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African Journalism Studies Volume 42, 2021 - Issue 4: Making News Outside Traditional Media: The Rise of Peripheral Actors in African Communication Ecologies
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News in the Digital Age: A Case Study of CITE as a Digital Public Sphere in Zimbabwe

Nqobile T. Ndzinisaa Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Eswatini (UNESWA), Manzini, SwazilandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1092-9564
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Carolyne M. Lungab Journalism Department, City, University of London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mphathisi Ndlovuc Journalism Department, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9191-2106
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Pages 46-64 | Published online: 25 Feb 2022

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