Promoting Development Journalism in State Media: The Case of Addis Zemen Newspaper
| dc.contributor.advisor | Simon, Gebremedehin (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Tesemma, Dejene | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-31T09:25:34Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-08T13:40:05Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-03-31T09:25:34Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-08T13:40:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Development journalism is a philosophy adopted by the state media in Ethiopia on a ground that this philosophy would enable the media support development endeavors of the country. Proponents of development journalism believe that it would playa vital role in fighting povel1y and invigorating the endeavors of social transformation. Addis Zemen newspaper, Ethiopia's most aged daily is following this philosophy line. Documents that reflect the stance of the goverrunent and the editorial policy of the Ethiopian Press Agency alike stipulate the need to adhere to established professional and ethical principles in the undertaking of development journalism. In reporting development issues, the media are expected to be critical, investigative, analytical and interpretive to promote development. Development wouldn't be measured only in material, statistical and econometric terms it should also consider human needs, empowerment, participation and self-reliance. The present study, which touched up on relevant literature and deployed qualitative methods such as in-depth interviews, tocus group discussions, reviewing of documents and persunal observations revealed that development reporting in Addis Zemen is commonly goverrunent centered, uncritical and excessively soft option oriented. The major challenges in covering development issues, according to the findings of this study, boil down to various factors which include limitations of individual journalists, inconvenience of institutional atmosphere as well bureaucratic difficulties in accessing information. Key impeding factors ยท as journali sts are concerned include but not limited to lack of commitment, inadequate training, self-censorship and adherence to the legacy of safe reporting. Institutional factors are inattention for rural and grassroots coverage, inability to ensure editorial independence, poor planning, lack of faci lities and incentives. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/25854 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Journalism in State Media | en_US |
| dc.subject | Addis Zemen Newspaper | en_US |
| dc.title | Promoting Development Journalism in State Media: The Case of Addis Zemen Newspaper | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |