This book fosters an understanding of the challenges facing pro-democracy movements in Zimbabwe and foregrounds the intricate role played by colonial establishments in determining the nation's current instability, as well as the role that human rights activists, journalists, and social media dissents play in ending this adversity.

Bruce Mutsvairo is associate professor of journalism at the University of Technology Sydney.
Cleophas Muneri is lecturer in the Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New Mexico.

Foreword by Tawana Kupe
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Unravelling Media, Democracy and Human Rights in Zimbabwe through Postcolonialism
Chapter 3: MediaOwnership in Zimbabwe
Chapter 4: The Roots of Polarization - Media, Politics, and Discourses on Democracy in Zimbabwe
Chapter 5: Media Law in Zimbabwe
Chapter 6: The Influence of Citizen Journalism and Social Media in Zimbabwean Politics
Chapter 7: Unpacking the Human Rights Discourse in Zimbabwe
Chapter 8: Future Directions: The Media, Democracy, and Human Rights Nexus
Afterword by Colin Chasi