Press content as a key to a country's alignment
The case of Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12409408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M G Brush (University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), Michael Brush |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 93-100 |
| Publication date | 1988-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Communication (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1058-4609 • E-ISSN: 1091-7675 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10584609.1988.9962842 |
| OpenAlex | W2048202011 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
This article examines the news content of an Ethiopian government‐run newspaper over a period of 20 years to determine how closely the present government is aligned with the Soviet Union. There are two schools of though among foreign policy scholars. Regionalists believe Ethiopia is nonaligned. They argue that since the country follows the tenants of African socialism, its international politics are shaped by indigenous factors such as nationalism and local economic and security needs, rather than by Soviet or U.S. influence. Globalists, on the other hand, believe Ethiopia belongs to the Soviet camp and is dependent on the Soviet Union. A review of a government‐run newspaper in two ten‐year periods before and after the takeover by Mengistu Haile Mariam found a dramatic shift in the nature of coverage. Under Emperor Haile Selassie before the ovethrow, the paper printed predominantly pro‐United States and anti‐Soviet news. But under Mengistu, the same paper printed vastly pro‐Soviet and anti‐United States news, and absolutely no anti‐Soviet news. These findings support the globalist view
Ancient history · Communism · Economic history · Emperor · Foreign policy · Government (linguistics · Indigenous · Nationalism · Newspaper · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socialism · Sociology · Soviet union · African history and culture analysis · African history and culture studies · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |