How Ethiopias Private Press Views The Law And The Practice.

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A willingness to promptly publish corrections and replies are two ways that any press can bernaccountable to readers. However, throughout the world and here in Ethiopia, there is no one wayrn– not even agreement – on how to do this. For example, should the media regulate itself, orrnshould government regulate the media? Some countries rely on the press to be accountable forrnits mistakes. Others, like Ethiopia, enact press laws to force media to be accountable to itsrnaudience. Indeed, its former and current laws require corrections and replies.rnThis study examines, by analyzing text and conducting interviews, how Ethiopian journalists inrnthe private press view and publish corrections and replies. The study applies three researchrnmethods: interviews of journalists, text analysis of newspapers, and summative and comparativernanalysis of important provisions of Ethiopia’s former and current press laws (Proclamationrn34/1992 and the Law on Mass Media and Freedom of Information) and two draft laws circulatedrnin 2003.rnThe text analysis makes clear that Ethiopia’s laws, then and now, offer no guidelines on howrnmedia houses should handle corrections and the right of reply. The analysis also shows, withrnpotentially dire consequences, that the current law has penalties for failing to publish correctionsrnand replies. Semi-structured interviews show how the editorial policy of three newsrooms treatsrncomplaints and how the journalists try to act accountably regardless of statutory mandates andrnregardless of whether complainants understand the process of redress.

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