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Digital & Information Literacy
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Digital Literacy: Youth
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Media & Information Literacy
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Media Literacy: Youth
27
Digital & Social Media Use: Youth
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Media Literacy: Disinformation, Fake News, Hate Speech
18
Digital Literacy: Children
17
Digital & Social Media Use: Children
11
Media Literacy: Children
11
Digital Skills, Digital Production Skills
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Media Literacy: Secondary Education
10
Digital Wellbeing, Digital Resilience, Digital Mental Health
10
Media Literacy: Families
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Cyberbullying, Cyberharassment
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Media Use: Youth
7
Child Protection Online
7
Media Literacy: Gaming
7
Mobile Phone Use: Youth
6
Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Media Literacy: Primary Education
6
Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Digital Communication
5
Mobile Phone Use: Children
5
Girls and Media
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Internet
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Digital Financial Services, Mobile Banking, Mobile Payphone Business
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TikTok
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Media Literacy: Teacher Training
5
Mobile Phone Use
4
Children and Media
4
Media Literacy: Preschool Children
4
Participatory Communication
4
Extremist & Terrorist Digital / Social Media Presence
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Social Media
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Civic Education: Use & Role of Media
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Gender-Based Online Harassment & Sexual Threats
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Youth & Digital Media
4
Advertising Literacy
3
Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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Child Protection, Protection of Minors
3
ICT / Internet Projects (Development Aid)
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Digital Inclusion
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Influencers (Social Media)
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Instagram
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YouTube
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Artificial Intelligence
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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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Gender and ICTs / Internet
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Gaming, Video Games
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Countering Defamation & Harassment
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Fact-Checking & Verification of Sources
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Family Communication
3
Media Literacy Policies
3
Communication & Media Indicators
3
Indicators & Indices
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Access to Internet & Digital Communications
2
Digital Divide, Digital Inequalities
2
Advocacy & Empowerment: Girls
2
Internet & Social Media Use: Women
2
Media Use, Media Consumption
2
Faith-Based Media Literacy Education: Catholic Church
2
Gaming: Children
2
One Laptop per Child (ICT Development Programme)
2
Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Chat
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Sexual Abuse: Digital Media
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Generative AI, including ChatGPT et al.
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Digitalization, Digital Transformation
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Schools
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Educational Games, Serious Games
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Educational Policies
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Open, Distance and Digital Education (ODDE)
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Media Literacy: Curricula
2
Media Literacy: Parents
2
Internet & ICTs in Rural Areas
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Mobile Phones, Smartphones
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Mobile Phone Apps
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User-Generated Contents
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Advertising Criticism
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Advocacy & Empowerment: Youth
1
Civic Engagement, Citizen Participation, Civil Society & Media
1
Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
1
Agricultural Information & Extension
1
Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
1
Audience Segmentation, User Typologies, Personas
1
Digital & Social Media Use, Internet Use
1
Prosumers & User Self-Marketing
1
Information Use & Consumption
1
Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
1
E-Books & Digital Book Publishing
1
Catholic Church and Communication
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Children & Digital Media
1
Digital Media Socialisation
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Children's Rights
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Film Literacy
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Videos
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Communication Rights
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Digital Rights
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Freedom of Expression
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Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Community Informatics
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Conflicts, Conflict Prevention & Management, Mediation, Peacebuilding
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Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
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Conflict-Sensitive / Peace Communication
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
1
Media Criticism
1
Fans, Fandom, Fan Cultures
1
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
1
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
1
Digital Criticism
1
Digital Labour, Digital Work
1
Indigenous Digital & Social Media Communication
1
Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
1
Sexting (Sending Sexually Explicit Messages of Oneself to Others)
1
Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
1
Twitter & Microblogs
1
Websites
1
AI Ethics
1
AI Literacy
1
Online Learning, E-Learning
1
Female ICT Sector Personnel / Professionals
1
ICT Development Assistance
1
ICT Indicators
1
Information Society
1
Conspiracy Narratives, Conspiracy Theories
1
Deepfakes (Realistic-Looking Media Content that has been Modified, Generated or Falsified Using AI)
1
Election Campaigns: Disinformation & Misinformation
1
Political Economy of Media
1
Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Labour, Labour Markets, Labour Laws, Working Conditions
1
Education and Communication / Media
1
Curricula: School Education
1
Higher Education
1
Indigenous Language Education
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC)
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Teaching & Teaching Methods
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Communication for Sustainable Development
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Gender Discrimination, Gender Inequalities
1
Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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Gender-Sensitive Language
1
Media Literacy: Women
1
Sexuality
1
Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
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Intercultural Dialogue
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UNESCO
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News
1
Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Citizen Participation & Civil Society
1
Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
1
COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Media Literacy: Radio
1
Well-Being Online
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Consumer Protection
1
Internet Governance, Internet Policies
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Design Thinking
1
Refugees / Displaced People
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Music
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Photography
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Political Extremism
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Populism
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Socialism
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Politics and Media
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Political Communication
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Public Service Broadcasting
1
Islamist Communications & Media
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Mobile Phones in Rural Areas
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Youth Violence & Violence Prevention
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Economic, Political and Social Effects
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Lower Classes
1
Software
1
Youth and Media
1
Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
1
Youth, Adolescents
1
Youth Cultures, Youth Milieus, Youth Identities
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Youth Media
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"We found that knowledge around digital security amongst women in Kampala is quite low. A high proportion of women have been victims of cyberbullying without any obvious routes to seeking justice against perpetrators. There is an urgency for law enforcement and government to hand down stricter penal ... more
"We wrote this booklet to help our sisters learn about problems that we can run into on the internet (like leaked or stolen personal photos, viruses, and scams), how we can make informed decisions every day to protect ourselves, and to help make the internet a safe space for ourselves, our families, ... more
"Mobile technology has become a tool for youth empowerment, activism and socio-economic progress. In developing countries especially, the number of mobile Internet connections is increasing exponentially, and smartphones are often the only computer available. Within this context, YouthMobile enables ... more
"The UNESCO YouthMobile Initiative leverages the widespread availability of mobile phones to empower youth through digital skills training. Young people are introduced to coding as both a resource to solve local issues and a tool to develop complex learning skills. Through YouthMobile training, stud ... more

