our system has its own limitations.

 

 by hiowt kasshun

 

 

 

 

  hello my name is hiwot i am a 2nd year journalism student. i have a question for you what is your spacial book from our country or out side?   

 

Hiwot:

There are so many books I have been impressed with both in the country and outside. From Ethiopia, I am more interested with Adam Reta and Bealu Girma's books. From foreign writers, I am more interested with philosophy, development and the likes. Donald Levine's Wax and Gold can be included in this. There are many more in fact.

Best,

Haile

Dear, all of my class mates

My interview with HailemelekotT.berhan is as follows:please visit it

    Impacts of New Media on Journalism

Dear Haile,
 

   I am Mesfin Kassahun from Journalism and communication department Mekelle University,how are you? how is job? The reason why  I emailed  is to ask you one question about journalism.my question is here:

How do  you describe the impact of new media on journalism?

I hope you will answered me  in best way thank you.

Hailemelekot's Answer

Dear Mesfin:

Great to hear from you.

The social media (new media) seems broke the stories preceding the mainstream media nowadays. So its impact is that more people may get up-to-date information from the social media than the mainstream media. You might guess what is going to happen if it pursues like this. More and more people might give attention to the social media than the mainstream media.

Best,

Haile

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What does Hailemelekot T. Birhan thinks about journalism and some related topics?

"I would like to assure you that you are studying an excellent field if it is of your passion"

Question:-(by Temesgen Shiferaw)
From the perspective of press freedom, does online journalism has it's own rules or some other different laws? In other words, what is the press freedom for online journalism?

Answer:-

It's really an interesting point you raised.
Online journalism has its own rules and regulations which has to abide by in so many countries around the world. Yet, there is no such law that governs it here in Ethiopia. As to my understanding the essence of press freedom in online journalism is not different from that of traditional media. Yet, we have to wait for the laws to be promulgated here in Ethiopia.

Question:-(by Habtamu Abera)

 Is research important for journalism students? Is research or documentary more crucial?

Answer:-

"Well, research is crucial for journalism. If you are a journalist you are always researching because you need to find out the fact and the truth. The same goes to documentary. If you are provided with a task to produce a documentary, still you need to do a research. Hope you will learn more about research in the times ahead."

Question:-(by Michelle Elias)

What do you think ,Can bloggers would be journalist according to our ethics of journalism??? Answer:-

Well, bloggers can be journalists or not. The way they do their reporting matter. As you might be well aware, journalists try to tell the objective truth, report facts fairly, strives for balance and disclose bias.So,what matters here is whether bloggers do exercise these very components or not. Experience shows that some bloggers simply put opinions in their blogs and some strives for those ideals stated above. You also do need to bear in mind that a glut of journalists do have their own blogs.

In a nutshell, you can call those bloggers who are in line with journalistic ethics bloggers and the others not.

Question:-(by Riste Tsegaye)
After the emergence of citizen journalism, Professional journalism become a dying profession. so what is your Advise to professional journalists to enhance the field???

answer:-
 I wonder the mainstream media is dying due to citizen journalism. Both are working in their own way and no doubt the latter poses a challenge on the former. But I don't think it reaches on survival level. Just be loyal to the profession and keep all the ethics and professionalism if it needs to thrive in the future.

Question:-(by Wendifraw Tesisa)
What will be the future of journalists and traditional media???

Answer:-
 In a broader sense, as to my understanding the future of journalists and the mainstream
  media will remain bright. They will keep on going provider of the main
  source of information. Yet, there is an insurmountable challenge the
  mainstream media faced from what recently dubbed " Citizen Journalism" or
  "Social Media".

  In this regard, it seems that this very social media broke the stories
  world wide preceding the mainstream media. So in the future, the lingering
  reality is " For whom the mainstream media break the stories"? Citizens are
  everywhere and they will tweet,post on Facebook etc. right away.
all, we can see and share experience with each other

Question:-(by Almaz Abebe)
The traditional media is become dead by social media. So in your perspective what is the value of a journalist in this time?

Answer:-

It seems there is some sort of exaggeration on the remark that the mainstream media is dying due to social media. As to my knowledge, even if there is a challenge from the social media on the mainstream media, it doesn't lead to survival. So, the value of a journalist will pursue on as it is

Question:-(by Gedam Gebru)
What will be the future of professional journalists while there are many citizen journalists?

Answer:-
There are challenges from citizen journalism on the mainstream media. But, I don't see the future of mainstream media that much gloomy. It will keep on playing a crucial role. Somewhat the missions of the two differ as well

Question:-(by Bezawit Teferi)
What kind of ability journalists must have in social media to get the attention of audience?”

Answer:-
Well, journalists must have all the professional talent possibly what you have learned in your class including the ethics. So this also works while you are working in social media as well

Mr. Hailemelekot T. Birhanu

Question:-(by Endale Elias)
   For what purpose you use online media? Why you chose to use it?

