Politics
Ambassador Redwan Hussein Criticizes Media Owners' Lack of Knowledge and Oversight
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 5 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
Ethiopian Media Authority Board Chairperson Ambassador Redwan Hussein expressed concern over media owners' lack of knowledge, poor oversight, and professional capacity gaps in the sector.
- Ambassador Redwan Hussein serves as the Board Chairperson of the Ethiopian Media Authority and Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Service.
- The remarks were made during the inauguration of Ethiopia's first Media Center of Excellence.
- According to the ambassador, media outlets receive extensive counseling and are advised more than five to fifteen times with documented evidence before any formal warning is issued.
- He said that major challenge in the media industry is that financial investors open outlets without having any knowledge about media operations or knowing the identity and political views of the staff they hire.
- When presented with evidence of violations, media owners often claim they do not monitor their outlets and rely entirely on hired professionals, Redwan noted.
- He pointed out that while some individuals intentionally work to destabilize the country, the vast majority of media errors stem from ignorance and a lack of specialized professional knowledge.
- The ambassador also claimed that journalists frequently lack deep sector-specific knowledge, leading to reporting errors when covering specialized fields like law or economics without proper training.
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