Ndirangu Wachanga is a professor of media studies and information at the University of Wisconsin and an analyst for Freedom House’s freedom of expression global index. His research interests include the intersections of media formation and social, political, economic, and cultural practices: global media and information ethics: communication technologies: and the contemporary digital diaspora. Wachanga is the authorized biographer for Ali A. Mazuri, Albert Schweitzer Professor in the Humanities at Binghampton University, whose current work focuses on African and Islamic studies and north-south relations. Wachanga’s documentary projects seek to preserve East African memory by capturing raw voices using visual and audio technology. Ph.D. University of North Texas.

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