Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa From Laws and Regulations to Media Literacy

Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa is a single volume containing two research reports by eight authors examining policy towards misinformation in Sub-Saharan Africa. The volume first examines the teaching of 'media literacy' in state-run schools in seven Sub-Saharan African countr...

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Main Author: Diagne, Assane (auth)
Other Authors: Finlay, Alan (auth), Gaye, Sahite (auth), Gichunge, Wallace (auth), Pretorius, Cornia (auth), Schiffrin, Anya (auth), Cunliffe-Jones, Peter (auth), Onumah, Chido (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London University of Westminster Press 2021
Series:CAMRI Policy Briefs and Reports 8
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