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Media and religion in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa: Fojo Media Institute (2024), 59 pp.
"The content analysis shows that polarization is still a major problem in the reporting of religion in the Ethiopian media. Stories are often biased towards the journalist’s political and ethnic stance. Claiming that they are ’secular’, the state media (’public media’) tend to ignore impor
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Using social media for agricultural information dissemination: The role of informant-recipient homogeneity
Journal of Developpment Effectiveness (2024), 28 pp.
"This study uses a randomised experiment targeting wheat producers in Ethiopia to examine the impact of providing market price information through Facebook on farmers’ sales behaviour. To identify the effect of informant homogeneity, we distinguished the informants’ nationality as either Ethiopi
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The Cost of Dissent in a Governance System Characterized by ‘Political Marketplace': A Phenomenological Study of Independent Journalists in Ethiopia
"The chapter examines the cost of dissent in a governance system that is structured by ‘political marketplace.’ Informed by Alex de Waal ‘political marketplace’ conceptual framework and employing a phenomenological approach, the chapter chronicles the lived experiences of nine independent jo
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The vexed question of Ethiopian identity-driven politics and the discourse of political communication in the digital media sphere
Cogent Arts & Humanities, volume 11, issue 1, 2308727 (2024), 18 pp.
"This study aims to examine the interplay between political communication and discursive practices in the emerging new media landscape after the recent political reform in Ethiopia. The study employs interpretative textual analysis in qualitative research approach to analyze political communication
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Transforming Lives: The Impactful Journey and Projects of Population Media Center-Ethiopia Over Two Decades. Volume I
Addis Ababa: Population Media center-Ethiopia (2024), vi, 66 pp.
"PMC-E stands as a beacon of hope and enlightenment in the realm of radio programming, leveraging the power of entertainment to educate and inspire audiences across Ethiopia. Through a diverse array of radio serial dramas and talk shows, PMC-E has transcended traditional boundaries, reaching million
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Hate Speech on Social Media: A Global Approach
Covilhã (PO); Qutio (EC): LabCom; University of Beira Interior; PUCE Publications Centre (2023), 302 pp.
"Hate speech is more complex and diverse on social media. It spreads at high speed and can impact behaviors beyond the borders where it originates. Hate is ubiquitous, interactive, and multimedia. It is available 24/7, reaching a much larger audience. On social media, haters can be anonymous and fin
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Gender equality in digital policy in Ethiopia
Geneva: ITU (2023), vi, 26 pp.
"This country report provides an overview of the extent to which gender is addressed in Ethiopia’s digital policies, strategies, and regulations, divided into categories such as international development instruments, national digital policies and strategies, and digital sector-related laws and reg
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New Journalism Ecologies in East and Southern Africa: Innovations, Participatory and Newsmaking Cultures
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2023), xxiii, 319 pp.
"This volume presents case studies of news media employing and integrating social media into their news production practices. It links social media use to journalistic practices and news production processes in the digital age of the Global South. Critically, the chapters look at seminal cases of st
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"[...] While Facebook and YouTube are the most preferred platforms for content consumption, Facebook stands as a less trusted platform among the audience (ranks 4th). Audiences prioritize quality entertainment, current information, reliable reporting, and educational value content, while content cre
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Media Ownership in Africa in the Digital Age: Challenges, Continuity and Change
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xiv, 295 pp.
"Who owns the media and communications in Africa today and with what implications? The book elegantly answers this urgent question by unpacking multiple dimensions of media ownership through rare and authoritative perspectives, including both historical and contemporary digital developments. It trac
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Governing the Interlinkages Between the SDGs: Approaches, Opportunities and Challenges
London; New York: Routledge (2023), xvi, 247 pp.
"The book [...] examines the dedicated policies targeting the SDGs, as well as political and institutional drivers of synergies and trade-offs between the SDGs in selected key areas – both cross-nationally and in specific country contexts. Their analysis moves beyond the focus on links between SDG
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The Challenges of Hosting Televised Deliberations in Ethiopian Media
International Journal of Press/Politics, volume 28, issue 1 (2023), pp. 184-200
"This paper explores the factors constraining public service and commercial television channels in constituting the public sphere in Ethiopia. It focuses on three television stations and their respective programs, such as the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation’s Ethiopian television (ETV)’s Medr
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Digital Citizenship in Africa: Technologies of Agency and Repression
London et al.: Zed Books (2023), xxi, 234 pp.
"With contributions from scholars across the continent, Digital Citizenship in Africa illustrates how citizens have been using VPNs, encryption, and privacy-protecting browsers to resist limits on their rights to privacy and political speech. This book dramatically expands our understanding of the v
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Demand of and Access to Health Messages Through Mass Media in the Rural Community of Eastern Ethiopia: A Mixed Method Study
Risk Management and Healthcare, issue 16 (2023), pp. 1859-1874
"Background: The demand for health-related information has increased dramatically in recent years. Media is crucial in reaching health messages to audiences, especially those who are distant and rural. Therefore, the study aimed to assess demands, access, and factors associated with access to health
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The Political Economy of Mainstream Television Channels in Ethiopia: Perspectives from Ownership and Regulations
Observatorio (OBS*) Journal, volume 17, issue 3 (2023), pp. 74-96
"The main objective of this article was to explore the political economy of mainstream TV channels in Ethiopia from the perspective of ownership and regulations. The study used a qualitative approach to document analysis. It also conducted an in-depth interviews with randomly selected media monitori
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