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Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
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Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Mobile Phone Use
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
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Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
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Social Media
31
Digital & Social Media Use: Children
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Facebook
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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News Consumption & Information Sources of Media Users
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Media Use, Media Consumption
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Online News
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Mobile Phone Use: Youth
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Mobile Phone Use: Women
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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Digital Wellbeing, Digital Resilience, Digital Mental Health
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Digital Inclusion
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TikTok
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Youth & Digital Media
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Media Use: Youth
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Cyberpsychology
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Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Digital Anthropology, Cyberanthropology
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Digital Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Audiences & Users
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Gaming: Uses & Effects
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Mobile Phone Use: Migrants & Refugees
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Instagram
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Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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Access to Media & Information
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Audience Segmentation, User Typologies, Personas
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Mobile Phone Use: Children
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Media Use: Migrants & Diasporas
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Media Use: Urban Populations
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Digital Media Censorship, Control & Filtering, Internet & Social Media Censorship
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Culture and Communication, Culture and Media
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment
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Financing Digital / Online Media
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Addiction to Media & Video Games, Effects of Media on Mental Health
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Interpersonal Communication, Interpersonal Relations
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Social Media Landscapes
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Internet & Social Media Use: Women
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Religious Media Use, Religious Media Audiences
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Children & Digital Media
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Digital Media Socialisation
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Telecentres, Community Telecentres, Internet Cafés
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Anthropology of Media & Communication
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Cybercultures
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Internet
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Twitter & Microblogs
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
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Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
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Audience Research Methods
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Media Use: Lower Classes & Poor Population
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Child Protection Online
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Digital Research Methods
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Internet / ICTs and Social Change
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YouTube
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ICTs and Poverty Reduction
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Mobile Phone Markets
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Gaming, Video Games
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Media Literacy: Families
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People with Disabilities: Tailored ICT & Media Products
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Election Campaigns: Social Media
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Everyday Life
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Muslim Digital Media & Online Communities
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Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Elderly People: Internet & Social Media Use
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Media Use: Children
4
Television Consumption, Televison Use, Television Audiences
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Child Protection, Protection of Minors
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Girls and Media
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Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Digital Cultures
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Digital Healthcare & Information, Mobile Health, E-Health, Telemedicine
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Digital Media, Internet & Religion
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Digital Media Landscapes
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Internet / Social Media Law & Regulation
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Electronic Commerce
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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Digital Media Markets
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Podcasts
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Democratization & Digital Media / Social Media
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Influencers (Social Media)
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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LGBT & Communication / Media
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Youth & Religious Communication
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Access to Media & Information: Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities
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Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
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Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
3
Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Audience Research: Planning & Implementing Surveys
3
Internet & Social Media Use: Minorities
3
Media Use: Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups
3
Media Literacy: Children
3
Media Freedom, Press Freedom
3
Social Media Marketing & Digital Public Relations
3
Community Telecommunication Networks
3
Participatory Communication
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
3
Digital Media Research, Digital Communication Research
3
Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
3
WeChat (Messaging, Social Media & Mobile Payment App, China)
3
Social Media in Political Communication
3
Blogging, Blogs
3
Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
3
Telegram
3
WhatsApp
3
Virtual Reality
3
Identifying & Researching Disinformation
3
Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
3
Rural Women & Communication
3
COVID-19 Communication
3
Therapeutical Use of Communication & Media
3
Mobile Journalism, Video Journalism
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Local News
3
Death & Grief: Reporting & Media Representation
3
Family Communication
3
Media Literacy: Youth
3
Internet Governance, Internet Policies
3
Rural Communication, Media in Rural Areas
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Networks & Networking
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Marginality, Marginalized Groups
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Lower Classes
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Telecommunication Companies, Mobile Phone & Fixed Line Operators
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Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
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Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
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Youth, Adolescents
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Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
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Prosumers & User Self-Marketing
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Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
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Disinformation Consumption & Perception
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Health Information Access & Use
