Abera Yenework Kebede
Biographic Data
| ID | 4909406 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abera Yenework Kebede |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abera Yenework |
| FAMILY NAME | Kebede |
| SIGNATURE | KEBEDE A Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bahir Dar University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7775-9344 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Double-edged press
The war between the Ethiopian Federal Government and Tigray forces, spearheaded by TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front), drew extensive local and international media attention. This study examined how Bekur newspaper portrayed the conflict and peace agreement, and how frontline reporters perceived their roles. Using an explanatory sequential design, 57 newspaper items (39 war reports, 18 peace negotiation stories) were analyzed, and five front…
Unpacking the Epistemology of Ethiopian Digital Journalism
The study aims to explore the epistemological underpinnings of news reporting in Ethiopian digital journalism, drawing on the context of 57 Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA)-registered digital platforms. Taking social epistemology as an analytical framework, the study draws on rigorous, in-depth qualitative interviews with journalists and experts from EMA to make sense of the epistemic position of journalists and the practice of digital journalism …
Contemporary Contested Ethiopian Media Practice and Its Influence on Journalists’ Autonomy and Role
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 …
Exploring Journalists’ Organizational Working Perceptions in the Ethiopian Local Media
This study is aimed at analyzing journalists’ organizational working perceptions in the Ethiopian local media. The study covered six branches of Amhara Media Corporation (AMC). It applied explanatory sequential mixed research in the course of a survey, in-depth interview, document analysis and observation instruments. To gauge the levels of organizational trust (OT), organizational commitment (OC), job satisfaction (JS), social exchange (SE) and …
Examining journalists organizational trust pursuant to predictive variables in the Ethiopian media industry
This study aimed at examining journalists’ organizational trust by focusing on the relationships to the predictor variables of organizational commitment, job satisfaction and socio-economic exchanges at Amhara Media Corporation (AMC). Data were collected from self-administered report scales of 250 full-time employed journalists in the head office and across six branches of AMC in Ethiopia. The result of multiple regression analysis showed there w…
Contemporary Contested Ethiopian Media Practice and Its Influence on Journalists’ Autonomy and Role
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 …
Examining journalists organizational trust pursuant to predictive variables in the Ethiopian media industry
This study aimed at examining journalists’ organizational trust by focusing on the relationships to the predictor variables of organizational commitment, job satisfaction and socio-economic exchanges at Amhara Media Corporation (AMC). Data were collected from self-administered report scales of 250 full-time employed journalists in the head office and across six branches of AMC in Ethiopia. The result of multiple regression analysis showed there w…
Exploring Journalists’ Organizational Working Perceptions in the Ethiopian Local Media
This study is aimed at analyzing journalists’ organizational working perceptions in the Ethiopian local media. The study covered six branches of Amhara Media Corporation (AMC). It applied explanatory sequential mixed research in the course of a survey, in-depth interview, document analysis and observation instruments. To gauge the levels of organizational trust (OT), organizational commitment (OC), job satisfaction (JS), social exchange (SE) and …
Contemporary Contested Ethiopian Media Practice and Its Influence on Journalists’ Autonomy and Role
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 …
Unpacking the Epistemology of Ethiopian Digital Journalism
The study aims to explore the epistemological underpinnings of news reporting in Ethiopian digital journalism, drawing on the context of 57 Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA)-registered digital platforms. Taking social epistemology as an analytical framework, the study draws on rigorous, in-depth qualitative interviews with journalists and experts from EMA to make sense of the epistemic position of journalists and the practice of digital journalism …
Double-edged press
The war between the Ethiopian Federal Government and Tigray forces, spearheaded by TPLF (Tigray People’s Liberation Front), drew extensive local and international media attention. This study examined how Bekur newspaper portrayed the conflict and peace agreement, and how frontline reporters perceived their roles. Using an explanatory sequential design, 57 newspaper items (39 war reports, 18 peace negotiation stories) were analyzed, and five front…
Journalism (3 works) · Media Studies and Communication (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public Relations and Crisis Communication (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Corporation (2 works) · Media Influence and Politics (2 works) · Media studies (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works)