Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Misinformation Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Peter Cunliffe-Jones
Publisher: University of Westminster Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2021-06-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1914386051

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 countries as of mid-2020, as relates to misinformation. It explains the limited elements of media and information literacy (MIL) that are included in the curricula in the seven countries studied and the elements of media literacy related to misinformation taught in schools in one province of South Africa since January 2020. The authors propose six fields of knowledge and skills specific to misinformation that are required in order to reduce students’ susceptibility to false and misleading claims. Identifying obstacles to the introduction and effective teaching of misinformation literacy, the authors make five recommendations for the promotion of misinformation literacy in schools, to reduce the harm misinformation causes. The second report in the volume examines changes made to laws and regulations related to ‘false information’ in eleven countries across Sub-Saharan Africa 2016-2020 from Ethiopia to South Africa. By examining the terms of such laws against what is known of misinformation types, drivers and effects, it assesses the likely effects of punitive policies and those of more positive approaches that provide accountability in political debate by promoting access to accurate information and corrective speech. In contrast to the effects described for most recent regulations relating to misinformation, the report identifies ways in which legal and regulatory frameworks can be used to promote a healthier information environment.

Thunder in Love

Thunder in Love
Author: Charles O. Okoth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2018
Genre:
ISBN: 9789966075253

International Maritime Security Law

International Maritime Security Law
Author: James Kraska
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 965
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9004233571

International Maritime Security Law by James Kraska and Raul Pedrozo defines an emerging interdisciplinary field of law and policy comprised of norms, legal regimes, and rules to address today's hybrid threats to the global order of the oceans. Worldwide shipping commerce, fishing fleets, pleasure craft, and coastal states are exposed to the menace of offshore terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, piracy, smuggling, robbery, marine insurgency and anti-access threats. Land-based institutions and maritime constabulary forces operate within an increasingly integrated network that blends elements of humanitarian law, human rights law, criminal law, and law of the sea, with inspection regimes, commercial enterprise, and marine safety and environmental stewardship. The new authorities fuse together a global maritime partnership among states, international organizations and commercial interests to protect the maritime commons from the most dangerous risks and hazards.

Global Media and Information Literacy Assessment Framework: country readiness and competencies

Global Media and Information Literacy Assessment Framework: country readiness and competencies
Author: UNESCO
Publisher: UNESCO
Total Pages: 152
Release: 2013-12-31
Genre: Information literacy
ISBN: 9230012211

The UNESCO Global Media and Information Literacy Assessment Framework : Country Readiness and Competencies offers UNESCO's Member States methodological guidance and practical tools throughout the assessment of country readiness and competencies, particularly of teachers in service and in training, regarding media and information literacy at the national level.

My Nigeria

My Nigeria
Author: Peter Cunliffe-Jones
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010-09-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0230112609

His nineteenth-century cousin, paddled ashore by slaves, twisted the arms of tribal chiefs to sign away their territorial rights in the oil-rich Niger Delta. Sixty years later, his grandfather helped craft Nigeria's constitution and negotiate its independence, the first of its kind in Africa. Four decades later, Peter Cunliffe-Jones arrived as a journalist in the capital, Lagos, just as military rule ended, to face the country his family had a hand in shaping.Part family memoir, part history, My Nigeria is a piercing look at the colonial legacy of an emerging power in Africa. Marshalling his deep knowledge of the nation's economic, political, and historic forces, Cunliffe-Jones surveys its colonial past and explains why British rule led to collapse at independence. He also takes an unflinching look at the complicated country today, from email hoaxes and political corruption to the vast natural resources that make it one of the most powerful African nations; from life in Lagos's virtually unknown and exclusive neighborhoods to the violent conflicts between the numerous tribes that make up this populous African nation. As Nigeria celebrates five decades of independence, this is a timely and personal look at a captivating country that has yet to achieve its great potential.

The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective

The Rule of Law in Comparative Perspective
Author: Mortimer Sellers
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2010-07-23
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9048137497

This volume compares the different conceptions of the rule of law that have developed in different legal cultures. It describes the social purposes and practical applications of the rule of law and how it might be improved in the varied circumstances.

Agenda 2021-2030 Exposed

Agenda 2021-2030 Exposed
Author: Rebel Press Media
Publisher: Truth Anonymous
Total Pages: 60
Release: 2021-05-14
Genre:
ISBN: 9789492916181

Rebel Press Media delves deep into the untold truth about how the mainstream media has sold out and continues to lie about what's really going on... Connecting the dots between the current state of the world and the truth about the next world wars, population control, vaccine chips, and passports. Rebel Media Press explains how The Great Reset will unfold and how our governments, globalists, China, and Russia will dictate future politics in the West. What impact will "Build Back Better" have on you? What will happen in the next world war? What role will the coronavirus play in advancing the New World Order? What does it all mean, and how can you prepare for the next chapter of our history?