{"id":4477,"date":"2026-03-12T13:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/ceo\/research\/research-areas\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T09:03:19","slug":"research-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/ceo\/en\/research\/research-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Areas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Olympic Communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The relationship between the media and sport in general, and between the media and the Olympic Games in particular, has been one of the key areas of <a href=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/ceo\/en\/research\/\" id=\"3745\">research<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/webs.uab.cat\/ceo\/sobre-nosotros\/\" id=\"4134\">CEO-UAB<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The main objective of this line of research is 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