Digital Parenting: The Challenges for Families in the Digital Age

Göteborg: Youth and Media International Clearinghouse on Children (2018), 239 pp.

¿Qué sabemos sobre ciudadanía digital en México?

Montevideo: Fundación Ceibal (2018), 80 pp.

A Global Framework of Reference on Digital Literacy Skills for Indicator 4.4.2

Montreal: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2018), 146 pp.
"The objective of the Digital Literacy Global Framework (DLGF) project is to develop a methodology that can serve as the foundation for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) thematic Indicator 4.4.2: “Percentage of youth/adults who have achieved at least a minimum level of proficiency in digital lite ... more

Digital Media Literacy in Conflicts: The Increasing Role of Social Media in South Sudan

In: International Handbook of Media Literacy Education
Belinha S. De Abreu, Paul Mihailidis, Alice Y. L. Lee, Jad Melki, Julian McDougall (eds.)
New York; London: Routledge (2017), pp. 368-379
"In this chapter we have discussed a number of concrete strategies and practical examples on how to implement digital media literacy projects even in a difficult political and socio-cultural context like South Sudan. These are based in developing a holistic approach that considers citizen interactio ... more
"Depuis la publication de la première édition du Manuel de maîtrise d’Internet en 2003, le monde en ligne a beaucoup changé. Les Internautes sont de plus en plus jeunes, leur nombre a augmenté, leurs usages d’Internet et l’objet de leurs recherches évoluent et de nouveaux dangers, par ex ... more
"Ein alberner Tweet kann den Job kosten, freizügiges Verhalten und Sorglosigkeit einem die Lust am Leben rauben: Der digitale Pranger kennt oft keine Vergebung und keine Gnade. Höchste Zeit umzudenken und zu differenzieren. Anhand von Studienbefunden wird die aktuelle Dimension dieses generationen ... more
"En este estudio se analiza el acoso escolar y las graves consecuencias que está provocando a las víctimas de esta agresiva violencia en los centros educativos, que destruye la autoestima y la confianza de los menores acosados. En este trabajo de investigación también se abordael acoso escolar p ... more
"This guide is driven by the need not to add to the library of information on violent extremism but to underscore a message often missed: to reach young people effectively, we must respect their ability to grasp the reality of injustice, intolerance, and inequity [...] we found that three key messag ... more

Media, Youth and Radicalization: The Role of Media and Digital Literacy in Countering Violent Extremism

Beirut: Institute of Media Research and Training (IMRT) Lebanese American University (LAU); Media and Digital Literacy Acedemy of Beirut (MDLAB) (2017), 14 pp.
"This preliminary technical report examines the relationship between media uses of Lebanese youth and their potential attraction to extremism—broadly conceived. The study focuses on school students aged 14 to 18 and their teachers. It is based on 16 focus groups distributed across the country and ... more
"This publication is the result of two workshops. The first was held in March 2016, in Chennai, during which 14 scholars and media education specialists identified ten broad areas on which to build a lesson plan. The second workshop was in July 2016, in Sri Lanka with a similar group which continued ... more
"The term ‘digital skills’ refers to a range of different abilities, many of which are not only ‘skills’ per se, but a combination of behaviours, expertise, know-how, work habits, character traits, dispositions and critical understandings. These skills and competencies are interconnected and ... more
"Der richtige Umgang mit Tablets und Smartphones ist zur erzieherischen Mammutaufgabe geworden. Wie können Eltern dem WhatsApp-Dauerchat etwas entgegensetzen? Sind handyfreie Zeiten sinnvoll? Was sind die Erfolgsrezepte anderer Familien? Deutschlands versiertester Medienexperte hat mit Eltern, Psyc ... more