Al Jazeera Journalism Review

Derick Matsengarwodzi
Derick Matsengarwodzi

Derick Matsengarwodzi is a freelance journalist and author based in Harare, Zimbabwe, writing for regional and international publications.

 

Writer’s Articles

Zimbabwe’s Fourth Estate is under siege

With few job opportunities, harassment by the authorities and a global pandemic, the picture for balanced and truthful journalism is not a pretty one

Published on: 13 Mar, 2022
Reporter’s Notebook – memoirs of an illegal journalist in South Africa 

From working shifts in a casino to interviewing a farmer mauled by a tiger - life as a struggling Zimbabwean reporter.

Published on: 22 Nov, 2021
Will Zimbabwe’s journalists be harmed by new cyber laws? 

Zimbabwe’s Cybersecurity and Data Protection Bill aims to protect privacy and guard against child sexual abuse depicted online. But it could also seriously hamper a free press.

Published on: 28 Sep, 2021