Media Role for Religious Relations: The Case of Egyptian Coptic and Ethiopian Orthodox Churches
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2024-05-16
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Addis Ababa University
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This study set out to examine how The Al-ahram, Berhan ena Selam, Addis Zemen and The Ethiopian Herald newspapers covered Religious Relations between the Egyptian Coptic and the Ethiopian Orthodox Churches in the years of 1929,1948,1951 and 1959. The reason why these years were the turning point of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. A content analysis was used as major research method. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods to gather and analyze the data. Purposive sampling was used to select the media and the items which met the criteria set by the researcher. Further, in-depth interviews were conducted with key informants who are well experienced in this area. The result of the study indicated the newspapers‟ focus on the coverage of autonomy for the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, discussion on the Ethiopian Orthodox Church position and the Ethiopian bishops and archbishops‟ consecration.