Amanuel Gebru Woldearegay
Biographic Data
| ID | 892582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amanuel Gebru Woldearegay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amanuel Gebru |
| FAMILY NAME | Woldearegay |
| SIGNATURE | WOLDEAREGAY A G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4743-7317 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Making sense of Ethiopian journalists’ prison experiences during Meles Zenawi’s administration
This study investigated the agony, tribulations, and trials that private press journalists in Ethiopia experienced firsthand in several detention facilities in Ethiopia for engaging in journalistic activity. The study used the period of the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s administration, and it employed a qualitative phenomenological research approach to examine the lived experiences of 12 private press journalists. Alfred Schutz’s “…
Alternative voices from London
Ethiopia’s national and military morale was at its lowest ebb when Italian forces seized Addis Ababa on 5 May 1936, following the failure of the League of Nations to stop Mussolini’s colonial aggression and the lack of political will among the big powers. New Times and Ethiopia News (NTEN) debuted on the historic day of 5 May conceived as an emancipatory journalism project to give the liberation struggle a new lease of life on the diplomatic, pol…
The perceived credibility of the Ethiopian private, federal and regional television channels
The detaining, arresting and holding of journalists for more than half a year without formal charges in addition to the war and conflict in Ethiopia between different ethnicities and regional states motivated these authors to explore rising issues of perceptions of media credibility in Ethiopia. The main focus of this study was to assess the audiences’ perceived credibility of the Ethiopian federal, regional and private television channels. The p…
The presence of hostile media phenomenon in Ethiopian private, federal and regional television channels
Since Ethiopia’s 2018 transition, sporadic ethnic and political violence and conflict and inter-group divisions have brought the nation to its knees. This study aims to assess the presence of the Hostile Media Phenomenon (HMP) among audiences of Ethiopian private, regional and federal television channels. Survey data were gathered from 600 participants living in Addis Ababa City, Amhara and Oromia regional states and were purposely chosen based o…
A critical analysis of a local non-governmental organization community-based environment and forest development programs and its implication for sustainable development
The purpose of this study was exploring evidence of a community-based environment and forest development program run by an organization. It is a thematic analysis of scientific documents related to the experiences and challenges were explored. The academic study carefully followed a holistic approach to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders. The organization has been striving to improve environmental challenges, climate change, and sustainable d…
Prevalence and patterns of facemask use in marketplaces in Addis Ababa
COVID-19 is arguably the most challenging global pandemic ever, but it is considered preventable. A number of prevention strategies have been popularized through risk communication strategies. These have included facemask wearing, which has included a lot of attention that has covered concerns including whether people wear them and how correctly. The study intended to measure the facemask-wearing practices of Addis Ababa residents in street marke…
Environmental conflicts as key factors influencing participatory environmental communication and sustainable development of a rural society
Natural resource protection in Africa, particularly in rural communities, requires effective communication between resource managers and community residents. Environmental conflict, however, impedes the efficacy of communication strategies. Thus, this study investigates evidence of environmental conflicts as impeding factors for participatory environmental communication in a rural community‐based environment and forest program in Northern Ethiopi…
Interstate Media Wars
The present study interrogates the interstate media wars that erupted following the emergence of relational troubles among the parties of Ethiopia’s coalition: the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). Data from archives and interviews were used to understand the causes and characteristics of the media wars that were mostly fought out on television and other mass media. Findings show that the states used offensive and defensi…
Predictive model of organizational justice, job satisfaction, and commitment
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship among interactive justice, overall job satisfaction, and organizational commitment in the Ethiopian federal state media sector. Data were gathered from samples of journalists working for Ethiopian Television, Addis Ababa Media Network, Ethiopian Press Agency and Ethiopian News Agency using self-administered scales. Findings of multiple regression analyses indicated that job satisfac…
Remembering Jemal Kashoggi
The assassination of Saudi critic and journalist Jemal Kashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Turkey in October 2018 was a global thriller of unprecedented journalistic, jurisprudential, and public relations physiognomies. Based on Benton’s image repair theory the paper examines the series of Saudi royal state/ media communications between the date of the reported disappearance of the victim, court dramas leading to the controversial sentencing of su…
Reputation of Addis Ababa University in the Eyes of Students
The evidence base continues to confirm the leveraging effect of reputation in higher education as an important strategic resource influencing a university’s visibility, attractiveness, credibility, impact, and competitive position nationally and internationally. From their expressed interest in their relative national and continental rankings, Ethiopian universities seem to have started sensing the relevance of their reputational position. In thi…
The perceived credibility of the Ethiopian private, federal and regional television channels
