Shifting Journalism Boundaries in Zimbabwe

Digital Disruption and Innovation at the Margins

By: Lungile Tshuma (Editor), Mphathisi Ndlovu (Editor)

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Hardcover | 3 December 2025 | Edition Number 1

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This book investigates the ways in which peripheral news actors in digital media are transforming journalism in Zimbabwe.

Journalismâs boundaries have become blurred, porous and fuzzy as nonâ'traditional news actorsâ"such as bloggers, social media influencers, citizen journalists, startâ'ups, satirists, comedians and factâ'checkersâ"gain increasing influence in digital spaces. As legacy news media attempt to ringâ'fence the field, journalism becomes both âboundariedâ and âboundlessâ. This book examines how peripheral journalistic practices are impacting Zimbabweâ"a semiâ'authoritarian regime facing significant economic pressures. Taking into account Zimbabweâs specific sociocultural, political and economic context, this book explores how political issues are mediated by periphery actors, how they deal with challenges to their legitimacy and professionalism, how sustainable their positions are and finally what the implications of shifting journalistic boundaries are for education and training institutions.

As the impact of digital technologies continues to rise, this timely book will be an important read for researchers working on journalism, media and communication, and African studies.

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