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Beth Pearson is a Research Fellow at City St George’s University of London. A former journalist, she researches independent journalism in the UK, participative and collaborative journalism, and media capture.
Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Glasgow. He is Editor of African Journalism Studies and Associate Editor of Journalism Studies.
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March 12, 2026 •
Latest stories, Media and Politics, Press Freedom, Research •
by Beth Pearson and Hayes Mawindi Mabweazara
As media freedom contracts between the rock of political pressures and the hard place of economic realities, with no clear durable solutions on the horizon, in this article, the authors explore lessons learnt from beyond the Western world....
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