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Author: Dr. Gebremedhin Simon Gebretsadik
Legal uncertainties, high levels of poverty and a small advertising base in Ethiopia have not produced a climate that is conducive to investment and growth in the media. Although the Ethiopian Constitution guarantees freedom of expression and media freedom, the relevant laws regulating media operation are still in the process of being finalised. As a result there is still much uncertainty about the broadcast and newspaper environments. While private ownership has risen slightly in the print sector in recent years, the radio and TV sectors remain state and party-dominated. Other broadcast services available in the country are foreign, via international radio services and satellite pay-TV. The health of the media sector is hampered, in particular, by a lack of trained journalists. Content diversity is also lacking in radio and TV. There is, however, better content diversity in the print sector, where there is a greater mix of private, party and state papers. Case Study: FM Addis 97.1 FM Addis 97.1 is a popular radio station that broadcasts to the city of Addis Ababa and its surroundings. It is a young station, established in 2000 by the government to address urban-related social and economic issues affecting the people of Addis Ababa. It has introduced music, entertainment and live local and international news to its programming. The popularity of the station rests on its use of innovative broadcasting formats to entertain the audience and to get its messages across. Most of the programmes are participatory; people are encouraged to call in and their opinions are broadcast live without any editorial censorship or modifications as occurs with other stations. This station thus provides a voice for the people of Addis Ababa that is otherwise unavailable. Contact for this report Dr Gebremedhin Simon Gebretsadik Contact for the African Media Research project About PDF documents Most computers will open PDF documents automatically, but you may need to download Adobe Acrobat Reader: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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