Analysis of Environmental Coverage in Addis Zemen Amharic Daily Newspaper
| dc.contributor.advisor | Kassahun, Daniel | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kassie, Temesgen | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-07-03T08:49:18Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-08T13:37:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-07-03T08:49:18Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-08T13:37:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-07 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In Ethiopia, environmental-induced problems are huge and threatening. There is a common understanding that environmental degradation is partly due to lack of awareness about the environment. However, studies conducted in Ethiopia on this issue are very limited. This study has attempted to assess the coverage of environmental issues in print media. For the study, quantitative and qualitative data were used in combination. Addis Zemen Amharic daily newspaper was selected for case study, and a sample of 120 editions, evenly distributed across a period of five years (2001-2005), has been analyzed. Results show that no permanent section was assigned for environment issues and no reportages, interviews and commentaries were presented on the issue. The limited available coverage was inconsistent, showing a rising trend in one year and then falling in another. Scarcity of environmental information, poor information delivery system and journalists’ lack of the necessary knowledge and training on the concepts of environment are some of the challenges faced in the environmental reporting. From the results it is possible to conclude that given the current trend of environmental reporting, the journalists would remain environmentally illiterate. The study further concluded that unless environmental awareness is urgently created, public awareness would remain low and there would be further environmental degradation. Therefore, the study recommends that measures such as identification of awareness obstacles, setting environment issues as agenda, training and sensitizing of journalists on environment issues, and enlightened press management should be given due attention. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/5825 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Addis Zemen Amharic Daily Newspaper | en_US |
| dc.title | Analysis of Environmental Coverage in Addis Zemen Amharic Daily Newspaper | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |