Doing Responsible Journalism: Journalists’ Perceptions of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Issues and Their Media Coverage

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) represents almost half of Ethiopia’s population and is the largest Orthodox group in the world, outside Europe. It has recently faced tensions. This survey of Ethiopian journalists’ (N = 221) understanding of the church’s situation and media coverage show...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kumlachew, Sileshie Semahagne (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2025
In: Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2025, Volume: 55, Issue: 4, Pages: 517-548
Further subjects:B responsible journalism
B existential threat
B Public Interest
B EOTC
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)

MARC

LEADER 00000naa a22000002c 4500
001 1960840932
003 DE-627
005 20260212092339.0
007 cr uuu---uuuuu
008 260212s2025 xx |||||o 00| ||eng c
024 7 |a 10.1163/15700666-12340326  |2 doi 
035 |a (DE-627)1960840932 
035 |a (DE-599)KXP1960840932 
040 |a DE-627  |b ger  |c DE-627  |e rda 
041 |a eng 
084 |a 0  |2 ssgn 
100 1 |e VerfasserIn  |0 (DE-588)1389700372  |0 (DE-627)1960844369  |4 aut  |a Kumlachew, Sileshie Semahagne 
109 |a Kumlachew, Sileshie Semahagne  |a Kumlachew, Sileshie S.  |a Kumlachew, Sileshie 
245 1 0 |a Doing Responsible Journalism: Journalists’ Perceptions of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Issues and Their Media Coverage 
264 1 |c 2025 
336 |a Text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a Computermedien  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a Online-Ressource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) represents almost half of Ethiopia’s population and is the largest Orthodox group in the world, outside Europe. It has recently faced tensions. This survey of Ethiopian journalists’ (N = 221) understanding of the church’s situation and media coverage shows that while its societal role and relationship with ethnic and other religious groups is viewed positively by most, recent attacks have put it in a position of existential threat. The main reason for this is seen to be ethnic divisions instigated by religiously motivated, systemic government intervention. Instead of bringing this to light in accordance with professional journalistic standards, the mainstream media keep the issues in the dark. While self-censorship, editorial decisions and inaccessibility of religious leaders are factors in this neglect, state interference is seen as most prominent. Social media sites and EOTC-related media were found to cover the issues adequately. 
601 |a Journalist 
650 4 |a EOTC 
650 4 |a existential threat 
650 4 |a Public Interest 
650 4 |a responsible journalism 
773 0 8 |i Enthalten in  |t Journal of religion in Africa  |d Leiden : Brill, 1967  |g 55(2025), 4, Seite 517-548  |h Online-Ressource  |w (DE-627)34133927X  |w (DE-600)2066633-0  |w (DE-576)100517781  |x 1570-0666  |7 nnas 
773 1 8 |g volume:55  |g year:2025  |g number:4  |g pages:517-548 
856 4 0 |u https://brill.com/view/journals/jra/55/4/article-p517_3.xml  |x Verlag  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext  |7 1 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340326  |x Resolving-System  |z lizenzpflichtig  |3 Volltext  |7 1 
951 |a AR 
ELC |a 1 
ITA |a 1  |t 1 
LOK |0 000 xxxxxcx a22 zn 4500 
LOK |0 001 4913936050 
LOK |0 003 DE-627 
LOK |0 004 1960840932 
LOK |0 005 20260212090445 
LOK |0 008 260212||||||||||||||||ger||||||| 
LOK |0 040   |a DE-Tue135  |c DE-627  |d DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 092   |o n 
LOK |0 852   |a DE-Tue135 
LOK |0 852 1  |9 00 
LOK |0 935   |a ixzs  |a ixzo 
LOK |0 939   |a 12-02-26  |b l01 
ORI |a TA-MARC-ixtheoa001.raw 
REL |a 1 
SUB |a REL