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Minorities & Disadavantaged Groups: Oppression
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
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Safety of Journalists: Law & Public Policies
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USA: Media Assistance
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Media & Information Literacy
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Conflict & War Photography
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Public Spheres
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Newspapers
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Islam
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Judaism and Communication
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Yazidism, Yazidis, Yezidis
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Civil Society
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Television Programmes & Genres
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Access to Media & Information
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Access to Media & Information: Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities
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Access to Information Laws, Right to Information Regulation
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
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Media Advocacy, Media Activism
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Audience Research
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Information Needs in Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Media Use: Disasters & Humanitarian Crises
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Media Use: Foreign / International Media
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Media Use: Youth
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Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
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Religious Media Use, Religious Media Audiences
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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International Conflicts
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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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Crime & Violence Reporting
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Enemy Images
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Military: Online & Social Media Communication Strategies
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Trauma, Coping with Trauma, Trauma Therapy
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Trauma: Media Representation & Reporting
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Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Development Issues and Development Assistance
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Social Change & Media / Communication
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Cybercrimes
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Digital Entrepreneurs, Tech Entrepreneurs
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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Media Assistance: Digital Journalism & Social Media
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Digital Political Communication
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Facebook
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Digital Economies, Digital Societies
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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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Mobile Phone Markets
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Information Society
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Disadvantaged Groups & Communication, Minorities & Media
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Albinism
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Romani People
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Communication
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Collective Memory: Disasters
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Information Management
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Early Warning: Disasters
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Famines: Media Representation & Reporting
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Humanitarian Law
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Infectious Diseases' Outbreak Communication
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International Humanitarian Crisis Reporting, Foreign Disaster Reporting
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Election Campaigns: Disinformation & Misinformation
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Foreign Disinformation, Foreign Information Manipulation Operations, Foreign Propaganda
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Archives
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Climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Journalism Ethics
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Fact-Checking & Verification of Sources
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Gender Issues: Media Coverage
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Health: Media Representation (Factual & Fictional)
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Media Assistance: Country Strategies & Experiences
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Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Stereotypes in Media & Communication
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Media Democratization
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Transition Countries: Media Systems & Media Landscapes
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Human Rights
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Sharia, Fatwas
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Failures, Mistakes, Shortcomings: Experiences & Learnings
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Iraqi Media Network (IMN)
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Migrants & Refugees: Tailor-Made Media Products & Information Services
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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Politics
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Governance & Accountability: Role of Media / Communication
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Political Parties: Communication Strategies
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Public Opinion
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Watchdog Role of the Media
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Press
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Haaretz (Newspaper, Israel)
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Local Ownership, Local Stakeholder Participation
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Religion and Communication
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Taliban
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UNESCO's Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists (MDP) Action in Iraq: 2018-2021 Quadrennial Report, Country Summaries
Paris: UNESCO (2022), 5 pp.
"Iraq was added as a target country under the MDP in 2020, building on the first phase of the “Breaking the Silence: Enhancing Public Accountability on Freedom of Expression and the Safety of Journalists in Iraq” project, which was implemented by UNESCO between 2019 and 2021 with funding from th
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The Assassination of Sardasht Osman: Debunking the Official Story
Free Press Unlimited;Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ);Reporters Without Borders (2022), 42 pp.
"Sardasht Osman was a courageous and talented 23-year-old citizen journalist, who wrote about corruption and political mismanagement within the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in a period of political upheaval. On 13 December 2009, Sardasht wrote a satirical article accusing the family of Presiden
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The Global Handbook of Media Accountability
Top Insights
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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Examining Perceptions Towards War/Peace Journalism: A Survey of Journalists in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan
International Communication Gazette, volume 84, issue 3 (2022), pp. 183-205
"Following seminal study on journalistic attitudes towards wars and peace journalism, in this study we investigated the perceptions of conflict reporters in the three most deadly countries in the world including Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. A total of 317 journalists participated in this study. T
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Digital Economy in Kri: A Market Study
Altai Consulting;Danish Refugee Council (DRC) (2021), 66 pp.
Arab Media Systems
Top Insights
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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Between Advocacy and Outrage: A Study on Treatment of Gender Issues in Social Media in Iraq
Berlin: Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2021), 29 pp.
