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Meseret Chekol Reta taught in the Department of Journalism at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls until his death in November 2012. He received his Ph.D. in mass communication and from the University of Minnesota, where he also received two master’s degrees: one in mass communication and the other in political science. In the 1980s he served as a radio journalist for eight years in his native Ethiopia. For the past few years, Dr. Reta has been a frequent guest on the Amharic Service of Voice of America, commenting on various issues including press freedom in Ethiopia and U.S. electoral politics. In 2007 he co-founded and served as president of the Ethiopian Biographical Resource Center, a project that records biographical information on prominent Ethiopians who have made significant contributions to Ethiopia.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Glossary
General Introduction
Part One—The Media in the Pre-Occupation and Occupation Periods (1901–1941)
1Transition from Traditional to Modern Forms of Mass Communication
2The Media During the Reign of Emperor Menelik II
3The Media During the Pre-Occupation Period (1913–1936)
4The Media During the Occupation Period (1936–1941)
Part Two—The Post-Occupation Period: Institutionalization of the Media (1941–1974)
Introduction
5The Print Media
6Hurdles Against Professionalism
7Broadcast Media
8The Ethiopian News Agency
9Legal and Administrative Controls over the Press
10The Media in the Last Days of the Monarchy
Part Three—The Media in the Era of Revolution (1974–1991)
Introduction
11Print Media
12Broadcast Media
13Ethiopian News Agency
14The Law, the Press, and Professional Association
Part Four—The Media in the Age of Ethnic Federalism (1991–)
Introduction
15Print Media
16Broadcast Media
17News Agencies
18Laws and Editorial Policies
19Restructuring and Manpower Development
20Professional Organizations
21Concluding Remarks and Recommendations
Appendices
Bibliography