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    The Impact of Mass Media for Urbanization
    (Addis Ababa University, 2019) Degefu, Gezahegn; Abeje Phd, Wondimu
    To make this research completed the study employed mixed approach, both qualitative and quantitative. The researcher used both primary and secondary sources of data. Primary information was collected mainly from both kinds of migrants; elderly migrants those who became permanent residents of Addis Ababa city and youth migrants who arrived after the Ethiopian millennium celebration. The tools used to gather the primary information were questionnaires and interview as well as FGDs guidelines for media professionals and urban research specialists. A total of 180 respondents (100 youth migrants, 55 elderly residents,20 mass media professionals ) were selected for questionnaire by purposive sampling technique. Moreover, 5 urban experts and researchers from AAU,EDRI, MoUDC were selected purposively . But 90, 45 and 15 questionnaires respectively were responded back to the researcher properly. Moreover 12 youth migrants and elderly residents (six from each) were selected to be key informants purposely for interview and 23 key informants were included (from mass media,urban sociology,toem planning,research and municipality service sectors) and 6 professionals were involved in FGDs. whereas secondary data were gathered from sources like books, articles, official documents and other pertinent publications. Descriptive statistical method was employed to analyze quantitative data about general information of migrants by using excel 2007.Whereas the qualitative data was analyzed using description as well as narration to triangulate its validity and reliability with the data set. The interview held with key informants and both kinds of migrants has been audio recorded for further investigation, adjustment and addition of some information related to this research. The result of the study indicated that mass media was not working its own assignment to bring intended urbanization because of many reasons. Inversely the urban development actors didn’t give credit for the importance of mass media as part of holistic urbanization.