Online harassment of journalists in Zimbabwe: Experiences, coping strategies and implications

M Ndlovu, NA Khupe - New journalism ecologies in east and Southern …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

Freelance journalism in Zimbabwe: Challenges and opportunities

L Tshuma, M Ndlovu, ZN Dhladhla - Journalism, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

Empowering Perpetrators and Letting Down Victims? Social Media and Gender-Based Violence in Zimbabwe During the COVID-19 Pandemic

E Ndawana, T Chisambiro - SAGE open, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines how digital technology, especially social media platforms, shaped the
risk of gender-based violence (GBV) in Zimbabwe during the coronavirus (COVID-19) …

Audience perceptions of AI-driven news presenters: A case of 'Alice'in Zimbabwe

M Ndlovu - Media, Culture & Society, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Digital innovations are transforming newsroom practices across the globe. The advent of
artificial intelligence (AI) tools is upending and altering newsmaking and news distribution …

Journalism in Chains: A Field Theory Approach to Understanding the Lived Experiences of Afghan Journalists

SFA Shah, A Archiwal… - Journalism & Mass …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Following the Taliban's takeover in Afghanistan, journalists and media organizations face
unique challenges. This study uses field theory to highlight the voices of this marginalized …

The Future of Democracy in the Digital Era: Internet Shutdowns, Cyber Laws and Online Surveillance in Zimbabwe

E Yingi, E Benyera - Alternatives, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study seeks to explore how the advances in digital technologies have created a
problem for democracy. Information technology has continued to leap forward, and it has …

Layered Environmental Discourses: Media Representations of Transnational Extractivism in Zimbabwe

FY Yin - African Journalism Studies, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The increase in Chinese extractive activities in Zimbabwe has created antagonism between
issues related to development and the environment. The antagonism has generated …

'Behold, it's new': Photojournalism and political communication in Zimbabwe

LA Tshuma - Journal of Visual Political Communication, 2024 - intellectdiscover.com
Visuals hold a special place in the field of communication. Politicians, in a move to position
themselves or market their activities, use visuals that stand as a testimony to their principles …

'I am Tyler Perry, I endorse the# EndSARS protest': An Examination of the Use of Parody Accounts in the Fight for Social Justice in Nigeria

T Matsilele, IA Bodunrin - Reading Justice Claims on Social Media …, 2024 - Springer
This chapter theorises counter-hegemonic acts of subversion in digital spaces. The study
looks at how Nigerian netizens faced with increased censorship, the state's brute force, legal …

Safety of Journalists in the Run-Up to the 2023 Elections in Zimbabwe

NA Khupe, M Ndlovu - Patterns of Harassment in African …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
In March 2023, a Zimbabwean government official caused a storm after threatening
journalists with arrests for reporting on an Al Jazeera documentary that exposed alleged …