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Journalism Ethics
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Ethics in Media & Communication
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Self-Regulation of Media
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Codes of Journalistic Ethics
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Press Councils
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Accountability & Transparency of the Media
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Journalism
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Catholic Communication Ethics, Catholic Media Ethics
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Digital Ethics, AI Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Data & Information Ethics
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Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
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Media Freedom, Press Freedom
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Media Law & Regulation
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Advertising Ethics
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Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
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Ombudsmen
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Journalism Education & Training
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Media Monitoring, Media Observatories
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Suicide Reporting & Media Representation
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Ethics in Public Relations
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Disaster & Humanitarian Crisis Reporting
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Victim-Sensitive Reporting
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Journalistic Quality
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Political Blogging
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Ethics in Nonprofit & Community Journalism
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Human Rights Protection & Violations: Media Representation & Reporting
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Trauma: Media Representation & Reporting
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Disinformation, Misinformation, Fake News
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Objectivity & Veracity of Reporting
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Media Assistance: Self-Regulation, Accountability & Transparency of Media
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Television
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Cybersecurity, Digital Safety, Privacy, Right to Privacy
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Freedom of Expression
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NGOs & Civil Society Organizations: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Conflict Reporting, Armed Conflict Reporting
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Conflict-Sensitive & Peace Journalism
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Crime & Violence Reporting
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Media Criticism
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Discrimination-Sensitive Language, Minority-Sensitive Journalism
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Bribery & Corruption in Journalism
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Sensationalist Journalism, Yellow Press
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Journalists Dealing with Risks & Threats, Resilience & Wellbeing of Media Workers
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Photojournalism
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Media & Information Literacy
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Christian Communication Ethics, Christian Media Ethics
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Communication Pastoral, Media Pastoral
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Theologies of Communication
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Self-Censorship
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Conflicts and Media
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Values
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Investigative Journalism
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Migration & Refugees Reporting & (Social) Media Representation
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Manipulation
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Theories of Communication & Media
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Non-Western Communication Approaches
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Visual Communication
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Catholic Church and Communication
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Child Protection, Protection of Minors
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Christian Ethics
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Documentaries, Television Documentaries, Web Documentaries
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Communication Rights
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Freedom of Expression Principles
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Crisis Communication
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Citizen Journalism, Community Journalism
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Community Radios
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Violence in the Media
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Ethics in Development Assistance
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Countering Hate Speech, Disinformation & Propaganda
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Ethics in Entertainment
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Climate Change Communication, Climate Journalism
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Ethics & Data Protection in Research
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Journalism Ethics: Covering Vulnerable Persons
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Responsibility
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Gender Representation & Stereotypes in the Media
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COVID-19 Communication
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Associations & Networks of Journalists
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News
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Poverty & Impoverished People: Reporting & Media Representation
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Media, Mass Media
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Confidential Sources, Whistleblowing, Protection of Journalists' Sources
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Regulatory Bodies
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Radio
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Buddhism and Communication
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Islam and Communication
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Al-Jazeera
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Philosophies of Communication & Media
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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Opinion Polls, Public Opinion Research
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Trust in the Media, Credibility of Media
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Church Documents on Communication
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Children: Media Representation & Reporting
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Plagiarism
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Media / Communication Control
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Censorship
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Development Aid Public Relations, Development Public Awareness Raising
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War Reporting
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Media Assistance Projects & Programs: Case Studies
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Development Aid Reporting
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Information Society
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Health Disinformation & Misinformation
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Documenting Human Rights Violations
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Information Processing
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Media Ownership
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Entertainment and Media / Communication
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Ethics (General)
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Fact-Checking & Verification of Sources
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Religious Communication Ethics, Religious Media Ethics
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Gender-Based Harassment, Intimidation & Violence: Media Representation & Reporting
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Good Practice Examples
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Intercultural Communication, Intercultural Competencies
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Glocalization of Media
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World Information and Communication Order
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Journalism Sources
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Journalists
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Journalists: Professional Identity & Values
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News Values, News Selection Criteria
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Reporting & Media Representation: Specific Issues
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Court Reporting & Media Representation of Judicial System
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Forced Labour & Human Trafficking: Reporting & Media Representation
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Communication
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Diversity & Pluralism in Media / Communication
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Information
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Stereotypes in Media & Communication
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Media Landscapes, Media Systems, Media Situation in General