Answer:-

I use online media mainly to get information as to my areas of interest. I choose to use online media as it provides up-to-date information instantly

Question:-(by Meseret G/Medhin)
Online media can be expand from time to time so, what do you think
about our feature traditional media?

Answer:-
The future of traditional media in Ethiopia will not be different from the online media. There are several factors for this including internet connectivity and access to computer. You can guess the penetration rate of internet in Ethiopia. Thus, there is a huge potential both for the mainstream media and online media to thrive in Ethiopia in the future

Question:-(by Mesfin Kassahun)
How do  you describe the impact of new media on journalism?

Answer:-

The social media (new media) seems broke the stories preceding the mainstream media nowadays. So its impact is that more people may get up-to-date information from the social media than the mainstream media. You might guess what is going to happen if it pursues like this. More and more people might give attention to the social media than the mainstream media.

Question:-(by Behailu Gezahegn)

What do you think about the role of Ethiopian broadcast media on political system of Ethiopia?

Answer:-

As any country, the broadcast media plays an insurmountable role in influencing and guiding the political atmosphere in Ethiopia. What may differ is that the role of the media in stirring the politics in Ethiopia is not that much of other developed nations.Bear in mind that our system has its own limitations.

Question:-(by Selam Wuletaw)

What do you think of the use of learning online journalism?

Answer:-

Now a days there is an increase in the number of bloggers, do you think this can affect the journalist work? By the way I want to admire you. I expect your answer. Thank you.

 Well, at the current digital age you should learn online journalism as it will become the main source of information to people along with the mainstream media. Journalists in the mainstream media should cope-up with the overall changes quickly and adapt themselves. Doing this, they can minimize the effect of online journalism. So it may affect the audience of the mainstream media but journalists can be part of it and do their jobs respecting the professionalism and ethics

 

Question:-(by Semhal Mekonnen)
To be a journalist you have to be advocator of the government. And how can i be a neutral and objective journalist in this situation?

Answer:-
Well, it depends on the environment you are working on. If you are working on government media, you may be obliged to have a pro-government tone. Yet, what you need to understand is that, even if you are working on  a private media, as the professional ethics says so, you need to dig out the truth and the fact. You don't need to be biased. Yet, as a private media, you may have some thoughts which you stand for. So, as long as you are aware of the ideals of journalism, there are private media as well. So you can join there and grow your career

Question:-(by Hanna Kiflu)

What's your idea about the impact of social media on the profession of journalism?

Answer:-

The social media seems broke the stories preceding the mainstream media nowadays. So its impact is that more people may get up-to-date information from the social media than the mainstream media. You might guess what is going to happen if it pursues like this. More and more people might give attention to the social media than the mainstream media

Question:-.

 What do you think about to days Freedom of Press and Freedom of Expression in Ethiopia?
Answer:-

To be honest with you, the issue of freedom of press and freedom of expression is quite a delicate matter in Ethiopia. It seems you are also very much aware of that and tried to change the angle of your question from what you have said specifically about Ethiopian to a general sense latter. It doesn't mater.We can talk about the issue in Ethiopia in a precise way.

Freedom of press and expression is a constitutionally guaranteed right in Ethiopia as per Article 29 of the FDRE Constitution as well as subsequent proclamation of the Freedom of the Mass media and Access to Information,590/2008. In fact the laws are there, but serious irregularities are observed in the implementation. What you have to bear in mind that, developing professionalism is very crucial while working as a journalist. This gives you the credibility and doesn't give any room of error for those who might be critical of it. Yet, even if the framework is there, some one should not feel everything is smooth as of the developed nations.

Question:-(by Andualem Semachew)

How do  you think about the progress of online journalism in Ethiopia ??

Answer:-
Online journalism in Ethiopia is at early stage. It is very much infantile. As you know one needs to have internet connection and a computer to engage in online journalism. I think you can make an educated guess on how many people do have internet connection and access to computers in Ethiopia. It heavily relies on that. In fact nowadays people can have internet access from their phones but that is still limited. Just think the progress of online journalism in this context.

Question:-(by Elias Shume)

Nowadays News and Information is written

and published by any ordinary person out of his/ her profession
in social media like Facebook ,twitter and any information  news isreached for millions with in a second.
What do you think about this issue as professional , what would be the

role of a journalist for future?

Answer:-

The emergence of social media and its ability to garner more and more people to it is a plus as a way of alternative source of information. But you need to bear in mind that the social media is more of people's opinion and not exactly the same with the mainstream media. The mainstream media is looking for facts and truth.

But journalists will keep on doing their professional work at least in the near future with all the components of its professionalism and ethics.

Question:-(by Melat Mirco)
What do u think the effect of  social media is on the work of journalists?

