Book Review: The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South, Bruce Mutsvairo, Saba Bebawi and Eddy Borges-Rey (eds) (2023)

Book Review: The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South is a landmark academic volume that critically examines how political, economic, and technological forces shape journalism across the Pacific, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East. Home to the majority of the world’s population, the Global South has long been sidelined in dominant Western- centric journalism studies. This first-of-its-kind collection disrupts that paradigm, offering a bold step toward decolonising media scholarship. Spanning 42 meticulously researched chapters, this volume unites scholars, journalists, and media practitioners from both the Global South and Global North.