Internet surveillance has become a crucial issue for journalism. The “Snowden moment” has
shed light on the risks that journalists and their sources face while communicating online …

This chapter examines the safety risks faced by Zimbabwean journalists as they conduct
their day-to-day professional work in online spaces. Given that journalists in Africa are …

Recent years have witnessed growing ubiquity and potency of state surveillance measures
with heightened implications for human rights and social justice. While impacts of …

In Zimbabwe, the comatose economy has had an impact on the media industry. Since 2000,
media houses have been shutting down due to lack of financial support or poor business …

The COVID-19 pandemic currently ravaging the world has brought massive disruptions to
every facet of life. However, a crisis can present revolutionary change and growth …

The recognition that digital surveillance is becoming ubiquitous has prompted varied
responses from targeted groups. This article explores the ways through which journalists …

Utilizing a constellation of conceptual tenets drawn from critical digital technology theory,
field theory and concepts of digital democracy, this article argues that the post-coup period …

The Zimbabwean state has in recent years stepped up its surveillance efforts on citizens,
civil society and journalists who are viewed as the “enemies of the state”. This state …

In response to mass protests in Zimbabwe in January 2019, the government ordered all
internet service providers in the country to suspend operations. While Zimbabwe …

Journalists adopt new technologies amid the limitations and structure of their existing tools.
This study uses organizational sociology and actor-network theory to examine the …