In the global research literature, ‘ethnic media’ is generally used to refer to a diff e- rent type of media than some of the most vocal and popular outlets on Ethiopia’s media scene. ‘Ethnic media’ is a category which denotes…

Fojo Media Institute is Sweden’s leading centre for professional journalism training and international media development support, with a mission to strengthen free, independent and professional journalism. Fojo is an independent institute at the Linnæus University. The legal status is as…

Introduction The debate over what media regulation in Ethiopia should look like was settled by the country’s new media law, at least from a legislative standpoint. A non- statutory co-regulatory framework gave the country’s media an opportunity to self-regulate. While…

Introduction Given its subjective nature, hate speech has a broader sense both in terms of its concept and consequences. Although the term hate speech is so popular, no single definition is accepted by international consensus, but the term is largely…

Collected by Fekadu Alemu Writing about Ethiopian media history is difficult because there is no well-organized document that accounts for the long journey. In this regard, Dr. Meseret Chekol Reta’s “The Quest for Press Freedom” is the first volume of its…