Private Print Media, the State and Politics in Colonial and Post-Colonial Zimbabwe
This book examines the role played by two popular private newspapers in the struggle for democracy in Zimbabwe, one case from colonial Rhodesia and the other from the post-colonial era. It argues that, operating under oppressive political regimes and in t
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Private Print Media, the State and Politics in Colonial and Post-Colonial Zimbabwe
Sylvester Dombo
Private Print Media, the State and Politics in Colonial and Post-Colonial Zimbabwe
Sylvester Dombo Simon Muzenda School of Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies, Department of History, Archaeology and Development Studies Mashava Campus, Great Zimbabwe University Masvingo, Zimbabwe
ISBN 978-3-319-61889-0 ISBN 978-3-319-61890-6 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61890-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017944605 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover credit: Cover design by Sam Johnson Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
To my wife, Shylet, my beautiful daughter, Cassandra, and the big man, Takunda. I love you all!
Declaration
I declare that this book is a product of my own independent primary and secondary research. Where other scholars’ works are used, I have always acknowledged them by way of referencing fully. I solely remain responsible for any shortcomings that may be found in this book.
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Preface
This book is an outshoot of my 2014 Ph.D. thesis in the School of Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Its main focus is to draw our attention to the impact of newspapers on democracy in a third world country, drawing from two newspapers that operated in different epochs. One is the African Daily News, which was published during the colonial period between 1956 and 1964. The other is the Daily News of the postindependence period published between 1999 and 2003. The book argues that these two newspapers, which were eventually shut down by th
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