Lungile Augustine Tshuma Editor & Author

Lungile Augustine Tshuma is Researcher at the Centre for Communication and Culture, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Portugal. He holds a Ph.D. in journalism studies from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has worked at the University of Johannesburg as a Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher. Lungile’s research interests are in photography, memory and journalism.

Trust Matsilele is Senior Lecturer in the College of English and Media, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom. He publishes in the areas of changing journalism ecologies, social media and protest cultures and the intersection of education and technology. Matsilele holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Johannesburg.

Mbongeni Jonny Msimanga is Senior Post Doctoral Fellow at the Johannesburg Institute of Advanced Study (JIAS). South Africa. He completed his Ph.D. in 2022. Previously, Mbongeni was a recipient for the Canon Collins Sol Plaatje scholarship. Mbongeni’s research interests are Journalism Practice, Digital Cultures and Social Media Activism, Cultural Studies.

Sadia Jamil is Assistant Professor and Director of Research at the School of International Communications, the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China. She is also the Director of Institute of Mobile Studies at UNNC. She earned a Ph.D. in Journalism (University of Queensland, Australia). She has taught courses at the Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi and in the past, at the University of Queensland, Australia.