The reliance on untrained reporters with limited or no understanding of journalistic
standards has become increasingly widespread particularly in less democratic …

This paper analyses institutional, contextual and human agency factors that affect
technology innovation and adoption of digital journalism practices by indigenous African …

There is increased mobile telecommunications penetration across Nigeria. One of the
realities connected to such penetration is the news-text services offered by the country's …

Citizen journalism is the practice of an ordinary person or a group of ordinary people in the
process of collecting, reporting, analysing and disseminating news information. These …

Zimbabwe has a tainted media history under Mugabe replete with examples of state
orchestrated repression, draconian legislation, harassment of journalists and violation of …

There are debates on the relevance of Eurocentric normative frameworks for studying the
media in post-colonial Africa. Emerging from these debates is a rebuttal of the dominant …

This chapter examines how the youth in Zimbabwe are using podcasting tools to create and
disseminate content that articulate their concerns. The rise of participatory media such as …

This study focuses on news discourses by citizen journalists at the citizen journalism and
alternative media platform of AMH Voices in Zimbabwe between the years 2014–2018 …

After 37 years of authoritarian rule, Robert Mugabe relinquished power in November 2017
following a “coup” or military “intervention”. Given the complex nature of this “military …

The study explored the role of community radio programming on youth empowerment with
Sajonisi Youth Radio (SYR) in a rural part of the Eastern Cape used as a case study. The …