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Al-Manar (Television Channel, Lebanon)
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Access to Media & Information
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Access to Media & Information: Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities
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Forestry, Deforestation, Forest Protection
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Area & Regional Studies
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Audience Research
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Book Reading Habits, Book Readers, Book Consumption
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Disinformation Consumption & Perception
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Film Audiences, Film Consumption
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Information Needs
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Media & ICT Use in Authoritarian Regimes / Dictatorships
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Media Socialisation, Media Biographies, Media Life Journeys
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Media Use: Children
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Authoritarian Regimes, Dictatorships
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Book Markets & Industries
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Transnational Book Trade, International Book Trade
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Campaigning: Planning & Implementation
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Catholic Church
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Catholic Television
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Child Protection, Protection of Minors
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Children's Media
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Media Literacy: Children
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Evangelical Churches
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Christian Minorities
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Christianity (General)
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Sects
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Film Actors, Directors & Producers, Filmmakers
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Film Industries
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Films
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Editorial Independence: Influence of Media Owners
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Exile Journalism, Exile Media
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Copyright Law
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Press Freedom & Communication Rights Violations
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Harassment & Intimidation of Journalists
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Self-Censorship
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Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
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Communication Strategies
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Crisis Communication
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Community Development
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Community Radios
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Community Radio Regulation & Licensing
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Media Assistance: Community Radios
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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Religion and Justice / Peace / Reconciliation
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Conflict Reporting, Armed Conflict Reporting
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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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Cyberwarfare, Cyber Operations: Attacking Enemy Computers, Software, and Control Systems
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Dealing With the Past
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Extremist Recruitment through Media
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Information Warfare, Psychological Warfare
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Peace Culture, Peace Education, Non-Violence
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Religious Communication in Conflicts & Peacebuilding
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Aesthetics in Media & Communication
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Content Analysis (Research Method)
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Media Criticism
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Rumours & Rumour Management
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Digital Anthropology, Cyberanthropology
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Media Ethnography
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Arabic culture
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Collective Identities & Media
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Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
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Creative & Cultural Industries
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Memes
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Religious Literature & Religious Motifs in Literature
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Media Cultures
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Popular Religious Cultures & Practices
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Religion and Culture
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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 Theories
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Good Governance
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North South Relations
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Regional Cooperation, South-South Collaboration
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Development and Media
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Edutainment Television Programmes
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Poverty Reduction: Role of Media
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment
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Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
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Internet and Politics
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Mobile Phone Markets
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Albinism
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Racism in Communication & Media
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Romani People
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Media Clusters
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Music Industries & Markets
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Media Market Transparency
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Transnational Media Markets, International Media Markets
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Nonprofit Journalism, Nonprofit Media
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Political Economy of Media
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Financing Television
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Economy
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Domestic Workers
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Religion and Economics
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Educational Television
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Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
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Gaming, Video Games
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Political Parody and Satire
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Television Entertainment, Television Entertainment Programmes
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Soap Operas & Telenovelas
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Television Entertainment: Audiences
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Television Serials
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Environmental Communication
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Communication for Sustainable Development
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Deserts, Desertification
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Natural Resources
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Water Resources Management, Water Access & Supply
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Defamation, Libel, Slander
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Codes of Journalistic Ethics
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Fact-Checking & Verification of Sources
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Development Projects: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Evaluation in Conflict & Fragility Settings
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Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Tools
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Meta Evaluations, Cluster Evaluations
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Most Significant Change (MSC)
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Feminism (General)
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence
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Gender-Based Online Harassment & Sexual Threats
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Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
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Gender Relations
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Gender-Sensitive Journalism
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Media Assistance: Gender Focus
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Women's Magazines, Women's Press
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Decolonial & Non-Western Approaches
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Suicide Reporting & Media Representation
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History of Media & Communication
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History (General)
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Indigenous Languages
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Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Population
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Adaptation of Media Products to Other Countries / Cultural Contexts
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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 News, International News
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Globalisation of Media
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Transnational & Comparative Communication Research
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Transnational Television Co-Productions, International Television Co-Productions
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Francophonie
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Media Assistance: Investigative Journalism
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Journalism Concepts & Cultures
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Labour Market for Journalists
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News
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Corruption Reporting & Role of Media in Curbing Corruption
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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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Sexual Abuse Reporting, Sexual Violence Reporting
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Language and Media
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Media Assistance: Country Strategies & Experiences
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Media Assistance: Law & Regulation, Media Policy Consultancies
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Media Assistance: Refugees
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Media Development Indicators
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Informal Communication Channels, Networks & Structures
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Ushahidi (Crowdsourcing Mapping Software)
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
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Television Policies
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Media Literacy Policies
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Transition Countries: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Economic / Social / Cultural Rights
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Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Radio Law & Regulation
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Sharia, Fatwas
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Truth & Reconciliation Commissions
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Cost-Benefit-Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness, Efficiency
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Failures, Mistakes, Shortcomings: Experiences & Learnings
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Financing Media, Financial Media Management
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Human Resources Development, Personnel Management
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Indigenous Knowledge, Local Knowledge, Traditional Knowledge
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Nonprofit Media Management
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Starting Media Outlets, Creation of Digital Businesses
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
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Masri, Mai (1959-)
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Photography
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Photographers
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Arab Spring (2010-2012)
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Military
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Political Change
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Political Extremism
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Populism
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Right-Wing Extremism
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Political Parties
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Political Resistance
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Democracy
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Semi-Authoritarian Regimes & Defective Democracies
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Political Transition
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Agenda Setting
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Independent & Oppositional Media
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National Identity & Media, Nationalism & Communication
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Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Politics
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Opinion Leaders, Politicians, Decision Makers, Elites
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Radicalisation: Influence of Media
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Public Opinion
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Magazines
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National Press
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Project Impact, Project Effects, Project Effectiveness, Project Efficiency
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Public Service Broadcasting
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Radio Ada (Ghana)
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Personality
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Buddhism
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Islamism
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Islamophobia
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Delphi Method
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Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Human Security
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Nomades
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Mass Society
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Revolutions
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Technologies, Information & Communication Technologies
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Mobile Phone Apps
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Al-Hurra (Television Channel)
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China Global Television Network, CGTN (formerly China Central Television, CCTV)
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RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
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Tele Liban (Television Channel, Lebanon)
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TeleSur (Television Channel)
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Television Talk Shows
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Television Programming, Programme Structures & Programme Policies
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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Language
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Media Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes
Quick Overview
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell (2025), xxiii, 502 pp.
