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EU-Backed Fellowship to Support Ethiopian Media Resilience
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An EU-backed fellowship will support 20 Ethiopian media institutions through 2028 with training and mentorship aimed at strengthening their business resilience and digital capabilities.
- An EU-backed fellowship will support 20 Ethiopian media institutions with training, mentorship, and consultancy through 2028.
- The AMIRP Forward Media Fellowship is implemented in Ethiopia by OMNI Ethiopia in collaboration with International Media Support, DW Akademie, and other partners.
- The program addresses the gap where Ethiopian media rely heavily on digital platforms for audiences but depend on advertising and sponsorship for revenue.
- Fifty-two respondent media reported getting more than 50 percent of their audience from digital platforms.
- The fellowship covers media viability, business resilience, digital transformation, responsible AI, and open-source intelligence for investigation.
- The initiative is part of the 2026-2028 African Media Integrity and Resilience Program funded by the European Union and implemented in Ghana, the Central African Republic, and Ethiopia.
- The 20 participating media institutions were selected through a competitive process and will participate across two cohorts.
- Participating media houses can nominate up to six staff members across editorial, digital technology, business, and senior management roles.
- The memorandum of understanding guarantees a strict separation between programme support and editorial independence, leaving media houses responsible for their own editorial decisions.
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