Framing Of Identity And Boundary Disputes By Regional Media In Ethiopia Amhara Tv And Tigrai Tv In Focus

In recent years many were attacked and displaced due to their identity in differentrnparts of Ethiopia. Clashes associated with ‘identity and boundary questions’ costrnthe lives of many peoples, especially in Amhara and Tigrai regional states. Thernmedia having a pivotal role in calming down such kind of situation rather worsenrnthe causality. This research critically explored how regional media, particularlyrnAmhara TV and Tigrai TV framed ‘identity and boundary questions’ fromrnSeptember 1, 2018- March 30, 2019. Informed by framing and political economyrntheories, the study applied both quantitative and qualitative methods to achievernthe objective of this study. Sixty purposively selected news stories from bothrnmedia were analyzed and interpreted to examine types of news frames and newsrnsources used while reporting such issues. The findings of this study showed thernmedia employed various types of news frames to attain their interest. WhilernAmhara TV focused on broadcasting the ‘identity’ based killings and jailing,rnTigrai TV’s framing stressed on identity questions of Ethiopian’s were alreadyrnsolved and associated the issue with the federal government meddling. Thernresearch concludes that both media institutions employed several framingrntechnics that would harm the coexistence of people and puts recommendations onrnhow to alleviate the gaps.

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