Meseret Chekol Reta

The Quest for Press Freedom

One Hundred Years of History of the Media in Ethiopia

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 432
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 850g
• ISBN-13: 9780761860013
• ISBN-10: 0761860010
• Artikelnr.: 36394864

Autorenporträt

By Meseret Chekol Reta

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Abbreviations Glossary General Introduction Part
One-The Media in the Pre-Occupation and Occupation Periods (1901-1941) 1
Transition from Traditional to Modern Forms of Mass Communication 2 The
Media During the Reign of Emperor Menelik II 3 The Media During the
Pre-Occupation Period (1913-1936) 4 The Media During the Occupation Period
(1936-1941) Part Two-The Post-Occupation Period: Institutionalization of
the Media (1941-1974) Introduction 5 The Print Media 6 Hurdles Against
Professionalism 7 Broadcast Media 8 The Ethiopian News Agency 9 Legal and
Administrative Controls over the Press 10 The Media in the Last Days of the
Monarchy Part Three-The Media in the Era of Revolution (1974-1991)
Introduction 11 Print Media 12 Broadcast Media 13 Ethiopian News Agency 14
The Law, the Press, and Professional Association Part Four-The Media in the
Age of Ethnic Federalism (1991-) Introduction 15 Print Media 16 Broadcast
Media 17 News Agencies 18 Laws and Editorial Policies 19 Restructuring and
Manpower Development 20 Professional Organizations 21 Concluding Remarks
and Recommendations Appendices Bibliography