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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
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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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Digital Wellbeing, Digital Resilience, Digital Mental Health
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Mobile Phone Use: Women
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Digital Platforms & Intermediaries
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TikTok
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Digital Inclusion
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Digital & Information Literacy
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Youth & Digital Media
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Media Use: Youth
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Cyberpsychology
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Digital Activism, Cyber Advocacy
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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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Audience Feedback, Interaction & Participation
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Audience Segmentation, User Typologies, Personas
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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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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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Algorithms & Big Data
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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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Educational Use of ICTs / Internet
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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
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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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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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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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Emotions in Communication & Media
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Media Psychology, Communication Psychology
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Youth & Religious Communication
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Purposes, Mobiles for Development
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Youth, Adolescents
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Access to Media & Information: Disadvantaged Groups and Minorities
3
Digital Advertising, Online Advertising
3
Gender Advocacy & Empowerment, Gender Mainstreaming
3
Social Movements: Communication Strategies & Practices
3
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
3
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
ICT Policies
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
3
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
3
Networks & Networking
3
Marginality, Marginalized Groups
3
Lower Classes
3
Telecommunication Companies, Mobile Phone & Fixed Line Operators
3
Telecommunication Law, Regulation & Policies
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Suburbs, Poor Districts, Slums, Shanty Towns
3
Youth Activism, Youth Civic Engagement, Youth Political Interests, Youth Protests
3
Agriculture & ICTs, e-Agriculture
2
Prosumers & User Self-Marketing
2
Social Media Analytics, Web Metrics, User Data Analytics
2
Disinformation Consumption & Perception
2
Health Information Access & Use
2
Information Needs & Media Use: Refugees & Displaced People
2
Media Use: Indigenous Populations
2
Media Use: Rural Populations
2
Milieus, Lifestyles
2
Radio Consumption, Radio Use, Radio Audiences
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Authoritarian Regimes: Government Communication Strategies
2
Child Abuse: Digital Media
2
Christian Social Media Presence & Online Communities
2
Freedom of Expression Online, Internet Freedom
2
Oral Cultures & Traditions, Oral History, Oral Testimonies
2
Conflict-Sensitive Digital Technology Use & Social Media in Prevention & Transformation
2
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
2
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
2
Online Dating
2
Sexual Abuse: Digital Media
2
Filter Bubbles & Echo Chambers
2
Weibo (Microblogging Website, China)
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Streaming Media
2
Ecological Footprint & Sustainability of Digitalization, E-Waste & Recycling
2
Digitalisation, Online Communication & Democracy / Democratization
2
ICT Effects & Impact
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
2
Gender Relations
2
News
2
Media & Communication Policies
2
Media Literacy: Parents
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
2
Influence of Media on Politics
2
Perceptions & Attitudes Towards Politics
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Taliban
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Research in Media & Communication
2
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
2
Theories of Communication & Media
2
Visual Cultures
2
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
1
Advertising Markets & Industries
1
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
1
Geography
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Maps
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Audience Research
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Audience Research: Online Surveys
1
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: Political Information
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Media Use: Public Service & State Media
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Media Use: Women, Female Media Audiences
1
Mobile Phone Use: Elderly People
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Print Media Use, Press Readers
1
Reading, Reading Habits, Reading Skills
1
Authoritarian Regimes: Media Systems & Landscapes
1
E-Books & Digital Book Publishing
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Campaigning: Evaluation, Monitoring, Impact Assessment
1
Children and Media
1
Children's Rights
1
Digital Literacy: Children
1
Media Reception & Effects: Children
1
Street Children
1
Communication Rights
1
