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Dr. Gregory Gondwe is an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Emerging Media Technologies at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB), and a Faculty Associate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. He previously served as a Visiting Scholar at Harvard’s Institute for Rebooting Social Media (RSM). His research focuses on the societal impact of emerging technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa, including AI-driven journalism, digital activism, and algorithmic accountability. He holds a PhD in Media Research from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and has published in journals such as Digital Journalism and AI & Society.
Education: PhD – Media Research and Practice, University of Colorado, Boulder; MA/MS – Media Studies/Political Science, University of Oregon; BA – Mass Communication, St. Augustine University of Tanzania.
Teaching includes courses on Data Journalism, AI in the Newsroom, and Global Communication. His research employs computational methods (e.g., R for text mining, NLP) to explore media practices at the intersection of technology and geopolitics. He investigates how African journalists navigate digital innovations while resisting foreign media influence and addressing misinformation challenges.
Key research areas include:
- AI ethics and cultural adaptation in journalism
- Journalistic resistance to algorithmic bias
- Decolonizing digital infrastructures
- Sub-Saharan Africa’s media-tech ecosystems
Awards: None explicitly mentioned, but his work has been recognized through interdisciplinary collaborations at institutions like Berkman Klein.
Grants and Advising: Not detailed in provided texts.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with Berkman Klein Center and RSM, contributing to projects on media-tech dynamics in global contexts.
