascapes in the confessional and h
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Arab Media Systems
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Cambridge: Open Book Publishers (2021), xliv, 345 pp.
"This volume provides a comparative analysis of media systems in the Arab world, based on criteria informed by the historical, political, social, and economic factors influencing a country's media. Reaching beyond classical western media system typologies, Arab Media Systems brings together contribu
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National Consultations on Solutions to Promote Media Viability While Preserving Media Independence: Consultations on Media Viability in Brazil, El Salvador, Indonesia, Jamaica, Lebanon, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal and Tunisia
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Amsterdam: Free Press Unlimited (2021), 33 pp.
"The intersection between media and politics remains very strong in several countries under study. In these conditions, there is often little transparency on media ownership and a lack of transparency on local funding sources of media. Relatedly, in some cases, a change in government policies was ra
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The African Film Industry: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Growth
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Paris: UNESCO (2021), 271 pp.
"For the first time, a complete mapping of the film and audiovisual industry in 54 States of the African continent is available, including quantitative and qualitative data and an analysis of their strengths and weaknesses at the continental and regional levels. The report proposes strategic recomme
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Youth and Independent Media in Tunisia: Focus Group Findings
Metn (LB): Samir Kassir Foundation (2021), 6 pp.
"1. Participants used a mix of social media platforms and TV/radio to acquire news. Word of mouth was also a noteworthy source of information. Many participants expressed a distaste for comment sections. It was generally agreed that information found on social media should not be taken as truth.
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Exposed and Exploited: Data Protection in the Middle East and North Africa
Access Now (2021), 45 pp.
"In this report, we highlight how privacy and data protection violations by state and non-state actors are compounded by the lack of legal data protection safeguards which would obligate public entities, private companies, and international organizations to respect and adhere to data protection prin
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