Plagiarism
1
Media / Communication Control
1
Surveillance, Surveillance Technologies, Spyware
1
Storytelling
1
Islamic State (Political-Religious Extremist Organization)
1
Russia-Ukraine War <2014-
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Dealing With the Past
1
Extremist & Terrorist Communication Strategies and Media
1
Hate Speech Legislation & Regulation
1
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
Media Convergence
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
1
Internet Shutdowns
1
Chat
1
Digital Journalism, Online Journalism
1
Digital Market Concentration
1
Social Media Companies
1
Online Public Relations
1
Online Radio, Internet Radio, Radio Streaming
1
Netflix
1
Sexting (Sending Sexually Explicit Messages of Oneself to Others)
1
LinkedIn
1
Religion in Social Media
1
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
1
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
1
Trust Building in Health & Emergency Communication
1
Disinformation & Misinformation Law & Regulation
1
Election Campaigns: Disinformation & Misinformation
1
Health Disinformation & Misinformation
1
Media Literacy: Disinformation, Fake News, Hate Speech
1
Documentation Systems
1
Libraries
1
Preservation of Information
1
Digital Economies & Markets
1
Game Industries, Game Production
1
Informal Sector, Informal Economy
1
Political Economy of Media
1
Small Enterprises, Micro Businesses, Small & Medium Enterprises (SME)
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Remittances
1
Taxes
1
Education and Communication / Media
1
Literacy, Literacy Campaigns, Postliteracy, Alphabetisation Policies
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Training
1
University Education, Tertiary Education
1
Elderly People: Tailored ICTs & Media
1
Sports, Sports & Media, Sports Reporting
1
Fair Technology
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Image Ethics, Ethics in Photojournalism
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Bias in News Media
1
Self-Regulation of Media
1
Feminism & Communication
1
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
1
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
1
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
1
Media Law & Regulation
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Forced Labour & Human Trafficking
1
Media Management
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Knowledge Management
1
Music
1
People with Disabilities & Communication / Media
1
People with Disabilities: Access to & Use of ICT and Media
1
Selfies, Self-Portrait Photographs
1
Right-Wing Extremism
1
Democracy
1
Radicalisation: Influence of Media
1
Public Opinion
1
Trade Unions & Labor Movements: Communication Strategies
1
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)
1
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
1
Discrimination
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Sexual Violence & Abuse, Rape
1
Civil Society
1
Castes
1
Social Classes
1
Digital Television
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Open Source Software
1
Telecommunications
1
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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Language
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Countries / Regions
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Journals
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Regulation of Harmful Content Online in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Between Freedom of Expression and Harms to Democracy
Sarajevo: Mediacentar; UNESCO (2022), 108 pp.
"The study specifically focuses on five types of harmful content: a) hate speech and hate narratives; b) denials of war crimes and glorification of war criminals; c) ethno-nationally and/or politically biased media reporting; d) disinformation; and e) attacks, threats and smear campaigns against ind
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Qualitative Research Using Social Media
London; New York: Routledge (2022), viii, 203 pp.
"[This book] guides the reader in what different kinds of qualitative research can be applied to social media data. It introduces students, as well as those who are new to the field, to developing and carrying out concrete research projects. The book takes the reader through the stages of choosing d
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Mobile Phone Use for Social Inclusion: The Case of Internally Displaced People in Nigeria
Information Technology for Development, volume 28, issue 3 (2022), pp. 532-557
"Internally Displaced People (IDP) have received less attention in ICT4D research. This study examines how IDP in Africa use mobile phones to enhance their social inclusion. We employed Sen’s Capability Approach as the theoretical lens and a qualitative case study as a methodology. Qualitative dat
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"This study sought to assess the hypothesis that age and gender are associated with the VIAMO digital platform usage in our GOAL project UNITLIFE. The study identified significant gender- and age-based differentials in the platform usage. These findings are interpreted as suggestive evidence that mo
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Social Media Literacy: Fake News Consumption and Perception of COVID-19 in Nigeria
Cogent Arts & Humanities, volume 9, issue 2138011 (2022), 14 pp.
"The emergence of social media in the late 90s resulted in information dissemination and consumption transformation. Social networking sites have increasingly been popular and appealing to youths, who often spend much time navigating across the platforms, exploiting the communication affordances. Wh
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Jung, digital, unkonventionell: Nachfrage der 'funk'-Angebote steigt. Wie das öffentlich-rechtliche Content-Netzwerk seine Zielgruppe erreicht
Media Perspektiven, issue 7-8 (2022), pp. 364-374
"Seit 2016 bietet das öffentlich-rechtliche Content-Netzwerk 'funk' konfektionierte Inhalte für die junge Zielgruppe. Bekanntheit und Reichweite des öffentlich-rechtlichen ContentNetzwerks nehmen seitdem stetig zu. YouTube und Instagram wurden 2021 als Primärplattformen bespielt, da sie von 14-
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Why addressing digital inequality should be a priority
Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries (EJISDC), volume 89, issue 3: e12255 (2022), 12 pp.
