News Diggers!
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| Type | Newspaper and online news publication |
|---|---|
| Format | Print and online |
| Owner(s) | News Diggers Media Ltd |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Lusaka, Zambia |
| Website | diggers |
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News Diggers! is a private investigative journalism newspaper and online news publication from Zambia.[1][2] Reporters Without Borders listed News Diggers among one of the most influential newspapers in Zambia.[3] Thomson Reuters Foundation described News Diggers as one of the few independent digital media organisations in Zambia that had adapted early to social-media-driven news consumption.[4] The newspaper focuses on investigative journalism and publishes news, opinion, business, court reporting, sport, lifestyle, podcasts and an e-paper.[2][5]
Impact
Academic and media-development sources have discussed News Diggers in the context of Zambia's digital news sector. A 2023 chapter in New Journalism Ecologies in East and Southern Africa, published by Palgrave Macmillan, described online platforms such as Mwebantu, Zambia Reports and News Diggers as having gained acceptance among Zambian readers as reputable sources of news and information.[6]
A 2024 study by Joseph Mwenya of Mulungushi University, posted on SSRN, examined the effect of social media on the operations of the Zambia Daily Mail and News Diggers. The study found that social media had improved audience engagement and accelerated news dissemination at the two media houses, while also contributing to challenges for print readership and advertising revenue.[7]
Regional outlets have also cited News Diggers' reporting. In 2018, The Namibian referred to News Diggers as a Zambian multimedia investigative journalism website in a report about Zambian health-training programmes that affected Namibian students.[8]
In May 2025, the Lusaka High Court issued an interim injunction preventing News Diggers from broadcasting a documentary on Chinese investment in Zambia after the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia sued the outlet.[9] The Committee to Protect Journalists said the order prevented the airing of the documentary pending a court hearing and raised concerns about freedom of the press in Zambia.[9]
Awards
News Diggers received the Media Development Investment Fund (MISA) Zambia Platinum Award for its documentary on Chinese investment in Zambia.[10]
References
- ↑ "Contact Us". News Diggers!. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "About Us". News Diggers!. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "Zambia". Reporters Without Borders. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "A view from Zambia: Journalism's financial free fall". Thomson Reuters Foundation. 12 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "e-Paper". News Diggers!. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ Manchishi, Kamufisa; Pindayi, Brian; Mambwe, Elastus (2023). "Financial Sustainability of Social Media-Driven Publications in Zambia: The Practices, Threats and Opportunities at New Diggers and Kalemba". In Matsilele, Trust; Mpofu, Shepherd; Moyo, Dumisani. New Journalism Ecologies in East and Southern Africa. Palgrave Studies in Journalism and the Global South. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 207–223. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-23625-9_12. Retrieved 27 April 2026. Search this book on
- ↑ Mwenya, Joseph (30 May 2024). "Effect of Social Media on Legacy Media Performance: A Study of the Zambia Daily Mail and News Diggers". SSRN. doi:10.2139/ssrn.5405449. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "Training 'assassins' instead of doctors". The Namibian. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Zambian court blocks film investigating Chinese businesses". Committee to Protect Journalists. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
- ↑ "News Diggers: From donor dependence to a self-sustaining newsroom". Media Development Investment Fund. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
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