Disinformation Campaigns in Africa : Actors, Consequences, and Responses.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mare, Admire.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Political aspects.

Mass media.

Mass media and public opinion.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional, 2026.

Summary:

Centering disinformation campaigns in Africa, this book examines typologies of false and misleading information and assesses the devastating consequences of disinformation.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Acknowledgements

1 Conceptualizing and Historicizing Disinformation

2 The Critical Political Economy of Disinformation: Mapping the Actors, Interests, and Powers

3 Electoral Disinformation in Selected African Countries

4 Health-Related Disinformation: Pandemics, Conspiracies, and Infodemics

5 The Weaponization of Conspiracy Theories, Myths, and Religion

6 Who Poisoned the Communal Well? The Nexus Between Journalism and Disinformation

7 Responses to Disinformation: Tactics and Strategies

8 Reimagining Disinformation Futures

Notes

References

Index

About the Authors.

Notes:

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ISBN:

979-88-8189-379-8

1-66694-533-1

OCLC:

1570552676