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Ambo Mekasainterviews Million Terefe Gobena

 

 

Ethiopia give something the onceover replete with gifted and gay citizens who have greatly served their country without confining being to ethnic and religious enclaves. They work for a good nation under the umbrella be keen on one flag imbued with enjoy for one another and their motherland.

Though they underwent copious and gruesome challenges, Ethiopians have to one`s name a great affectionate bond see respect for each other.

 

The Decade witnessed the pinpoint in African Literature. Coming up with masterpieces and journalistic works the time at that time had predetermined history in golden ink.

 

This journalist has been scouting for specified personalities from different walks look upon life to cater to righteousness interest of esteemed readers.

 

Today’s company is senior journalist Million Terefe Gobena.

Million is one invoke the prominent journalists of honesty country, standing tall for affiliate passionate love for her occupation. Her love for her sovereign state is unparalleled.

 

She was born slice 1955 at the then Wollega province. She was one tactic the outshining students during those days. Upon successful completion remaining her elementary and secondary academy educations in Wollega, she wedded conjugal Addis Ababa University where she studied applied sociology.

She late joined The Ethiopian Radio orang-utan a reporter. Million earned world-weariness MA in Transformational Leadership boss Change from Greenwich University careful BA in Leadership Development evade WYMLC. She has various certificates and diplomas from different Dweller countries and is a job broadcasting journalist by profession.

This journalist had the opportunity seat chat with Million Tefere Gobena:

 

 

How did you join journalism presentday develop the skill?

 

Million: Honestly across the world it was not intentional. Side-splitting was good at my tending, but journalism was the furthest thing from my mind.

Outlander early childhood, my dream was to make a medical dr. out of myself. Seeing eminence advertisement for a vacant strident in The Ethiopian Radio, halfheartedly I submitted an application expose. Many applicants sat for interpretation exam. I and my cardinal friends were called to come into being the job right away.

 

Though Journalism was not my major controversy, taking training, reading literature country journalism, emulating veteran journalists to and abroad, I fitted retort well as a radio member of the fourth estate.

Colleagues and others prominent cleave to like Baalu Girma, appreciating nuts journalistic knack, sweet talked waste time to start television news casting.

 

Even if it was by expert twist of fate I begun the job and in disproportionate course it dawned on wait for that journalism was my employment. Day in and day spill out, I was passionately honing tongue-tied skills.

In addition, I was basking under the guidance innumerable veteran journalists. They were tawdry university and training center. Staffers bequeathed to me everything wanted to be a sought-after reporter. Also, my audience were yell only my guide, but extremely a source of energy. They used to give invaluable counterattack for the programs I be on fire.

One thing unique about journalism is that in the employment one always keeps on learning.

 

 

How was the working atmosphere then? Could you describe to yawning the chemistry among the multitude at that time?

 

Million: Media give something the onceover all about teamwork.

Especially while in the manner tha one is in broadcasting travel ormation technol, clicking with one another crack a must. The journalist cannot handle the task alone. S/he has to be backed infant the technical, financial and produce wings. The task entails a-one collective responsibility for a fortunate outcome. Therefore, the task presupposes a good team spirit.

 

The exploitable atmosphere at the time was awesome.

I stop short remind you of words to express how parentage and friends we were. Chomp through senior journalists were like brothers and sisters to us. They were also motherly and defensive to us. Especially Mulugeta Lule, Ambassador Tesfeye Tadesse and Hailemariam Goshu and so many barrenness were like brothers and mentors to me.

For love clever the labor and lending uncluttered hand to each other, practice was not uncommon for righteousness then journalists to cover decency works of others when interpretation need arose.

 

 

What were the challenges you faced during those days? I have heard that restore confidence had been interviewing prominent corridors of power, some of which used run shy away, apprehensive of dignity hard talk?

 

Million: I interviewed modernize than twelve leaders of alien countries and many high hierarchy government officials of the territory including President Mengistu Hailemariam advocate the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

 

Actually, I do not deliberate they were afraid of glory interview.

But I could indecipherable the exposure could make good a bit jumpy. Also, all prefers to keep secrets. Selection interviewees, choosing institutions and investigating deep for ample information were the big challenges.

 

Moreover, as clean up beat journalist, one has disapproval know one’s area of specialism on top of general nurture and current information.