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Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
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Media Use: Indigenous Populations
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Media Use: Rural Populations
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Milieus, Lifestyles
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Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
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Child Abuse: Digital Media
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Christian Social Media Presence & Online Communities
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Content Analysis (Research Method)
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Rumours & Rumour Management
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Media Ethnography
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Big Digital Platforms, Big Tech Companies
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Cybercrimes
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Religious Digital & Social Media Practices
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Digital & Social Media Effects
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E-Governance, E-Democracy
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Online Communication
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Digital Political Communication
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Online Dating
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Sexual Abuse: Digital Media
2
Filter Bubbles & Echo Chambers
2
Weibo (Microblogging Website, China)
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Streaming Media
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Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
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Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
2
ICT Effects & Impact
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ICT Policies
2
Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Gender & Religious Communication
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Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
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Gender Relations
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News
2
Media & Communication Policies
2
Financing Media: Customer Payments, Subscription Models, User-Based Financing
2
Female Migrants / Migration
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Labour Migration
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Refugees / Displaced People
2
Blind & Visually Impaired People
2
Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
2
Polarization, Political Polarization
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Influence of Media on Politics
2
Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Politics
2
Emotions in the Media, Emotional Functions & Messages of Media
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Taliban
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Research in Media & Communication
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Comparative Approaches & Methods in Communication Research
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Qualitative Research Methods
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Inequalities
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Computers
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SMS
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Telecommunication Infrastructure
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Visual Cultures
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Access to Media & Information: Migrants, Refugees, Diasporas
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Adblocking
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Advertising Effects & Impact
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Advertising Markets & Industries
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Children
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
1
Advocacy & Empowerment: Girls
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Indigenous People
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Mobile Phone Advocacy & Campaigns
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Geography
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Maps
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Audience Research
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Audience Research: Online Surveys
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Information Needs
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Information Use & Consumption
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Media Socialisation, Media Biographies, Media Life Journeys
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Media Use: Families
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Media Use: Influence of Religion
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Media Use: Public Service & State Media
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Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
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Mobile Phone Use: Elderly People
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Print Media Use, Press Readers
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Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
1
Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
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E-Books & Digital Book Publishing
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
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Children and Media
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Children's Rights
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Digital Literacy: Children
1
Media Reception & Effects: Children
1
Street Children
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Communication Rights
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Plagiarism
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Media / Communication Control
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Storytelling
1
Islamic State (Political-Religious Extremist Organization)
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Dealing With the Past
1
Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
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Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
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Trauma, Coping with Trauma, Trauma Therapy
1
Countering Misinformation & Rumours
1
Discourse & Discourse Analysis
1
Visual Anthropology
1
Arts
1
Collective Memory & Media, Media Representation of History
1
Cultural Exchange
1
Cultural Identity
1
Cultural Studies
1
Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
1
Gaming: Youth
1
Popular Cultures
1
Clothing & Fashion
1
ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
1
Free Basics (Facebook Internet Access Programme)
1
Development Studies, Development Research
1
Development and Media
1
Social Change & Media / Communication
1
Convergence of Media
1
Data Governance, Data Justice, Data Sovereignty
1
Digital Criticism
1
Digital Labour, Digital Work
1
Digital Platform & Intermediaries Regulation
1
Spam & Scam
1
Internet and Society / Social Change
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Internet Shutdowns
1
Chat
1
Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Digital Market Concentration
1
Social Media Companies
1
Online Public Relations
1
Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
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Netflix
1
Sexting (Sending Sexually Explicit Messages of Oneself to Others)
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LinkedIn
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Religion in Social Media
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Social / Digital Media and ICTs in Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Management & Prevention
1
Bilibili (Chinese Anime, Comics, Platform)
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Websites
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Economic Development: Role of ICTs & Media
1
ICTs and Development
1
ICT Development Assistance
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ICT Industries & Markets
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ICT Indicators
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World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)
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Diaspora Media
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Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
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Trust Building in Health & Emergency Communication
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Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
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Election Campaigns: Disinformation & Misinformation
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Media Literacy: Disinformation, Fake News, Hate Speech
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Documentation Systems
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Libraries
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Preservation of Information
1
Digital Economies & Markets
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Game Industries, Game Production