"This article addresses the multifaceted and far-reaching implications of digital inequality (DI), drawing upon emerging trends and examples. The aim is to sensitize policymakers, practitioners, and academics to issues surrounding DI and foster a common and deeper understanding among relevant stakeh
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Social media use, stress, and coping
Science Direct, volume 45, issue 101305 (2022), 7 pp.
"In this review, we systematize work on the relationship between social media use and stress by providing a functional perspective that distinguishes between three functions that social media can have in the stages of the stress-coping process: as stressors, as resources, and as coping tools. Curren
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Media Literacy and Disinformation Perception Survey
Tbilisi: Media Development Foundation (MDF) (2022), 37 pp.
"The aim of this research was to study media consumption habits among different age groups and geographical areas, as well as the public's vulnerability to various disinformation and manipulative narratives disseminated in Georgia. The first part of the research concerns media literacy competencies,
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Revisiting Digital Inclusion: A Survey of Theory, Measurement and Recent Research
Manchester: Centre for Digital Development (2022), 50 pp.
"Focusing on the internet as a foundational technology, this paper begins by summarising recent developments in digital inclusion theory, particularly as this relates to developing countries. It sets out a framework of core components of digital inclusion - including access/use, quality of access/us
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WeChat and the Chinese Diaspora: Digital Transnationalism in the Era of China's Rise
London; New York: Routledge (2022), xiv, 273 pp.
"WeChat, launched in 2011, has rapidly become the most favoured Chinese social media. Globally available, equally popular both inside and outside China and widely adopted by Chinese migrants, WeChat has fundamentally changed the ways in which Mandarin-speaking migrants conduct personal messaging, en
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Measuring Digital Development: Facts and Figures 2022
Top Insights
Geneva: ITU (2022), iv, 26 pp.
"As the world welcomes its 8 billionth inhabitant, an estimated 5.3 billion people – roughly 66 per cent of the global population – are using the Internet. Yet some 2.7 billion people worldwide remain totally offline, with universal connectivity still a distant prospect in least developed countr
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Mobile Assemblages and Maendeleo in Rural Kenya
Bamenda: Langaa (2021), 208 pp.
"In this book, Leah Komen explores the impact of mobile telephony on the lives of people in rural Kenya. The book analyses the outcomes of complex intersections and interactions between mobile phones, individuals, and the broader society as distinct from the traditional cause-effect relationships in
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El smartphone global: Más allá de una tecnología para jóvenes
London: UCL Press (2021), xxvii, 313 pp.
"El smartphone se ha convertido tanto en un lugar dentro del cual vivimos como en un aparato que usamos para tener “oportunismo perpetuo”, pues siempre está con nosotros. Los autores muestran cómo el smartphone es más un “aparato con aplicaciones” y exploran las diferencias entre lo que l
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The rise of digital wellbeing: A qualitative content analysis of choice architectures within digital wellbeing applications
University of Boras, Bachelor Thesis (2021), 43 pp.
"This study examines choice architectures within contemporary digital wellbeing applications to better understand their design and structure. Specifically, it investigates how design influences decision-making processes and self-regulatory systems. Empirical data was gathered from six digital wellbe
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Though Alert to its Dangers, Zimbabweans Embrace Social Media and Demand Unrestricted Access
Afrobarometer (2021), 10 pp.
"Eight in 10 adult Zimbabweans (80%) say they have heard about social media. More than four in 10 (42%) citizens say they get news from social media “every day” or “a few times a week.” Among those who have heard about social media the vast majority (91%) say social media helps keep people i
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The Routledge Companion to Digital Media and Children
New York; London: Routledge (2021), xxv, 603 pp.
"This collection investigates and critiques the dynamism of children's lives online with contributions fielding both global and hyper-local issues, and bridging the wide spectrum of connected media created for and by children. From education to children's rights to cyberbullying and youth in challen
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Indigenous Digital Life: The Practice and Politics of Being Indigenous on Social Media
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2021), xv, 259 pp.
"Indigenous Digital Life offers a broad, wide-ranging account of how social media has become embedded in the lives of indigenous Australians. Centring on ten core themes-including identity, community, hate, desire and death-we seek to understand both the practice and broader politics of being Indige
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