Answer:-

The question you raised is one of the lingering issues circling the journalism profession.

The social media seems broke the stories preceding the mainstream media nowadays. So its impact is that more people may get up-to-date information from the social media than the mainstream media. You might guess what is going to happen if it pursues like this. More and more people might give attention to the social media than the mainstream media. But but this is not an insurmountable problem for the mainstream media. Still there is ample room to work on it.

Best,

Haile

Question:-(by Nahom Tadesse)

Do you think journalism is a field that has to be given at University level? More specifically, from the perspective of citizen journalism, should this field be given by degree?

Answer:-
I would like to assure you that you are studying an excellent field if it is of your passion. You don't need to worry about the challenge of citizen journalism that much. It's undeniable that it poses a challenge but don't consider it as a threat and discourage you.

Sure, journalism will keep on one of the fields to be provided in Universities and follow your ambitions.

Question:-(by Frehiwot)
how are  using the on line media? i want to share some of your information about that

Answer:-

I use online media mainly to get information as to my areas of interest. I choose to use online media as it provides up-to-date information instantly

Question:-(by Tsion Kibru)
As you are working on media consulting company and also experienced both the traditional and the new media in the country,how far do you think the development of citizen journalism in the country is becoming a challenge for the traditional media in revising its content?

Answer:-
Citizen journalism is becoming a challenge to the mainstream media around the globe. Yet, in the context of Ethiopia, you don't need to consider it as a challenge yet. This is due to the fact that both the mainstream media and the social media are at an early stage of development. There is still a huge potential on both sides to work on it.

Question:-(By Bisrat Kiday)
Now a days every body becomes a journalist so what is the use of professional journalist?

Answer:-
There are challenges from citizen journalism on the mainstream media. But, I don't see the future of mainstream media that much gloomy. It will keep on playing a crucial role. Somewhat the missions of the two differ as well.

Question:-(by Haimanot Wendimu)
 in online journalism we can advert any good's and service so how to get payment?

Answer:-

In Ethiopia, you make an agreement in advance including the payment before the ad is posted physically going to office or in some other mechanisms. You can collect the money in this manner. Yet, in most countries, electronic payment methods such as visa card and master card is possible

An online interviewee between Melat Mirco and Mr. Hailemelekot T. Birhan

Subject: Expecting your feedback

Mr. Hailemelekot T/Birhan

My name is Melat Mirco.I am writing this email as part of my online
journalism course fulfilment requirement.
The purpose that I am writing this email is because of an assignment
in online journalism course from my teacher Mr.Mohammed to experience
how to send a formal email.
And I have one question related to media and journalism. What do u
think the effect of  social media is on the work of journalists?
I am sure that you will answer my question soon, and I will wait for it.

Sincerely
Melat Mirco

Melat:

The question you raised is one of the lingering issues circling the journalism profession.

The social media seems broke the stories preceding the mainstream media nowadays. So its impact is that more people may get up-to-date information from the social media than the mainstream media. You might guess what is going to happen if it pursues like this. More and more people might give attention to the social media than the mainstream media. But but this is not an insurmountable problem for the mainstream media. Still there is ample room to work on it.

Best,

Haile

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

How is technology changing the work place and society

No question that the invention and improvement of technology is completely changing each and every movement of the society in the world. Two different arguments can be raised regarding technology. The merits and demerits. 

 It’s undeniable that the so called “globalization” was totally unthinkable without technology. The society which lives in very distant and extreme poles of the world would have not got the chance of closing each other and having information of the entire globe. 

For example we studied in history that years ago one person wave runs 42 kms just to announce the victory of his country in a single battle. And as recognition nowadays there is an athletic field named by the name of that person; Marathon. But assume if that battle was fought in the 21^st century. How could have been announced? But this does not mean that technology is full of merits. It has its own disadvantages.

 And one of the best examples for this is just comparing the world wars. In the First World War we have learn t that around 8000 people have died. Why does this number increased to 60000 in the Second World War? It’s all about the improvement of technology in the military sector. 

As a conclusion the society of today is so engaged with technology that sometimes life seems quite impossible without technology. But the reality is that life without technology is difficult; but not impossible.      

Friday, June 19, 2015

I had the chance to ask a question to one of the leading media consulting in our country Mr. Hailemelekot T. Birhan. I asked him if journalism is a profession that has to be given in a university level. Specifically from the perspective of citizen journalism. Here is his answer word by word.

Great to hear from you.

Nahom, I would like to assure you that you are studying an excellent field if it is of your passion. You don't need to worry about the challenge of citizen journalism that much. It's undeniable that it poses a challenge but don't consider it as a threat and discourage you.

Sure, journalism will keep on one of the fields to be provided in Universities and follow your ambitions

Mr. Hailemelekot T. Birhan

 

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