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Book Design & Production
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Catholic Church: Media Representation & Reporting
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Presencia (Newspaper, Bolivia)
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Opus Dei
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Children and Media
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Christian Communication
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Christian Radios: Evangelical / Protestant & Others
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Al Hayat (Television Channel)
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Coptic Television (CTV) (Television Channel, Egypt)
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Televangelism
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Christian Websites
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Christian Minorities
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Digital & Social Media Pastoral
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World Council of Churches (WCC)
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Missionary Communication, Media & Evangelisation
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Film & Gender
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Educational Films & Videos
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Nollywood
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Latin American Cinema
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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Wars
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Iraq-Kuwait Gulf War (1990-1991)
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Conflicts and Media
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Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
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Conflicts & Wars: Roles of Digital Technologies & Conflict Narratives in Social Media
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Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare
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Trauma, Coping with Trauma, Trauma Therapy
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Trauma: Media Representation & Reporting
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Violence in the Media
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War Propaganda, Propaganda in Conflicts
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Aesthetics in Media & Communication
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Media Ethnography
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Theatre
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Literature
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Popular Cultures
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Development Assistance
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Chat
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Netflix
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Facebook
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Romani People
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History of Media & Communication
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Colonial Period
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Second World War (1939-1945)
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Indigenous Journalists & Communicators
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Indigenous Languages
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China: Transnational Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
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Foreign Television Programmes
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Sputnik (Russian State News Portal & Radio Broadcast Service)
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Journalistic Quality
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Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
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Religion: Media Representation
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European Union: Media Assistance
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France: Media Assistance
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European Endowment for Democracy (EED)
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USA: Media Assistance
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Media Governance
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Media Law & Regulation: Muslim Countries
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Sharia, Fatwas
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Television Law & Regulation
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BBC
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Khashoggi, Jamal (1958-2018)
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Lerner, Daniel (1917-1980)
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Political Doctrines
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Failed States
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COVID-19 Pandemic & Religion
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Taliban
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World Religions
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Youth & Religious Communication
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Disappeared People, Missing People
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Television Transmitters
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Al-Arabiya
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Al-Hurra (Television Channel)
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RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Urban Communication, Urban Media
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Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
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User-Generated Contents
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Youth and Media
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Youth Television Programmes
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Language
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Children’s Screen Content in an Era of Forced Migration: Facilitating Arab-European Dialogue. Prix Jeunesse International, Munich. Workshop Briefing 3: Drama, Storytelling, Empathy
London: King's College (2018), 26 pp.
"This briefing summarises the proceedings of the third workshop in a project to stimulate dialogue between European and Arab stakeholders about European screen content for young children of Arab heritage who are living in Europe through forced migration." (Page 28)
The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2018
Washington, DC; Geneva: World Bank;ITU (2018), vi, 240 pp.
"In 2016, there were more than 7.3 billion mobile-cellular subscriptions worldwide. Globally, 3.5 billion people were using the Internet, of which 2.5 billion were from developing countries. Mobile-broadband subscriptions have risen constantly to reach 3.6 billion, while the number of fixed-broadban
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Russia's Arabic Propaganda: What it is, Why it Matters
Washington, DC: Washington Institute for Near East Policy (2018), 17 pp.
"The Middle East media landscape provides Russian state with unique opportunities. A region with strong state-controlled media, weak independent outlets, and a burgeoning reliance on social media—along with a historical suspicion of Western news sources—has created useful openings that the Kreml
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Christian Media
In: Christianity in North Africa and West Asia
Kenneth R. Roos; Mariz Tadros; Todd M. Johnson (eds.)
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2018), pp. 417-426
"Christian media in a highly fragile region are faced with a number of challenges: the issues of security, trust and persecution have prevented them from develping more inclusive strategies, strengthening their relationship with their audience or conducting qualitative or quantitative audience resea
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Hören, Sehen, Staunen: Kulturgeschichte des mündlichen Erzählens
Hildesheim; Zürich; New York: Georg Olms Verlag, 2. überarb. und erw. Aufl. (2018), 598 pp.
"Beim Stichwort „mündliches Erzählen“ denkt man hierzulande vor allem an „Märchen“, kurze und wundersame Erzählungen der Landbevölkerung vergangener Zeiten. Tatsächlich aber kannten alle Kulturen raffinierte Erzählkünste, die häufig auch Schriftliteratur und Theater inspirierten. Au
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Pressefreiheit: Nicht überall erhältlich
iz3w, issue 365 (2018), pp. 13-36
"Die iz3w erscheint in einem Land mit einer »guten Situation« für Presseerzeugnisse (globaler Index der Reporter ohne Grenzen). In vielen Ländern ist die Lage infolge von Repressionen »sehr ernst«, zum Beispiel in China, in Iran oder Sudan. Auch in Ländern zwischen diesen Extremen kann freier
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Media in the Middle East: Activism, Politics, and Culture
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2017), xxxii, 265 pp.
