Disinformation in the Global South
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Guy Berger (foreword)
Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell (2022), xxv, 237 pp.
Contains index
ISBN 9781119714446 (pbk); 9781119714477 (pdf)
"In many parts of the Global South, coordinated political disinformation campaigns, rumor, and propaganda have long been a part of the social fabric, even before disinformation has become an area of scholarship in the Global North. The way disinformation manifests in this region, and responses to it, can therefore be highly instructive for readers around the world. Through case studies and comparative analyses, the book explores the impact of disinformation in Africa, Latin America, the Arab World and Asia. The chapters in this book discuss the similarities and differences of disinformation in different regions and provide a broad thematic overview of the phenomenon as it manifests across the Global South. After analyzing core concepts, theories and histories from Southern perspectives, contributors explore the experiences of media users and the responses to disinformation by various social actors drawing on examples from a dozen countries." (Publisher description)
SECTION I. HISTORIES, THEORIES, AND METHODS
1 Contextualizing Fake News: Can Online Falsehoods Spread Fast When Internet Is Slow? / Edson C. Tandoc Jr., 3
2 Disinformation in Arab Media: Cultural Histories and Political Dynamics / Saba Bebawi, 15
3 Manipulated Facts and Spreadable Fantasies: Battles Over History in the Indian Digital Sphere / Sangeet Kumar, 26
4 Research Methods in Comparative Disinformation Studies / Dani Madrid-Morales and Herman Wasserman, 41
SECTION II. CULTURES OF DISINFORMATION
5 Noise in Kinshasa: Ethnographic Notes on the Meanings of Mis- and Disinformation in a Post-Colonial African City / Katrien Pype and Sébastien Maluta Makaya, 61
6 Aliens, Spies, and Staged Vandalism: Disinformation in the 2019 Protests in Chile / Ingrid Bachmann, Daniela Grassau, and Claudia Labarca, 74
7 Encountering and Correcting Misinformation on WhatsApp: The Roles of User Motivations and Trust in Messaging Group Members / Ozan Kuru, Scott W. Campbell, Joseph B. Bayer, Lemi Baruh, and Richard Ling, 88
8 “Rumor Debunking” as a Propaganda and Censorship Strategy in China: The Case of the COVID-19 Outbreak / Kecheng Fang, 108
9 Media System Incentives for Disinformation: Exploring the Relationships Between Institutional Design and Disinformation Vulnerability / Jose Mari Hall Lanuza and Cleve V. Arguelles, 123
10 Lies, Damned Lies, and Development: Why Statistics and Data Can No Longer Confront Disinformation in the Global South / Jairo Lugo-Ocando and Alessandro Martinisi, 140
SECTION III. RESPONSES: SOUTHERN PERSPECTIVES
11 Online Misinformation: Policy Lessons from the Global South / Anya Schiffrin and Peter Cunliffe-Jones, 161
12 Responses to Misinformation: Examining the Kenyan Context / Melissa Tully, 179
13 How Three Mission-Driven News Organizations in the Global South Combat Disinformation Through Investigation, Innovation, Advocacy, and Education / Nabeelah Shabbir, Julie Posetti, and Felix M. Simon. 193
Conclusion / Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-Morales, 210
1 Contextualizing Fake News: Can Online Falsehoods Spread Fast When Internet Is Slow? / Edson C. Tandoc Jr., 3
2 Disinformation in Arab Media: Cultural Histories and Political Dynamics / Saba Bebawi, 15
3 Manipulated Facts and Spreadable Fantasies: Battles Over History in the Indian Digital Sphere / Sangeet Kumar, 26
4 Research Methods in Comparative Disinformation Studies / Dani Madrid-Morales and Herman Wasserman, 41
SECTION II. CULTURES OF DISINFORMATION
5 Noise in Kinshasa: Ethnographic Notes on the Meanings of Mis- and Disinformation in a Post-Colonial African City / Katrien Pype and Sébastien Maluta Makaya, 61
6 Aliens, Spies, and Staged Vandalism: Disinformation in the 2019 Protests in Chile / Ingrid Bachmann, Daniela Grassau, and Claudia Labarca, 74
7 Encountering and Correcting Misinformation on WhatsApp: The Roles of User Motivations and Trust in Messaging Group Members / Ozan Kuru, Scott W. Campbell, Joseph B. Bayer, Lemi Baruh, and Richard Ling, 88
8 “Rumor Debunking” as a Propaganda and Censorship Strategy in China: The Case of the COVID-19 Outbreak / Kecheng Fang, 108
9 Media System Incentives for Disinformation: Exploring the Relationships Between Institutional Design and Disinformation Vulnerability / Jose Mari Hall Lanuza and Cleve V. Arguelles, 123
10 Lies, Damned Lies, and Development: Why Statistics and Data Can No Longer Confront Disinformation in the Global South / Jairo Lugo-Ocando and Alessandro Martinisi, 140
SECTION III. RESPONSES: SOUTHERN PERSPECTIVES
11 Online Misinformation: Policy Lessons from the Global South / Anya Schiffrin and Peter Cunliffe-Jones, 161
12 Responses to Misinformation: Examining the Kenyan Context / Melissa Tully, 179
13 How Three Mission-Driven News Organizations in the Global South Combat Disinformation Through Investigation, Innovation, Advocacy, and Education / Nabeelah Shabbir, Julie Posetti, and Felix M. Simon. 193
Conclusion / Herman Wasserman and Dani Madrid-Morales, 210
