African Journalism Studies, pages 1-18

Media Literacy and Fact-Checking as Proactive and Reactive Responses to Misinformation in Kenya and Senegal

Frankline Matanji ¹

Melissa Tully ¹

Kevin C Mudavadi ²

Layire Diop ³

Dani Madrid-Morales ⁴

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School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA |

The Media School, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA |

Department of Mass Communication, Francis Marion University, Florence, SC, USA |

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Department of Journalism Studies, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2024-09-26

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Journal: African Journalism Studies

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SJR: 0.429

CiteScore: 1.9

Impact factor: 1.1

ISSN: 23743670, 23743689

DOI: 10.1080/23743670.2024.2401782

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Taylor & Francis

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African Journalism Studies

scimago Q2

wos Q3

SJR

0.429

CiteScore

1.9

Impact factor

1.1

ISSN

23743670 (Print)

23743689 (Electronic)

Media Literacy and Fact-Checking as Proactive and Reactive Responses to Misinformation in Kenya and Senegal

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