Examining journalists organizational trust pursuant to predictive variables in the Ethiopian media industry: The case study of Amhara Media Corporation

Kebede, Abera Yenework; Ali, Adem Chanie; Moges, Mulatu Alemayehu

doi:10.1080/23311886.2022.2068271

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“…Consequently, the government ownership impacts on AMC's journalism professional practices are visible. Similarly, scholars assert that the influence of ownership on media content in Ethiopia (e.g., Abayneh 2017;Abebe 2017;Befrdu 2012;Kebede, Ali, and Moges 2022;Kiflu, Ali, and Nigussie 2023;Mekonnen 2022;Moges 2017;Mohammed 2015;Stremlau 2011). The influence of the ruling ANRS or Amhara Prosperity Party (APP) on the media practices of AMC is abundantly experienced.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This happened especially during the serious political instability and ruptures brought by regime shifts or changes. In this connection, Kebede, Ali, and Moges (2022; came across journalists' autonomy in the Ethiopian media industry influxes depending on the status of the government. This does not necessarily mean AMC should be change-resistant.…”

Section: The Contemporary Flip-flop Media Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This scenario is presumed to influence how independent journalists are. Scores of studies (e.g., Abebe 2017Abebe , 2019Behailu 2022;Gagliardone 2014;Kebede, Ali, and Moges 2022;Kiflu, Ali, and Nigussie 2023;Moges 2017;Mohammed 2015;Skjerdal 2009Skjerdal , 2012Stremlau 2011) are conducted on the Ethiopian media organizations related to journalists working climate contexts. For instance, Skjerdal (2012; brings the concept of "competing loyalties" of media practices and the politics on the journalism profession and government-oriented reporting.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Consequently, the approach to the AMC organizational study focuses on the journalists' perceptions of their social roles, external influences, and professional identities. There are few studies conducted on AMC journalists and media practice (e.g., Behailu 2022;Dagim 2013;Eshetu 2012;Kebede, Ali, and Moges 2022;Mekonnen 2022). For example, Desta (2017) examined Amhara Radio (AR), Behailu (2022), Mekonnen (2022) and Kebede, Ali, and Moges (2022; studied AMC at the organizational level.…”

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“…There are few studies conducted on AMC journalists and media practice (e.g., Behailu 2022;Dagim 2013;Eshetu 2012;Kebede, Ali, and Moges 2022;Mekonnen 2022). For example, Desta (2017) examined Amhara Radio (AR), Behailu (2022), Mekonnen (2022) and Kebede, Ali, and Moges (2022; studied AMC at the organizational level. The studies listed above, except Kebede, Ali, and Moges (2023) that addressed HIM in certain extents, did not comprehensively examine the hierarchical influences journalists experienced at every level of hierarchy during their journalistic practice.…”

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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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