THE ROLE OF AMAHARA MASS MEDIA AGENC1 IN PROMOTING WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS

SELAMAWIT, KASSAW AMARE

dc.contributor.author	SELAMAWIT, KASSAW AMARE
dc.date.accessioned	2017-07-18T09:58:16Z
dc.date.available	2017-07-18T09:58:16Z
dc.date.issued	2017-07-18
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7392
dc.description.abstract	Hum'"an rights are inherent to all human beings, thus human rights are women's rights. However, women's civil and political rights have been compromised by their economic status, social and cultural limitations placed on their activities. In Ethiopia, women are • disadvantaged due to their sex; still they are subjected to various forms of their rights • Abstract violence, most notablym rural areas. Therefore, it is compulsory promoting and protecting women's human right to create societal awareness through the existing media. Because media plays vital roles in introducing citizen's right and creating awareness on the promotion and respect of women's human right. In this regard, previously conducted researches both in Ethiopia and abroad were attempted to look in to the role of media on the promotion of human rights. However, no research report specifically focuses on women's human right promotion. Therefore, this study conducted to study the role of media in the promotion of women's rights with }eference to Amahara Mass Media Agency (AMMA). The research questions were designed to assess the view of journalists, challenges, strategies or conceptual tools, contents and the coverage time of the AMMA programs to promote women's human rights. The study applies case study as a research design and qualitative methodological approach with purposive sampling method. The data sources were semi-structured interview and focus group discussion of the AMMA journalists (primary) and recorded audio-visual radio and TV programs and "Bekur" newspaper (secondary). As a result by this study, it was found that mosi journalists have awareness and motivation problem to promote women's human right; the AMMA has no any planned strategy or conceptual tools that are consistently employed to promote women human rights most commonly magazine format is , used; it has not been giving enough media coverage, as a result women's issue promotion is not given priority. This is due to the incompetence or lack of consciousness of journalists on "the women's human rights, traditional and cultural attitudes of the public including the journalist and other challenges to promote women's human rights. In general, it is found that AMMA has not working efficiently on the promotion of women's human rights. Thus it has to improve the promotion style, content, coverage time and awareness of the professionals on women's human rights to make women's human rights promotion effective in AMMA.	en_US
dc.subject	GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES	en_US
dc.title	THE ROLE OF AMAHARA MASS MEDIA AGENC1 IN PROMOTING WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US