George is an alumnus of the University of the Witwatersrand, where he pursued his MA and PhD.

He previously worked as a journalist at the Standard newspaper in Nairobi and as a news and features correspondent for newspapers and magazines based in South Africa and the UK.

His research work explores the impact of new media technologies on the broader media ecology in the developing world and how they address questions of power and democratisation.

Experience

• –present
  Professor of Media Studies, University of Nottingham