Participatory Journalism in Africa

Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara (PhD) teaches media and international journalism at the University of Glasgow, UK, where he is a member of the Glasgow University Media Group. He is Associate Editor of Journalism Studies and African Journalism Studies, and a Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Humanities. His most recent publication is the edited volume Newsmaking Cultures in Africa (2018). Admire Mare (PhD) is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head in the Department of Communication at the Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia. He is a Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg’s Faculty of Humanities. He currently leads the international research project Social Media, Misinformation and Elections in Kenya and Zimbabwe (SoMeKeZi) funded by the Social Science Research Council (2019–2021).

• List of FiguresAcknowledgementsList of Acronyms and Abbreviations Chapter 1: The Participatory Turn in African Journalism: Context and ConceptualisationsChapter 2: Readers’ Comments: How Audiences’ Voices are Challenging and (Re)defining Traditional JournalismChapter 3: The Social Media Turn and News Engagement Chapter 4: Participatory Journalism in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Algorithms and Editorial Analytics Chapter 5: Unsettling Changes, Normative Dilemmas and Ethical ChallengesChapter 6: Participation, Pitfalls, Predicaments and ‘New’ Normative Directions: Concluding ReflectionsReferencesIndex