Community Media and the Digital Transformation of Newsrooms

This article analyses the impact of the digital transformation on the practices and routines of community media in Nampula, considering the challenges faced by newsrooms in peripheral contexts marked by structural inequalities. The research adopted a qualitative approach, based on a systematic literature review, in order to understand how these local media have responded to the technological, institutional and cultural changes associated with the digitalisation of journalism. The results showed that, despite limitations in terms of infrastructure, funding and technical training, community newsrooms have implemented adaptation and reinvention strategies that articulate oral tradition, territorial ties and the daily experience of their audiences. It was observed that these initiatives not only ensured the continuity of journalistic work in adverse scenarios, but also renewed languages, formats and ways of engaging with communities. The digital transformation process, although challenging, has been creatively appropriated, revealing the resilience and innovative capacity of local professionals. The conclusion is that community media play a fundamental role in local information sustainability, acting as vectors of social cohesion, citizen participation and the circulation of socially rooted knowledge.