The guerrilla in town : influences on content production in exiled media
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On 21 June 2011 Reeyot Alemu was detained by the Federal Police and later was charged with terrorism and sentenced for five years. Her detention is one of the several incidents in Ethiopia that illustrate how journalists function in their daily routine ever since the Ethiopian People Democratic Revolutionary Front party took power in 1991. Her detention generated waves of protest among press freedom advocates and human rights groups. She was freed after four years of imprisonment. Just like many journalists before her, Reeyot fled her country and join Ethiopian exiled media institution. Ethiopia has vibrant exiled media organizations working from Europe and North America. This study examines factors that influence content creation on mass media especially in Ethiopian Satellite Television and Radio (ESAT) and Oromia Media Network (OMN). Findings show even if governmental pressure impacts all exiled media at the same time the content production process both in ESAT and OMN take sharp edge on ideological lineage. In addition, both institutions depend on anonymous reporters or stringers while leveraging on their media content credibility. The result suggests that influences that shape exiled media content production also impacted the Ethiopian media culture.
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