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Informal Sector, Informal Economy
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Political Economy of Media
1
Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Remittances
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Taxes
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Education and Communication / Media
1
Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
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Training
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Elderly People: Tailored ICTs & Media
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Fair Technology
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Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
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Bias in News Media
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Self-Regulation of Media
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Feminism & Communication
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Sexuality
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Health Communication
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Counselling
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Food, Food Security, Nutrition
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Vaccination Campaigns & Vaccine Hesitancy
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Indigenous Communication
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Indigenous Identity & Communication
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Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
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International Communication
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Globalisation of Media
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Russia: Foreign Information Operations, International Broadcasting, Public Diplomacy
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Transnational Communication
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Radio Journalism
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Bilingualism, Multilingualism
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Linguistic Diversity: Internet & Digital Media
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Local Communication & Media
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Diffusion of Innovations
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Organizational Communication, Institutional Communication
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Trust Building: Role of Communication & Media
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Literacy: Parents
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Media Law & Regulation
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Forced Labour & Human Trafficking
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Media Management
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Knowledge Management
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Music
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People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
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People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media
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Selfies, Self-Portrait Photographs
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Right-Wing Extremism
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Democracy
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Radicalisation: Influence of Media
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Public Opinion
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Trade Unions & Labor Movements: Communication Strategies
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Public Media, State Media
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Media Effects
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Media Reception
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Parasocial Interaction
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Social Participation
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Social Integration: Role of Media
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Religion and Communication
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Muslim Missonary Activities
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Jainism
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Symbols
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Youth & Religion
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Communication Research Design
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Research Methods
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Ethnographic Research
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Focus Groups & Group Discussions (Qualitative Research Method)
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Quantitative Research Methods
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Sampling (Survey Methodologies, Statistics)
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Survey Methods
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Science Communication & Research Dissemination
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Discrimination
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Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
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Civil Society
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Castes
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Social Classes
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Digital Television
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Open Source Software
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Telecommunications
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Mobile Phone Apps
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RT (Russian International Broadcaster, formerly Russia Today)
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Urban Communication, Urban Media
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User-Generated Contents
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Visual Communication
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Youth and Media
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Youth Media
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Digital and Social Media in Africa
London: University of Westminster Press (2025), xi, 194 pp.
"This book provides case studies on the strategies used by African governments in monitoring and controlling digital and social media, as well as the implications of such actions for claims about media freedom and freedom of expression. Further, the book examines the human rights challenges posed by
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Nuestras apps de cada día 2024: Segundo informe sobre el uso de plataformas digitales en Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica: Centro de Investigación en Comunicación (CICOM) Universidad de Costa Rica (2024), 30 pp.
"La información que se presenta a continuación desafía premisas establecidas sobre el uso de plataformas digitales en Costa Rica. Por ejemplo, sen confirma que Facebook sigue siendo la red social más utilizada en el país, a pesar de la variedad de oferta, el surgimiento de nuevas opciones y not
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Social Web: Ausdifferenzierung der Nutzung – Potenziale für Medienanbieter. Ergebnisse der ARD/ZDF-Onlinestudie 2015
Media Perspektiven, issue 10 (2015), pp. 442-452
"Die Nutzung von sozialen Medien ist 2015 ein weiteres Jahr in Folge nicht angestiegen. Die wahrscheinlichste Ursache hierfür ist, dass private Kommunikation verstärkt ins Instant Messaging – namentlich WhatsApp – abwandert. In der jungen Zielgruppe steigen vor allem die Nutzerzahlen der Fotoc
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Wanderer between the worlds: Telegram use from the users’ perspective
Publizistik, volume 70 (2025), pp. 133-155
"The messenger Telegram has gained importance for the mediated constitution of counterpublics in German-speaking countries since 2020. However, most research on Telegram focuses on the content shared and the networks that have developed on the platform. Meanwhile, knowledge about the users of counte
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Mitigating loneliness and remediating solitude: Pandemic narratives from the Global South
Information, Communication & Society (2025), 19 pp.
"Set in the Global South context of India, this article examines how users of digital media used their platforms and devices to mitigate loneliness and create moments of solitude during the Covid-19 pandemic. Historically, experiencing loneliness has been understood as debilitating but solitude has
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Resonanz und Entfremdung auf Facebook: Möglichkeiten und Voraussetzungen digitaler Weltbeziehungen
Bielefeld: transcript (2025), 309 pp.
"In einer zunehmend digitalisierten Welt prägen soziale Medien wie Facebook unseren Alltag - aber ermöglichen sie auch echte Resonanzerfahrungen? Basierend auf der Resonanztheorie von Hartmut Rosa untersucht Lisa Waldenburger, ob und unter welchen Bedingungen Nutzer*innen in den sozialen Medien Re
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Hooked on the Feed: An Analysis of How Facebook, TikTok, and X Shape Information Consumption in Eastern Europe
London: Thomson Foundation; Media Journalism Research Center (MJRC) (2025), 69 pp.
