{"id":280333,"date":"2019-06-29T03:11:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T07:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.google.com\/articles\/CBMiW2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnRoZXJlcG9ydGVyZXRoaW9waWEuY29tL2FydGljbGUvZXRoaW9waWFuLW1lZGlhLWNvdW5jaWwtZ2V0cy1mb3JtYWwtcmVjb2duaXRpb27SAQA?oc=5"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T15:15:53","slug":"ethiopian-media-council-wins-formal-recognition-as-an-independent-cso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/280333","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian Media Council wins formal recognition as an independent CSO"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ethiopian Media Council has been formally recognised as an independent civil society organisation under the amended CSO proclamation, The Reporter\u2019s Brook Abdu reported. The council was formed at a 12 January 2016 general assembly at the UN Economic Commission for Africa hall in Addis Ababa, but it could not register under the old law\u2019s narrow CSO categories.<\/p>\n\"Ethiopian\n

Registration took 42 weeks under the new rules. Membership rose from 19 to 29 publishers, broadcasters, and media associations during that wait. In a statement to the paper, the council said it must help journalism meet professional and legal standards and must push back against improper government pressure on the press.<\/p>\n

Amare Aregawi, general manager of The Reporter\u2019s English and Amharic papers, was named chair of the executive committee. Meaza Birru, co-owner of Sheger FM, was named deputy chair.<\/p>\n

Formal legal status gives the self-regulatory body a clearer footing to train journalists and to speak for press freedom at a time when Ethiopia\u2019s media landscape was expanding after years of tight control.<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/strong> The Reporter<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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