Connecting Diversity and Youth Community Service Project: A Semiotic Analysis on Typology of Images Used in Social Media Reporting

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Shahrin, M., Arshad, M. M., Mason, C., Menon, A. S. A., & Rashid, R. (2024). Connecting Diversity and Youth Community Service Project: A Semiotic Analysis on Typology of Images Used in Social Media Reporting. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 14(8), 1714–1726.

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