Measuring Digital Development. Facts and Figures: Focus on Landlocked Developing States
Top Insights
Geneva: ITU (2025), iv, 33 pp.
"Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) face unique development challenges. Higher transportation costs, trade barriers, and limited connectivity impede economic integration. LLDCs rely on neighbouring countries for access to trade routes, resulting in delays and higher costs. These countries also
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Von Hashtags und Geschichte: Vergangenheitsbezogene Hate Speech und ihre Multimodalität auf TikTok
Publizistik, volume 70 (2025), pp. 261-287
"Die audiovisuelle Plattform TikTok bildet mittlerweile einen relevanten Aushandlungsort für soziale Gruppen aller Art. User*innen bietet sich die Möglichkeit, eigene Räume für Vernetzung zu schaffen und Identitätsmanagement zu betreiben. Aufgrund der Plattformaffordanzen – vor allem Multimod
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Venezuela digital 2025: Estadísticas imprescindibles
Guayoyo Marketing; We Are Social, marzo 17 (2025)
"Un total de 22,5 millones de conexiones móviles celulares estaban activas en Venezuela a principios de 2025, siendo esta cifra equivalente al 79,1 por ciento de la población total. Sin embargo, hay que tener en cuenta que algunas de estas conexiones sólo incluyen servicios como voz y SMS, y otra
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Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2025
Top Insights
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2025), 170 pp.
"• Engagement with traditional media sources such as TV, print, and news websites continues to fall, while dependence on social media, video platforms, and online aggregators grows. This is particularly the case in the United States where polling overlapped with the first few weeks of the new Trum
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: The Opportunities, Challenges and the Mitigation Strategies of the Young Indigenous Social Media Users of the Chitagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh
Yokohama, Japan: 2025 April 26–May 01 CHI ’25 (2025), 22 pp.
"The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh is home to numerous Indigenous ethnic communities, and their languages, rituals, and values are distinct from those of the mainstream population. These diferences, coupled with the past eight decades of turbulent political history, have contributed to
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Why do people spread fake news? Modelling the factors that influence social media users’ fake news sharing behaviour
Information Development, volume 41, issue 1 (2025), pp. 48-60
"This study modelled the factors that influence fake news spreading behaviour among social media users. To gather our data, we used an online survey to sample 385 social media users in Nigeria, using a chain referral approach. Smart PLS structural equation modelling was used to analyse the data (SEM
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Mobile Media Use Among Children and Youth in Asia
Dordrecht: Springer (2025), viii, 235 pp.
"This book examines mobile media use among children and youths within an Asian context. By studying the impact of mobile media on children and youth in Asia, it focuses on the explosive growth of mobile media among young people and seeks to understand the potential consequences of mobile media use o
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Ist mein Kind fit für ein eigenes Smartphone?
klicksafe (2024), 1 p.
The Impact of Social Media in Afghanistan: A Multi-Disciplinary Study
Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, volume 17 (2024), pp. 3121-3139
"This multi-disciplinary study aims to explore the diverse effects of social media on Afghan youth, focusing on usage patterns, mental health implications, entertainment-driven time allocation, financial expenditures, exposure to explicit content, and academic performance. Methods: A cross-sectional
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Der SIKID-Kompass: Sicherheit von Kindern in der digitalen Welt im Akteursnetzwerk ermöglichen
Internationales Zentrum für Ethik in den Wissenschaften (IZEW) (2024), 53 pp.
Who’s engaged, who’s excluded? Ugandan citizens’ opinions and experiences on media engagement and citizen participation
Kampala: Twaweza East Africa (2024), 16 pp.
Cross-Plattform Social Media Forschung: Methoden der Datengewinnung und Analyse
Hamburg: Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (HAW); Leibniz Institut für Medienforschung; Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD) (2024), 23 pp.
"Dieser Report bietet einen Überblick über die im NOTORIOUS Projekt entwickelten und angewandten Methoden und Strategien zur Erhebung und Analyse von Mehrplattform-Social-Media-Daten mit einem Schwerpunkt auf der Aufdeckung von Desinformationsnarrativen. Zur Datensammlung erwiesen sich explorative
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Challenge Accepted: Welche Challenges sich auf Tiktok verbreiten und wie Kinder und Jugendliche sie wahrnehmen. Zentrale Ergebnisse von Inhaltsanalyse und Befragung
Düsseldorf: Landesanstalt für Medien NRW (2024), 25 pp.
