The Practice Of Development Journalism In The Ethiopian Media Landscape

Author : Abayneh Mihret
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668533881
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The practice of development journalism in the Ethiopian media landscape written by Abayneh Mihret and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2017 in the subject Communications - Journalism, Journalism Professions, grade: 4.00, Addis Ababa University (College of Journalism and Communications), course: Journalism and communiction, language: English, abstract: The government media are event oriented. They lack professional integrity for the public interest by ensuring transparency and accountability by exposing corruption and investigating crimes that hinder the national development process through ethical participation in the development activity in a process oriented manner and are not finding solutions for development problems through participating in the grassroots. Structural censorship, self-censorship of journalists, unethical conduct of journalists, professional limitations, law commitment of media leaders to enforce the policy, lower level of public culture of information exchange, trespassing of editorial policy and government official’s perception of DJ as a development success only reporting are challenging the practice. In contrast, privately-owned media in Ethiopia covers less development issues than the government media, gives very little time and space for the development issues of Ethiopia compared to the government media. But, in that little amount of coverage, they focus on government development actor’s failure and dissimulate non-state actor’s failure. Paradoxically, the private media in Ethiopia similar to government media are not applying investigative journalism and watchdog the public property. They have no role in exposing corruptions and crimes committed on public properties. Practically, they are also event oriented and Addis Ababa-based, one-sided story tellers more than the government media. Resource limitation (human, material and financial), wrong perception of government PR officers and officials towards private media and prohibition of information, government tax and null incentive for private media, lower level of public culture for information exchange and freedom of expression are the top line challenges which affected their coverage of development issues of the private media.

Author : Meseret Chekol Reta
Publisher : University Press of America
ISBN 13 : 0761860029
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Quest for Press Freedom written by Meseret Chekol Reta and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2013-05-16 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Quest for Press Freedom is a book about press development and freedom in Ethiopia, with a focus on the state media. It examines the building of a modern media institution over the last one hundred years of its existence, and the restrictions against its freedoms. The significance of this work lies in its originality and that it addresses these two issues across three distinct epochs: the monarchy era, the Marxist military regime, and the current ethnic federalist regime. The book examines the political and social situations in each of these periods, and analyzes the effects they had on the media. The book also provides examples of how journalists working for the government-run media have a strong desire to exercise their constitutional right to press freedom. In the final chapter, Reta offers recommendations for a more viable media system in Ethiopia.

Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231005707
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assessment of Media Development in Ethiopia written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2023-01-20 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Herman Wasserman
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135716439
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Press Freedom in Africa written by Herman Wasserman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an overview of current debates surrounding press freedom in Africa in response to ongoing contestations between media and governments on the continent. Through case studies of individual African countries as well as international comparisons, a wide range of global contributors provide critical assessments of the state of press freedom on the continent and critical perspectives on the dominant discourses around freedom and democracy. Some fear an alarming slide towards a media-intolerant environment in South Africa, and the proposed Media Appeals Tribunal and the Protection of State Information Bill (POSIB) have met with strong criticism from journalism practitioners and educators. This book examines these and other recent developments seen to represent a threat to press freedom on the African continent. Contributors to the volume take a comparative look at the situation in South Africa within a broader, global context of transitions to democracy and globalised marketization of the media, as well as inspecting specific African examples that may serve to illuminate broader trends. Case studies from different African countries are examined, but in the process the discourses around press freedom are also subjected to critical scrutiny. Critics state that the South African media are not without fault, and that part of journalism scholarship’s role is to continue to point to these shortcomings and to suggest ways of improving the media’s democratic responsibility. Press Freedom in Africa provides a range of perspectives on the heated debates surrounding press freedom. It illustrates the importance of research-based, scholarly interventions into the often emotional and rhetorical debates surrounding the role of the media in African society. This book was originally published as a special issue of Ecquid Novi: African Journalism Studies.

Author : V. S. Gupta
Publisher : Concept Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9788170226444
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Media Policy written by V. S. Gupta and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 1996 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Papers presented at a seminar organized by Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Center (AMIC).

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book African Media Development Initiative written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas L. McPhail
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9781444310733
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Development Communication written by Thomas L. McPhail and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-03-30 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Development Communication, top media scholars explore thedetails of communication in areas where modernization has failed todeliver change. Offers a complete introduction to the history of developmentcommunication - the process of systematically intervening witheither media or education in order to promote positive socialchange Discusses the major approaches and theories in developmentcommunication, including educational issues of training, literacy,schooling, and use of media from print and radio to video and theinternet Explores the role of NGOs, the CNN Effect, and the power ofgrass-roots movements and 'bottom-up' approaches that challenge thestatus quo in global media

Author : Idil Osman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319577921
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Media, Diaspora and the Somali Conflict written by Idil Osman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-08-29 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book illustrates how diasporic media can re-create conflict by transporting conflict dynamics and manifesting them back in to diaspora communities. Media, Diaspora and Conflict demonstrates a previously overlooked complexity in diasporic media by using the Somali conflict as a case study to indicate how the media explores conflict in respective homelands, in addition to revealing its participatory role in transnationalising conflicts. By illustrating the familiar narratives associated with diasporic media and utilising a combination of Somali websites and television, focus groups with diaspora community members and interviews with journalists and producers, the potentials and restrictions of diasporic media and how it relates to homelands in conflict are explored.

Author : Salawu, Abiodun
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 152253377X
Total Pages : 339 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exploring Journalism Practice and Perception in Developing Countries written by Salawu, Abiodun and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media outlets play a pivotal role in fostering the positive and beneficial development of countries in modern society. By properly informing citizens of critical national concerns, the media can help to transform society and promote active participation. Exploring Journalism Practice and Perception in Developing Countries is a crucial reference source for the latest scholarly material on the impacts of development journalism on contemporary nations and the media’s responsibility to inform citizens of government and non-government activities. Highlighting a range of pertinent topics such as media regulation, freedom of expression, and new media technology, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academics, professionals, policy makers, and students interested in the role of journalist endeavors in developing nations.

Author : Bruce Mutsvairo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000935604
Total Pages : 606 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South written by Bruce Mutsvairo and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 606 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responding to mounting calls to decenter and decolonize journalism, The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South examines not only the deep-seated challenges associated with the historical imposition of Western journalism standards on constituencies of the Global South but also the opportunities presented to journalists and journalism educators if they choose to partake in international collaboration and education. This collection returns to fundamental questions around the meaning, value, and practices of journalism from alternative methodological, theoretical, and epistemological perspectives. These questions include: What really is journalism? Who gets to, and who is qualified to, define it? What role do ethics play? What are the current trends, challenges, and opportunities for journalism in the Global South? How is news covered, reported, written, and edited in non-Western settings? What can journalism players living and working in industrialized markets learn from their non-Western colleagues and counterparts, and vice versa? Contributors challenge accepted "universal" ethical standards while showing the relevance of customs, traditions, and cultures in defining and shaping local and regional journalism. Showcasing some of the most important research on journalism in the Global South and by journalists based in the Global South, this companion is key reading for anyone researching the principles and practices of journalism from a de-essentialized perspective.