 Resistance and the limits of media literacy in countering disinformation (in transitional media systems)Shakuntala Banaji Chapter 33 in Handbook of Media and Communication Governance, 2024, pp 444-457 from Edward Elgar Publishing Abstract: After outlining existing regulation and censorship in transitional media systems, this chapter considers the place of media literacy (variously defined) in public behaviours towards hateful disinformation. Early sections examine how arguments around media literacy, inoculation and resistance have failed persecuted populations in India where a vast network of far right ideologues and their supporters have gained power. Informed by studies of mediated hate, disinformation and regulation, later sections demonstrate that this takeover is influencing what it means to be a good citizen and who is and is not considered deserving of human recognition. An examination of the proliferation of systematic political disinformation, hate speech and violence suggests that, far from being media illiterate or digitally ignorant, many hate and disinformation perpetrators are highly digitally skilled. To remain viable, the definition of media literacy needs to be radically rethought beyond the idea of ‘not getting tricked’/’being able to perform certain skills’. Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Innovations and Technology; Law - Academic; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:elg:eechap:20752_33 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Chapters from Edward Elgar Publishing |
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