"This study was launched with the aim to deepen our understanding of how women related topics are debated in social media in Iraq. It is based on a social media monitoring exercise conducted between April 2019 and November 2020 across two topics of interest: the kidnapping of women rights’ activis
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Shaped by Trauma, History and Hope: Audiences’ Perceptions of Social Cohesion Coverage in Ninewah, Iraq
Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2021), 41 pp.
"This research analysis aims to assess perceptions of media coverage of social cohesion in Ninewah and understand how content is consumed and assessed by audiences in the province. What this report has demonstrated is that while there is a distrust of the media at a national level, local media are p
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Let Free Media Thrive: Stories of Impact of the Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists
Paris: UNESCO (2021), 18 pp.
"The collection of stories presented here aims to highlight the impact of the MDP's (Multi-Donor Programme on Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists) MDP’s actions over the course of this challenging year. Through testimonies from beneficiaries and partners who aspire to improve freedom o
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USAID/Iraq: Perception and Opinion Study
Management Systems International (MSI);USAID (2021), iv, 57 pp.
Mediated Lives: Waiting and Hope among Iraqi Refugees in Jordan
New York; Oxford: Berghahn (2021), xii, 228 pp.
"Using the example of Iraqi refugees in Jordan's capital of Amman, this book describes how information and communication technologies (ICTs) play out in the everyday experiences of urban refugees, geographically located in the Global South, and shows how interactions between online and offline space
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Regional E-Waste Monitor for the Arab States
Bonn: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP);United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR);ITU;United Nations University (UNU) (2021), 103 pp.
"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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Disinformation in Iraqi Media
London: LSE Middle East Centre;Conflict Research Programme (CRP) (2021), 21 pp.
"This paper examines the key narratives of disinformation that are prevalent in Iraqi media. It provides an analysis of the messages, agents, intentions and impact of the spread of disinformation. Focusing particularly on the period during which planned national elections were postponed, it identifi
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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, Development and Democracy
Bingley: Emerald Publishing (2021), xviii, 141 pp.
"[...] this book explores the complex construction of democratic public dialogue in developing countries. Case studies examine national environments defined not only by state censorship and commercial pressure, but also language differences, international influence, social divisions, and distinct va
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Routledge Handbook on Arab Media
Top Insights
London; New York: Routledge (2021), 528 pp.
"This Handbook provides the first comprehensive reference book in English about the development of mass and social media in all Arab countries. Capturing the historical as well as current developments in the media scene, this collection maps the role of media in social and political movements. Contr
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A Gender Analysis of the Media Landscape in Iraq
Washington, DC; London: Internews (2020), 35 pp.
"Corrupt practices, political financing and institutionalised patriarchal systems have seen the media fail to provide equitable coverage of women’s issues or indeed include women as decision-makers organisationally. Both the audience and media stakeholders are acutely aware of the lack of ethical
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Media Coverage of Religious Freedom and Diversity in Iraq, Lebanon and Sudan: Content Analysis Report
Beirut: Samir Kassir Foundation;Internews (2020), 57 pp.
"The most mentioned religious groups include Muslims (Sunnis and Shiites). This is logical given that Islam is the majority religion in the three monitored countries. There is also a fair amount of content mentioning Christians in each country as well as Shiites and Sunnis in both Lebanon and Iraq.
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Fragmented, Polarised and Yet Unified: How Local Media Reflect and Transform Ethno-Sectarian Politics in Iraq
Berlin: Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) (2020), 27 pp.
"[...] MiCT conducted a comparative content analysis on coverage of two issues of national concern on eight different Iraqi TV channels in August 2019: (1) the shelling of a PMF-held position near the Balad Air Base in Salahuddin and (2) the lifting of parliamentary immunity of select Members of Par
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From MoFA to the Iraqi delegation at UNESCO
UNESCO (2020), 22 pp.
"The report of last 12 months regarding journalists safety. We received from Ministry of Justice (MoJ), the fourth report to fight Impunity for the last 12 months which is made by the Iraqi national Committee of Safety of Journalists and issue of Impunity, as responding to the UNESCO’s request upo
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