Ruth Moon (PhD, University of Washington) is an assistant professor of media and public affairs at Louisiana State University. She studies journalists and the constraints and incentives that shape their work with a focus on practice in the Global South. She has published research in Digital Journalism, Journalism Studies, Journalism, Information, Communication & Society, and International Journal of Communication. Her research is informed by more than 10 years' professional experience working as a reporter and editor for several magazines and newspapers in the U.S.

This book is challenging in all the right ways. It challenges our assumptions about the role of autonomy in journalism through a nuanced dive into the overlapping pressures that shape news in semi-authoritarian contexts. It challenges how we understand the ways in which myths and narratives interact with structural constraints to limit what journalists do. It challenges our conceptions of the relationship between transnational journalism and local journalists operating in the Global South. And it challenges us to think about how journalism might look in the many other places that are confronting democratic backsliding and a diminished free press." - Matt Carlson, University of Minnesota

• Introduction: Why Study Rwandan Journalism?Chapter One: On the Margins: Understanding Peripheral JournalismChapter Two: Strong State, Weak Field: The Forces Shaping Journalism in RwandaChapter Three: Founding Myths: Stories as Building Blocks of Journalism PracticeChapter Four: Underbaked or Unrealized: "Underdevelopment" as a Journalistic Keyword Chapter Five: Money Matters: The News Values of Business PressureChapter Six: Bridging Worlds: Working Global While Living LocalConclusion: What is Weak Journalism Good For? The Power and Potential of Peripheral Practice

Ruth Moon (PhD, University of Washington) is an assistant professor of media and public affairs at Louisiana State University. She studies journalists and the constraints and incentives that shape their work with a focus on practice in the Global South. She has published research in Digital Journalism, Journalism Studies, Journalism, Information, Communication & Society, and International Journal of Communication. Her research is informed by more than 10 years' professional experience working as a reporter and editor for several magazines and newspapers in the U.S.

This book is challenging in all the right ways. It challenges our assumptions about the role of autonomy in journalism through a nuanced dive into the overlapping pressures that shape news in semi-authoritarian contexts. It challenges how we understand the ways in which myths and narratives interact with structural constraints to limit what journalists do. It challenges our conceptions of the relationship between transnational journalism and local journalists operating in the Global South. And it challenges us to think about how journalism might look in the many other places that are confronting democratic backsliding and a diminished free press." - Matt Carlson, University of Minnesota

• Introduction: Why Study Rwandan Journalism?Chapter One: On the Margins: Understanding Peripheral JournalismChapter Two: Strong State, Weak Field: The Forces Shaping Journalism in RwandaChapter Three: Founding Myths: Stories as Building Blocks of Journalism PracticeChapter Four: Underbaked or Unrealized: "Underdevelopment" as a Journalistic Keyword Chapter Five: Money Matters: The News Values of Business PressureChapter Six: Bridging Worlds: Working Global While Living LocalConclusion: What is Weak Journalism Good For? The Power and Potential of Peripheral Practice