Emeka Umejei
Emeka Umejei is a research associate in the department of media studies at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa and a Visiting Assistant Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. He holds a PhD in Journalism and Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and a Master’s in Journalism and Media Studies from Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa.
His research interests cut across diverse areas of journalism and media studies including journalism studies, digital media, media and democracy in Africa, Chinese media, Global Media, Chinese digital infrastructure in Africa and environmental and Science journalism. Emeka is writing up a book on Chinese media in Africa titled, Chinese Media in Africa: Promises and Reality.