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Media Complaints / Sanctions Procedures
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Media Law & Regulation: Constitutional Law
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Media Outlets, Media Associations
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Social Photography
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Politics
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Politics and Media
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Public Opinion
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Press
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Newspapers
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Audience Influence
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Psychology (General)
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Reality & Communication, Truth & Media
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Access to Public Information, Freedom of Information, Right to Information
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Information Selection
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Open Data
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Advertising
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Print Media Advertising
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Audiences & Users
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Audience Research Methods
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Catholic Social Thought
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Faith-Based Media Literacy Education: Catholic Church
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Child Abuse Reporting
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Child Marriage
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Christian Communication
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Protestantism (Mainline)
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Televangelism
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Theologies
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Liberation Theologies
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Cinema
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Aesthetics in Film & Visual Communication
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African Cinema
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Celebrities, Idols, Stars
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Film & Gender
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Film Ethics
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Ethnographic Films
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Data Protection: Law & Regulation
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Editorial Independence
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Development Organizations: Communication Strategies & Media Representation
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Government Communication Strategies
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Military: Communication Strategies & Practices
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Public Relations
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Press Releases & Press Conferences
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Community Media
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Community Radio Journalism & Production Skills
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Storytelling
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Conflicts: Victims' Perspectives
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Holocaust
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Conflict Areas: Media Systems, Media Landscapes, Role of Media
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Dealing With the Past
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Foreign Conflict Reporting, International War Reporting
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Hate Speech, Hate Speech in Social Media
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Arts
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Fiction
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National Integration
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Philosophy
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Writing & Writing Styles
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Adveniat (Catholic Donor Agency, Germany)
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Nonprofit Management, NGO Management, Management General
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Development Communication, Communication for Development (C4D)
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Development and Media
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Development Journalism & Media Representation of Development Issues
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Digital Communication, Digital Media
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Algorithms & Big Data
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Data Journalism, Computer-Assisted Investigative Reporting
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Digital Tools
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Internet
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Multimedia Products, Transmedia Production
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Content Moderation & Regulation: Social Media
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YouTube
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Artificial Intelligence
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AI Ethics
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Disadvantaged & Vulnerable Groups
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LGBT & Communication / Media
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Minorities & Disadvantaged Groups: Reporting & Media Representation
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Disaster Relief & Humanitarian Aid Reporting
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Climate & Environmental Disinformation & Misinformation
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Identifying & Researching Disinformation
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Documentation Systems
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Economics of Media
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Media Monopolies & Oligopolies
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Media Viability & Financial Sustainability
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Nonprofit Journalism, Nonprofit Media
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Print Media Economics
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Economy
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Journalism / Communication Training Centers
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Environmental Education
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Gaming: Ethical Issues
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Infotainment, Politainment
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Sports, Sports & Media, Sports Reporting
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Television Serials
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Biodiversity Communication
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Environmental Communication in Social Media, User-Generated Contents
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Environmental Issues (General)
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Environmental Journalism
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Sustainable Development
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Bioethics
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Defamation Law & Regulation
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Ethics in Management
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Journalistic (In)Dependence
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Morals
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Sexuality: Media Representation, Sexually Explicit Media Content, Pornography
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Social Norms
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Ubuntu (Ethical Concept of Southern African Origin)
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Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Indicators
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Gender and Media, Gender and Communication
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Gender-Sensitive Journalism
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Women (General)
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Decolonial & Non-Western Approaches
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Events
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Health Communication
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Addiction Reporting, Media Representation & Prevention
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Health Journalism
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History of Media: 20th Century
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Slavery, Slaves
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Ethnicity in Communication
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Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Population
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International Communication
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Africa: Foreign Media Representation & Image Abroad
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Developing Countries Reporting & Representation in Foreign / International Media
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Foreign Correspondents
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Foreign News, International News
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Globalisation, Globalisation Criticism
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Globalisation of Media
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Transnational Broadcasting, International Broadcasting
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Commonwealth
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International Organizations
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Constructive Journalism, Solution-Oriented Journalism
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Journalism Concepts & Cultures
