Why Silence? Reporting Internal Conflict in Ethiopian Newspapers

Moges, Mulatu Alemayehu

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“…While the introduction of the two media laws, the Press Proclamation in 1992 and later on, the Ethiopian constitution in 1995 led to significant changes in the media landscape in the country. Nevertheless, things could not go in the same path especially after the highly contested 2005 national elections, where at least 14 journalists and media owners along with 62 opposition party members and supporters were incarcerated in Ethiopia (Moges, 2017b;Doha Centre for Media Freedom, 2013;Stremlau, 2011). This led to the shutting down of critical publications thereby creating a significant setback on the media industry (Doha Centre for Media Freedom, 2013;Stremlau, 2011;Price et al, 2009).…”

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“…Moges (2017a) also argued that due to an immense pressure by the state, the Ethiopian journalists do not hesitate in refraining from reporting some critical issues of the government. As a result of such a trend, the author tends to describe the media of the country shifting from self-censorship to silence (Moges, 2017b). On his part, Skjerdal (2010) argued that the self-censorship trends of the Ethiopian journalism are a result of "relegation of ethical responsibility; elasticity of journalistic editing; confidence in critical audiences; and adherence to social responsibility" (p. 98).…”

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“…Ethiopia has been described as a media-unfriendly country for more than two decades. This is because the heavy control of state and its restriction on the media environment has largely denied journalists, especially the independent press, to access information and report stories independently (Moges, 2017b;Stremlau, 2011). Recent studies on media development in the country show that the media in general, and private press, in particular, are suffering from limited access to public information from government offices (IMS, 2018;Moges, 2020).…”

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“…Recent studies on media development in the country show that the media in general, and private press, in particular, are suffering from limited access to public information from government offices (IMS, 2018;Moges, 2020). More paradoxically, critical voices of the press have been restricted and pressurized either directly or indirectly (Moges, 2017b;Stremlau, 2011;Price et al, 2009). While independent journalists endeavored to report critical issues, they have been faced with prosecution, harassment and torture for a longer period (Doha Centre for Media Freedom, 2013;Reta, 2013;Stremlau, 2011;Price et al, 2009).…”

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“…While independent journalists endeavored to report critical issues, they have been faced with prosecution, harassment and torture for a longer period (Doha Centre for Media Freedom, 2013;Reta, 2013;Stremlau, 2011;Price et al, 2009). This might be the reason that journalists massively self-censor when they report critical issues of the government due to fear of those pressures and harassment (Moges, 2017a;Moges, 2017b;Skjerdal, 2010). The political pressures have been commonly * Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.…”

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Section: Brief Description Of Media Situations In Ethiopiamentioning

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Contemporary Contested Ethiopian Media Practice and Its Influence on Journalists’ Autonomy and Role

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This study explores contemporary journalists' autonomy and role in the Ethiopian contested media practice by taking journalists working in Amhara Media Corporation (AMC). A qualitative research approach was used to collect data from journalists and admin staff. For triangulation, this study combined document analysis and observation. Fourteen in-depth interviews were conducted with purposively selected journalists and admin staff. The interviews used semi-structured and open-ended questions that would allow journalists to reflect their perspectives freely. The study applied the Hierarchy of Influences Model to examine the data and support discussion. The findings of this study clearly signify that partisanship among journalists, the politicization of journalism, and flip-flop media practices prevail. The outsourced programs are used as a tool for silencing journalists from working independently. The journalists' safety anxiety is the grim reality at AMC. As a result, journalists' professional content productions and autonomies specifically on political and sensitive issues were negotiated or interfered. It is therefore challenging to maintain complete professional autonomy in order to be impartial, unbiased, and independent while working as a journalist in Ethiopia. It is recommended that the regional and federal governments should allow media independence and journalists' autonomy in the Ethiopian media industry.

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