Emmanuel Munyarukumbuzi
Biographic Data
| ID | 9452350 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emmanuel Munyarukumbuzi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emmanuel |
| FAMILY NAME | Munyarukumbuzi |
| SIGNATURE | MUNYARUKUMBUZI E |
| AFFILIATIONS | African Leadership Institute |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A geo-cultural approach to African media literacy
This paper argues that the coloniality of global knowledge has centralized the Global North to the media literacy debate, leaving some non-western countries to abandon their own experience while mimicking western theory and practice. This paper highlights three major historical events that exemplify the westernization of media literacy and calls for geo-culturalism in its conceptualization to accommodate locations like East Africa whose digital m…
Misinformation Literacy of Covid-19 Digital News in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Amid a rise of misinformation worldwide, this paper examines digital misinformation literacy as it relates to COVID-19 news in East Africa. The study is grounded in inoculation theory and contributes to the body of scholarship examining misinformation literacy beyond the Western world. Data came from a comparative, cross-national survey in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda (N = 3,203), making this the largest known empirical investigation into digital mis…
Demographic Differences in Digital News Literacy in East Africa
Nations across Africa have seen substantial growth in technological advancements, including Internet and cell phone access. This growth has been unevenly experienced and has come with some unintended consequences, including the spread of mis- and disinformation. Previous research suggests that misinformation and disinformation are growing problems in the pockets across the region where research has been conducted, but individuals’ circumstances, …
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Demographic Differences in Digital News Literacy in East Africa
Nations across Africa have seen substantial growth in technological advancements, including Internet and cell phone access. This growth has been unevenly experienced and has come with some unintended consequences, including the spread of mis- and disinformation. Previous research suggests that misinformation and disinformation are growing problems in the pockets across the region where research has been conducted, but individuals’ circumstances, …
Misinformation Literacy of Covid-19 Digital News in Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda
Amid a rise of misinformation worldwide, this paper examines digital misinformation literacy as it relates to COVID-19 news in East Africa. The study is grounded in inoculation theory and contributes to the body of scholarship examining misinformation literacy beyond the Western world. Data came from a comparative, cross-national survey in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda (N = 3,203), making this the largest known empirical investigation into digital mis…
A geo-cultural approach to African media literacy
This paper argues that the coloniality of global knowledge has centralized the Global North to the media literacy debate, leaving some non-western countries to abandon their own experience while mimicking western theory and practice. This paper highlights three major historical events that exemplify the westernization of media literacy and calls for geo-culturalism in its conceptualization to accommodate locations like East Africa whose digital m…
Literacy (3 works) · Media studies (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Media Influence and Politics (2 works) · Media literacy (2 works) · Misinformation (2 works) · Misinformation and Its Impacts (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 work) · Cultural literacy (1 work)