Development journalism revived: The case of Ethiopia

Ecquid Novi

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 58-74

  Skjerdal, Terje S ^a,b  

^a Gimlekollen School of Journalism and Communication   (Norway)

^b ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Development journalism; Ethiopia; Libertarianism; Media policy; Nation building; State media

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053125718     PISSN: 02560054     EISSN: 19420773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02560054.2011.578879     Document Type: Article

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