The quest for press freedom : one hundred years of history of the media in Ethiopia / Meseret Chekol Reta.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reta, Meseret Chekol.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Press--Ethiopia--History.

Press.

History.

Ethiopia.

Physical Description:

xvii, 412 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, 2013.

Summary:

The Quest for Press Freedom discusses 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. It also provides examples of journalists who works for the government-run media and have a strong desire to exercise their constitutional right to press freedom. In the final chapter, Reta offers recommendation for a more open media system in Ethiopia. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Media in the Pre-Occupation and Occupation Periods (1901-1941)

1 The Transition from Traditional to Modern Forms of Mass Communication 3

2 The Media during the Reign of Emperor Menelik II 10

3 The Media during the Pre-Occupation Period (1913-1936) 23

4 The Media during the Occupation Period (1936-1941) 59

Part 2 The Post-Occupation Period: Institutionalization of the Media (1941-1974)

Introduction 81

5 The Print Media 83

6 Hurdles against Professionalism 108

7 Broadcast Media 122

8 The Ethiopian News Agency 142

9 Legal and Administrative Controls over the Press 156

10 The Media in the Last Days of the Monarchy 171

Part 3 The Media in the Era of Revolution (1974-1991)

Introduction 183

11 Print Media 185

12 Broadcast Media 197

13 Ethiopian News Agency 213

14 The Law, the Press, and Professional Association 220

Part 4 The Media in the Age of Ethnic Federalism (1991-)

Introduction 235

15 Print Media 238

16 Broadcast Media 249

17 News Agencies 283

18 Laws and Editorial Policies 297

19 Restructuring and Manpower Development 313

20 Professional Organizations 324

21 Concluding Remarks and Recommendations 332.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780761860013

0761860010

OCLC:

809612418