"This edited volume offers the first extended, cross-disciplinary exploration of the cumulative problems and increasing importance of various forms of media in the Middle East. Leading scholars with expertise in Middle Eastern studies discuss their views and perceptions of the media’s influence on
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Lost in Translation: The Misinformed Journey of Migrants Across Italy
Internews (2017), 22 pp.
"In April 2017, an Internews team conducted a rapid assessment on information needs among refugees and migrants in Italy, visiting formal reception facilities (hotspot, CAS, CARA) in Lampedusa, Agrigento, Catania, and informal centers in Ventimiglia and Rome [...] Lost in Translation examines the cr
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Improving Data on Missing Migrants
Geneva: International Organization for Migration (IOM) (2017), xiv, 117 pp.
What Do Young People in the Arab World Want from Their National Broadcasters?
MedMedia (2017), 18 pp.
"This report captures of the findings of the “Youth on Screen” initiative, which was born out of a growing desire amongst youth civil society groups and broadcasters in the Southern Mediterranean Region to tackle the issue of youth representation on television head on. The report not only looks
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Global Information Society Watch 2017: Internet Governance from the Edges. National and Regional IGFs in Their Own Words
Association for Progressive Communications (APC);International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2017), 87 pp.
"It is precisely to counterbalance what are largely “outsider” views in the main edition of Global Information Society Watch that we wanted this companion edition to capture the origin stories, achievements and challenges of National and Regional IGF Initiative (NRI) in their own words. Their st
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Peer-To-Peer Programme: Managing the Digital Transition. A Training Challenge for National Broadcasters in the MENA Region. Final Results
MedMedia;COPEAM (2017), 7 pp.
"This report presents the final results of a nine-month regional peer-to-peer exchange programme implemented in 2017 by MedMedia, an EU-funded programme, and COPEAM, in partnership with public service broadcasters in the Southern Mediterranean Region. The programme aimed at developing training polic
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La circulation des productions culturelles: Cinémas, informations et séries télévisées dans les mondes arabes et musulmans
Rabat; Istanbul: Centre Jacques-Berque;Institut Français d'Études Anatoliennes (2017), 287 pp.
Journalism and the Islamic Worldview: Journalistic Roles in Muslim-Majority Countries
Journalism Studies, volume 18, issue 5 (2017), pp. 555-575
"This paper looks at the extent to which journalistic culture in Muslim-majority countries is shaped by a distinctive Islamic worldview. We identified four principles of an Islamic perspective to journalism: truth and truth-telling (siddiq and haqq), pedagogy (tabligh), seeking the best for the publ
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Digital Resistance in the Middle East: New Media Activism in Everyday Life
Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press (2017), xi, 194 pp.
"This book argues that Internet diffusion and use in the Middle East enables meaningful micro-changes in citizens’ lives, even in states where no Arab Spring revolution occurred. Using ethnographic evidence and taking a comparative perspective, it presents a grass roots look at how new media use f
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Fridays of Rage: Al Jazeera, the Arab Spring, and Political Islam
New York: Oxford University Press (2017), xxii, 309 pp.
"This book gives readers a glimpse into how Al Jazeera has strategically cast its journalists as martyrs in the struggle for Arab freedom while promoting itself as the mouthpiece and advocate of the Arab public. In addition to heralding a new era of Arab democracy, Al Jazeera has become a major infl
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Perspectives from the Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2017–2021: Curtain Up! User Experience Takes Center Stage
Price Waterhouse Coopers (pwc) (2017), 40 pp.
"To thrive in a marketplace that is increasingly competitive, slower-growing, and dependent on personal recommendations, companies must develop strategies that engage, grow, and monetize their most valuable customers — i.e., their fans. To do so, they must combine excellent content with breadth an
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Animation in the Middle East: Practice and Aesthetics from Baghdad to Casablanca
London: Tauris (2017), xv, 318 pp.
"The internationally acclaimed films Persepolis and Waltz with Bashir only hinted at the vibrant animation culture that exists within the Middle East and North Africa. In spite of censorship, oppression and war, animation studios have thrived in recent years - in Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco,
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The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media
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London et al.: Bloomsbury (2017), xviii, 479 pp.
"The Dictionary of the Bible and Ancient Media is a convenient and authoritative reference tool, introducing specific terms and concepts helpful to the study of the Bible and related literature in ancient communications culture. Since the early 1980s, biblical scholars have begun to explore the pote
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Reporting the Middle East: The Practice of News in the Twenty-First Century
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London; New York: Tauris (2017), xii, 226 pp.
