Florence Madenga

Hi, I'm a freelance writer, researcher, editor, UPenn PhD Student at the Annenberg School of Communication, based in Philadelphia. I am primarily interested in opportunities in media and journalism, studying journalistic practice, censorship and propaganda, nonfiction writing, academic writing, and communications. My work has appeared on BuzzFeed, Narratively, Gotham Magazine, Chimurenga, and other places. I'm passionate about writing and most things literary, helping people tell their stories, traveling and eating everything in the process.

Center for Media at Risk • 15th May 2019

Stories of Race & Power

In this podcast episode, I interview scholar, activist and media producer Chenjerai Kumanyika about the ethics of media production and research on and by people of color.

Center for Media at Risk • 22nd January 2019

Speaking the Hard Truth to Journalism

In this podcast episode, I interview NYU professor and press critic Jay Rosen about the state of contemporary journalism and protecting the legitimacy of the American press.

Center For Media at Risk • 22nd January 2019

Reporting White Supremacy

Coverage of white supremacy continues to increase and gain visibility in mainstream media.

The Chimurenga Chronic • 9th April 2018

Thinking Too Much

Silence and dark humour seem like the most authentic way for people in Zimbabwe to deal with cross-generational trauma.

Buzzfeed • 19th May 2017

What Love Taught Me About Blackness

A year in Paris and a complicated relationship — with a man and with my hair.

The Chimurenga Chronic • 5th April 2016

The Upper Room

In " The Upper Room," I write about, critique and cyber-connect to my spirituality.

Narratively • 9th January 2014

Daisy Jambawo’s Sad, Strange Trip

When a Zimbabwean immigrant is murdered by her husband, two families across two continents erupt in a months-long struggle to bring her body home.

The Chimurenga Chronic • 21st December 2013

Homeless in the Afterlife

Death in the diaspora remains a difficult part of the immigrant experience. Bodies long departed can take longer to return.