The detaining, arresting and holding of journalists for more than half a year without formal charges in addition to the war and conflict in Ethiopia between different ethnicities and regional states motivated these authors to explore rising issues of perceptions of media credibility in Ethiopia. The main focus of this study was to assess the audiences’ perceived credibility of the Ethiopian federal, regional and private television channels. The p…
Predictive model of organizational justice, job satisfaction, and commitment
The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship among interactive justice, overall job satisfaction, and organizational commitment in the Ethiopian federal state media sector. Data were gathered from samples of journalists working for Ethiopian Television, Addis Ababa Media Network, Ethiopian Press Agency and Ethiopian News Agency using self-administered scales. Findings of multiple regression analyses indicated that job satisfac…
Remembering Jemal Kashoggi
The assassination of Saudi critic and journalist Jemal Kashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Turkey in October 2018 was a global thriller of unprecedented journalistic, jurisprudential, and public relations physiognomies. Based on Benton’s image repair theory the paper examines the series of Saudi royal state/ media communications between the date of the reported disappearance of the victim, court dramas leading to the controversial sentencing of su…
Reputation of Addis Ababa University in the Eyes of Students
The evidence base continues to confirm the leveraging effect of reputation in higher education as an important strategic resource influencing a university’s visibility, attractiveness, credibility, impact, and competitive position nationally and internationally. From their expressed interest in their relative national and continental rankings, Ethiopian universities seem to have started sensing the relevance of their reputational position. In thi…
Prevalence and patterns of facemask use in marketplaces in Addis Ababa
COVID-19 is arguably the most challenging global pandemic ever, but it is considered preventable. A number of prevention strategies have been popularized through risk communication strategies. These have included facemask wearing, which has included a lot of attention that has covered concerns including whether people wear them and how correctly. The study intended to measure the facemask-wearing practices of Addis Ababa residents in street marke…
Environmental conflicts as key factors influencing participatory environmental communication and sustainable development of a rural society
Natural resource protection in Africa, particularly in rural communities, requires effective communication between resource managers and community residents. Environmental conflict, however, impedes the efficacy of communication strategies. Thus, this study investigates evidence of environmental conflicts as impeding factors for participatory environmental communication in a rural community‐based environment and forest program in Northern Ethiopi…
Interstate Media Wars
The present study interrogates the interstate media wars that erupted following the emergence of relational troubles among the parties of Ethiopia’s coalition: the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). Data from archives and interviews were used to understand the causes and characteristics of the media wars that were mostly fought out on television and other mass media. Findings show that the states used offensive and defensi…
Alternative voices from London
Ethiopia’s national and military morale was at its lowest ebb when Italian forces seized Addis Ababa on 5 May 1936, following the failure of the League of Nations to stop Mussolini’s colonial aggression and the lack of political will among the big powers. New Times and Ethiopia News (NTEN) debuted on the historic day of 5 May conceived as an emancipatory journalism project to give the liberation struggle a new lease of life on the diplomatic, pol…
The perceived credibility of the Ethiopian private, federal and regional television channels
The detaining, arresting and holding of journalists for more than half a year without formal charges in addition to the war and conflict in Ethiopia between different ethnicities and regional states motivated these authors to explore rising issues of perceptions of media credibility in Ethiopia. The main focus of this study was to assess the audiences’ perceived credibility of the Ethiopian federal, regional and private television channels. The p…
The presence of hostile media phenomenon in Ethiopian private, federal and regional television channels
Since Ethiopia’s 2018 transition, sporadic ethnic and political violence and conflict and inter-group divisions have brought the nation to its knees. This study aims to assess the presence of the Hostile Media Phenomenon (HMP) among audiences of Ethiopian private, regional and federal television channels. Survey data were gathered from 600 participants living in Addis Ababa City, Amhara and Oromia regional states and were purposely chosen based o…
A critical analysis of a local non-governmental organization community-based environment and forest development programs and its implication for sustainable development
The purpose of this study was exploring evidence of a community-based environment and forest development program run by an organization. It is a thematic analysis of scientific documents related to the experiences and challenges were explored. The academic study carefully followed a holistic approach to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders. The organization has been striving to improve environmental challenges, climate change, and sustainable d…
Making sense of Ethiopian journalists’ prison experiences during Meles Zenawi’s administration
This study investigated the agony, tribulations, and trials that private press journalists in Ethiopia experienced firsthand in several detention facilities in Ethiopia for engaging in journalistic activity. The study used the period of the late Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi’s administration, and it employed a qualitative phenomenological research approach to examine the lived experiences of 12 private press journalists. Alfred Schutz’s “…
Political science (10 works) · Law (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Social science (4 works) · Medicine (3 works)