Lexington Books Journalism, Democracy, and Human Rights in Zimbabwe

This book fosters an understanding of the challenges facing pro-democracy movements in Zimbabwe and foregrounds the intricate role played by colonial establishments in determining the nations current instability, as well as the role that human rights activists, journalists, and social media dissents play in ending this adversity. Review Control of the media is one of the most important, yet overlooked, issues facing Zimbabwean democracy. This thoughtful, insightful, and passionate book does more than any other I have read to explain how the struggle over the media has unfolded and its implications for the future of the country's political system--Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham and author of Democracy in Africa This is a fine-grained account of Zimbabwe's unique media landscape, which continues to be characterized by significant state control. Bruce Mutsvairo and Cleophas T. Muneri provide a rare, exhaustive and deeply historicized analysis of the country's media history, ownership structure, content, legislation and more recent digital developments. It is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the lasting influence of colonial rule on media and politics and the process in which media and politics mutually shape each other.--Wendy Willems, London School of Economics and Political Science About the Author Bruce Mutsvairo is associate professor of journalism at the University of Technology Sydney. Cleophas Muneri is lecturer in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico.