Mbongeni Jonny Msimanga is a Senior Lecturer at the Namibia University of Science and Technology. He holds a PhD in Communication Studies from the same university. His research interests include journalism practice and digital cultures. His work appears in international and African journals. Currently, Mbongeni Msimanga is one of two African-based Co-Investigators on a British Academy-funded project titled "Gender and Digital Repression: The Practice and Toll of Digital Repression on Women in the Authoritarian Turn", a collaborative venture with the University of Oxford.

Lungile Augustine Tshuma is Associate Researcher, Catholic University of Portugal, He holds a PhD 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 interest are in photography, memory, and journalism. He teaches journalism related courses. His work has been published in local and international journals such as Journal of Genocide Research, African Journalism Studies, Critical Arts, Nations and Nationalism, Journal of Communication Inquiry, and Media, Culture and Society.

Bruce Mutsvairo is a Full Professor in the Department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He has authored or edited several books taking a special interest in the development of journalism in non-Western societies. His forthcoming book, which is under contract the University of Massachusetts Press, investigates the advent of data journalism in Russia, Iran and Sudan.

Trust Matsilele is senior lecturer of Journalism, Birmingham City University, UK. He is also research fellow in the Department of Communication Studies, University of South Africa, South Africa.