"In 'Media Compass: A Companion to International Media Landscapes', an international team of prominent scholars examines both long-term media systems and fluctuating trends in media usage around the world. Integrating country-specific summaries and cross-cutting studies of geopolitical regions, this
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Repair work, resistance and the invisible data labour of Lebanon’s digital humanitarian infrastructures
Big Data & Society, issue January–March (2025), 13 pp.
"This article draws upon a multi-sited ethnography of everyday labour in Lebanon’s digital cash assistance for Syrian refugees. The datafication of humanitarian infrastructures generates technological breakdown, gaps in data and incredibly strict and cumbersome rules. In response to impediments re
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The Media Coverage of Women's Rights and Feminist Movements in Lebanon: Between the Late 1800s and the Early 2020s
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2025), 64 pp.
Satellite Ministries: The Rise of Christian Television in the Middle East
Top Insights
New York: Oxford University Press (2025), xxx, 337 pp.
"Through extensive fieldwork and archival research, Febe Armanios explores how Western evangelicals and indigenous Christians harnessed terrestrial and satellite technologies to promote Christian television in the Middle East. The sixteen channels analyzed in this study fall into three main categori
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News Distortion in Times of Crises: Covid-19 Case in the Arab Media
International Journal of Communication, volume 18 (2024), pp. 5222-5246
"This article investigates news distortion within the Arab media ecosystem, as manifested on Arab media Facebook pages and perceived by Arab journalists during the COVID-19 pandemic. A textual analysis was conducted on 6 news Facebook pages affiliated with major local media channels in 6 Arab countr
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Public Opinion Perspectives on Governance and Civil Society Organizations in Lebanon
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2024), 47 pp.
Perception and consumption of hate speech in the Lebanese media
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2024), 25 pp.
Religious Freedom and Populism: The Appropriation of a Human Right and How to Counter it
Bielefeld: transcript (2024), 263 pp.
Infrastructural platform violence: How women and queer journalists and activists in Lebanon experience abuse on WhatsApp
New Media & Society (2024), 20 pp.
"Technology-facilitated abuse and violence disproportionately affect marginalized people. While researchers have explored this issue in the context of public-facing social media platforms, less is known about how it plays out on more private messaging apps. This study draws on in-depth interviews wi
...
Media and Democracy in the Middle East
London; New York: Routledge (2024), 176 pp.
"Since the outburst and spread of what was known as the ‘Arab Uprisings’ in 2010, the political and media landscapes in the Middle East region have dramatically changed. The initial hope for democratic change and governance quality improvements has faded, as several regimes in the Middle East ha
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Are We Making a Difference? Global and Local Efforts to Assess Peacebuilding Effectiveness
Inspiring Practice
Top Insights
Lanham et al.: Rowman & Littlefield (2024), xxvii, 320 pp.
"Sections of the book engage in critical reflection on what peacebuilding effectiveness is and who gets to decide, provide practical examples and case studies of the successes and failures of assessing peacebuilding work, and support innovative strategies and tools to move the field forward. Chapter
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Navigating Freedom: Making Sense of Lebanon's Digital Discourse on Free Expression
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2023), 13 pp.
Lebanon's Information Environment: Exploring Appropriate Responses
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation;National Endowment for Democracy (NED) (2023), 32 pp.
"The purpose of this study is twofold: to understand how the Lebanese public consumes news published on traditional and alternative media, with a focus on how they perceive and deal with disinformation campaigns and fake news, and to build a comprehensive view of the organizations and initiatives th
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Reimagining Civil Society Collaborations in Development: Starting from the South
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xv, 348 pp.
"At a time when uneven power dynamics are high on development actors' agenda, this book will be an important contribution to researchers and practitioners working on innovation in development and civil society. While there is much discussion of localization, decolonization and 'shifting power' in ci
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Fairwork Lebanon Ratings 2023: Platform Work in Times of Crisis
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork (2023), 35 pp.
Challenges and Perspectives of Hate Speech Research
Top Insights
Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin, Institute for Media and Communication Studies (2023), 482 pp.
"This book is the result of a conference that could not take place. It is a collection of 26 texts that address and discuss the latest developments in international hate speech research from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. This includes case studies from Brazil, Lebanon, Poland, Nigeria,
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Independence, Democracy, and Social Justice: Exploring the Viability of Media Cooperatives in Lebanon
Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2023), 44 pp.
Hate Speech in Lebanon: The Shortcomings and Responsibilities of Social Media Platforms
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2023), 49 pp.
730 Days of Hate: Two-Year Monitoring of Hate Speech in the Lebanese Media and Social Media 2020-2022
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2023), 45 pp.
Journalists' Insurance Coverage in Lebanon
Metn: Samir Kassir Foundation (2023), 26 pp.
