Dr. Hayes Mabweazara

Biography

Hayes Mabweazara has extensive experience in academic and professional media contexts. He joined the School of Social and Political Sciences from Falmouth University, where he taught Journalism Studies for several years. Prior to coming to the UK, he taught journalism and related subjects in his home country, Zimbabwe, at the National University of Science and Technology. Mabweazara is a journalism and media studies scholar focused on advancing the understanding of news in a rapidly changing media environment. His research primarily examines the intersections of digital media and mainstream journalism practice in Africa and the broader Global South. He explores the immediate conditions of practice within the larger social circumstances that set the conditions for the unique forms of new technology use and the impact of these technologies on traditional journalistic standards, values, and practices. His publications in this area feature in a number of international peer-reviewed journals and edited book volumes. Mabweazara was a Research Associate in the Department of Journalism, Film & Television at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in the UK.

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