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Journalism Education Curricula
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Media Assistance: Journalism Education & Training
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Journalistic Skills
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Journalistic Style & Language
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Safety of Journalists, Safety Risks of Media Workers
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News Agencies
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Print Journalism
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Radio Journalism
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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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Political Reporting
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Protests, Protest Movements, Protest Reporting & Media Representation
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Risk Communication
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Sexual Abuse Reporting, Sexual Violence Reporting
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Working Conditions of Journalists & Media Personnel
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Linguistics & Sociolinguistics
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Local Communication & Media
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Media Assistance
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Media Assistance: Implementing Organizations
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Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
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International Media Support (IMS) (Media Development NGO, Denmark)
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Media Assistance: Media & Information Literacy
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Communication Systems
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COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Journalism, Media & Communication
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Presentation of Information
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Mindfulness, Mindful Communication
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Proverbs
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Social Communication
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Media & Communication Policies
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Post-Socialist Media Systems & Landscapes
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Accreditation of Journalists
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Civil Rights
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Human Rights
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Media Governance
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Media Law & Regulation: Muslim Countries
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Media Regulation Practices
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Right to Life
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Media Management
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Financing Not-For-Profit & Community Media
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Organisational Culture
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Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI)
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People with Disabilities: Reporting & Media Representation
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Gomes, Pedro Gilberto
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Ike, Obiora Francis
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Conflict & War Photography
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Documentary Photography
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Civic Engagement, Citizen & Community Participation
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Democratization
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Public Interest
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Democracy / Democratization and Media
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Propaganda
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Magazines
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El Comercio (Newspaper, Peru)
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Stakeholders, Stakeholder Analysis, Stakeholder Participation
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Radio Programas del Perú (RPP) (Radio Network, Peru)
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Media Effects
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Persuasive Communication
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Religion and Communication
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Buddhism
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Islam
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Islamophobia
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Muslim Television Broadcasting
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Research in Media & Communication
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Communication & Media Indicators
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Qualitative Analysis
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Systems Analysis
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Interviewing (Journalistic Genre)
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Disappeared People, Missing People
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Domestic Violence
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Society
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Corruption & Combating Corruption
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Social Change
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Social Control
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Informatics
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Technological Change, Technological Developments, Technological Progress
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ATV (Andina de Televisión) (Television Channel, Peru)
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Television Talk Shows
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Illustrations, Pictures, Images
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Signs, Signals, Semiotics
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"Sin desconocer el esfuerzo del periodismo por contar las historias, cabe reconocer que se han cometido errores en el cubrimiento, de ahí la importancia de los periodistas, ya que el peso que tiene cada pequeña noticia, escrita o leída, puede convertirse en una pieza clave en la reconstrucción d ... more
"The five-minute film Mouth of a Shark (Isobel Blomfield, 2018) conveys a young woman’s experiences and precarious situation while she awaits an outcome on her refugee status determination in Australia. Aasiya (pseudonym) lives in community detention. Her interest in creating the film stemmed from ... more
"Today's digital revolution is a worldwide phenomenon, with profound and often differential implications for communities around the world and their relationships to one another. This book presents a new, explicitly international theory of media ethics, incorporating non-Western perspectives and draw ... more

Ethical Reporting of Sensitive Topics

London; New York: Routledge (2019), xiv, 294 pp.
"Reporting on issues such as suicide, sexual abuse, or migration is a skill that is often glossed over in a journalist’s education. By combining theory and practice, this collection will correct this oversight and give journalists the expertise and understanding to report on these subjects respons ... more
"In summary, this study recommends improving and promoting journalistic ethical standards in media education and professional identity as necessary tools for the growth of sustainable development, knowledge generation and authentic African cultural identity. This is possible because the media and in ... more
"Emphasizing the intertwined concepts of freedom of the press and social responsibility, this is the first book to cover media ethics from a truly global perspective. Case studies on hot topics and issues of enduring importance in media studies are introduced and thoroughly analyzed, with particular ... more
"This article examines the relationship between emphases on ethics within journalism programs in the developing world and the subsequent work practices and conceptualisations of journalists who participated in them. It hypothesises that particular normative emphases within such programs, whose bases ... more
"Visual Imagery and Human Rights Practice examines the interplay between images and human rights, addressing how, when, and to what ends visuals are becoming a more central means through which human rights claims receive recognition and restitution. The collection argues that accounting for how imag ... more
"Ethics in communication and media has arguably reached a pivotal stage of maturity in the last decade, moving from disparate lines of inquiry to a theory-driven, interdisciplinary field presenting normative frameworks and philosophical explications for communicative practices. The intent of this vo ... more
"This study analyzes ethical interpretations in the region’s investigative journalism community through a comparative analysis based on a survey conducted with journalists, journalism educators, and students from 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries. Our findings highlight the prevalence of a ... more
"Any town, city or region offers us a diverse audience. That diversity might be in terms of social class, economic status, gender and age as much as religion, ethnicity or disability. So in this ebook we are looking to question our attitudes and assumptions about a range of issues and then offer som ... more
"Debates about the visual representations of global poverty have been going on for many years, yet the experiences and views of those featured have been notably absent. 'The People in the Pictures' addresses that gap. Save the Children commissioned research in the UK, Jordan, Bangladesh and Niger, t ... more
"The purpose of this article is to shed light on a Christian Reformed version of media ethics, more particularly one that was applied for just more than half a century (1960–2014) during the apartheid era and thereafter at the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education (PUCHE), now No ... more