Nhamo A. Mhiripiri

Nhamo Anthony Mhiripiri is an Associate Professor in the department of Media and Society Studies at the Midlands State University (MSU), Zimbabwe and a Visiting Lecturer at St Augustine University, Tanzania. He has also lectured at the Centre for Communication and Media Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and the Zimbabwe Open University. He was founding Acting Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at MSU. He has also done consultancy work for various media organisations. He studied English and History, and Masters degree in Communications and Media Studies at the University of Zimbabwe, before doing doctoral and postdoctoral studies in Media and Cultural Studies with the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban. He has a wide range of interests in media and cultural studies, and is a widely published scholar. He has co-edited African Football, Identity Politics and Global Media Narratives: The legacy of the FIFA 2010 World Cup . He was a member of the Information and Media Panel of Inquiry (IMPI) appointed by the Zimbabwe government. In 2015 he was nominated and interviewed to be a member of the Zimbabwe Media Commission.

Publications

Mobile Journalism, Cellphilms, and the Use of the StoryMaker Multimedia Software at a Zimbabwean Media Training University
Nhamo Anthony Mhiripiri, Oswelled Ureke. © 2019. 26 pages.
This chapter deals with the teaching of students in the use of a smartphone application for cellphone filming and mobile journalism at the Media and Society Studies Department...
Criminal Defamation, the Criminalisation of Expression, Media and Information Dissemination in the Digital Age: A Legal and Ethical Perspective
Nhamo A. Mhiripiri, Jacqueline Chikakano. © 2018. 24 pages.
Criminal defamation and the criminalisation of communication in general often result in severe punishment for the media and other content producers accused and prosecuted for...
Media Law, Ethics, and Policy in the Digital Age
Nhamo A. Mhiripiri, Tendai Chari. © 2017. 330 pages.
The growing presence of digital technologies has caused significant changes in the protection of digital rights. With the ubiquity of these modern technologies, there is an...
Criminal Defamation, the Criminalisation of Expression, Media and Information Dissemination in the Digital Age: A Legal and Ethical Perspective
Nhamo A. Mhiripiri, Jacqueline Chikakano. © 2017. 24 pages.
Criminal defamation and the criminalisation of communication in general often result in severe punishment for the media and other content producers accused and prosecuted for...
Mobile Journalism, Cellphilms, and the Use of the StoryMaker Multimedia Software at a Zimbabwean Media Training University
Nhamo Anthony Mhiripiri, Oswelled Ureke. © 2016. 26 pages.
This chapter deals with the teaching of students in the use of a smartphone application for cellphone filming and mobile journalism at the Media and Society Studies Department...
Social Media, New ICTs and the Challenges Facing the Zimbabwe Democratic Process
Nhamo Anthony Mhiripiri, Bruce Mutsvairo. © 2014. 21 pages.
Social media in its various forms drew international attention to Zimbabwe during the most intense period of the Zimbabwe crisis up to 2008. It is arguable that social media...
Social Media, New ICTs and the Challenges Facing the Zimbabwe Democratic Process
Nhamo Anthony Mhiripiri, Bruce Mutsvairo. © 2013. 21 pages.
Social media in its various forms drew international attention to Zimbabwe during the most intense period of the Zimbabwe crisis up to 2008. It is arguable that social media...