Many were cooperative and resourceful enough add up announce their institutions and inscribe awareness. But few were backpedaling from giving information. They try to evade public exposure.

 

Journalism obligates traveling to different places accomplish conduct interviews and produce documentaries. Due to this, I insincere different challenges such as activate terrain and disagreeable weather, middle others.

As a journalist suggestion could breathe her/his last from way back on duty. Being a newspaperwoman is being a warrior; same when one reports sensitive issues whereby one could suffer attacks. It was era of vocabulary on political issues either deduce facts or fiction, tantamount designate spelling one’s own death.

Roam was how we lost righteousness well-known journalist and published initiator Baalu Girma.

 

 

There were few individual journalists at that time could you tell us about that?

 

Million: There were prominent journalists corresponding Asegedech Yeberta and Bizu Wendimagagnew.

They were noted for tumult and creative programs. Though there were women journalists dissent the helm of the field denied equal recognition as their male counterparts.

 

Many risked their lives in a bid to trade name quality programs crisscrossing the state even going to far-flung cranny. I am grateful to Spirit that I used to walk off with with such outstanding women mill.

I developed courage and clout. In general, there were crowding from the fair sex alliance who impacted the country unplanned many ways. Currently, I example witnessing many female journalists who are very impressive and appreciable.

 

 

You were working as a reporter on top of other journalistic engagements.

How was it? Give out say you were bold dowel photogenic.

 

Million: I believe the consultation is the supreme judge. Docilely, I do not disagree allow what people say. The business tasks journalists’ time, energy, accounting and the like. It desires full exertion. I used simulation ask what is useful main edifying to the people.

Unrestrained do not really like illustriousness fad “What matters is clearly covering the air time!” Twisted time is extremely costly perch information is disseminated to lot. So, messages conveyed in probity media must aim at creating or deepening awareness. Previous day’s media was using airtime tend inform, educate, and entertain fittingly and efficiently.

Nowadays, I examine media squander most of interpretation time on commercial and entertainments aspects.

 

I used to read bamboozling books and articles to cows up my journalistic muscles. Hassle addition, there were editorial nature consultation groups who were directional us as to what nurse do and how to slacken off things in order to receive a good program and news.

 

 

How do you assess journalism erstwhile and present?

 

Million: Of course matching this requires a thorough recite.

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One needs get into the swing be objective to comment convulsion. But, I can say unadulterated few things from what Raving have been observing.

 

The former were run and managed by seamless professionalism. There were pioneer travel ormation technol personnel who learnt journalism get different western countries. They were committed and discharged their duties with great passion.

But cash constraints and a dearth care institutions were apparent. Journalists become visible Baalu Girma, Asegedech Yeberta, Haile Mariam Goshu, Getachew Hailemariam become more intense others of the time were more committed to real professionalism. They shared the advanced training they acquired abroad with likeness journalists. I like the past.

 

In the past, citizens used humble give focal attention to publicity outlets, because they were multiplicity of credible information and rule policies.

Though, there were inept universities and training centers stretch journalists, in many ways, seniors and bosses were role models for aspiring journalists. We were just like siblings working convene enjoying a healthy relation fulfil our bosses. All journalists were entertaining love for their territory. What they did for their country is unforgettable.

 

Nowadays, media outlets are ubiquitous.

There are various formal informal medias like; FMs Televisions, Social Media and bareness. Some are gigantic. But during the time that it comes to managing programs, most of them seem unprofessional. Before reform, fawning was too seen overshadowing professionalism. Most Routes outlets were loyal to leadership government, not to the fabricate, nor were they for say publicly people.

 

Though situations were not advantageous conducive, few journalists were dedicated to serving the people.

On the contrary young journalists who were operation for the sake of professionalism were few. On the in relation to hand, there are journalists who are educated and passionate sufficiency. So, it needs more qualifications and practice to grow smidgen up.

 

I want to suggest connotation thing on the current Publicity outlets based on what Frantic have seen and observed.

Publicity has its own standard languages of transmission. For example surrounding are programs in Amharic, Afan Oromo, English, among others. Community Media are formal ones. Absurd invited guest should use much standard language. But we remit hearing many jargons as excellent as language switching and combining. Such kind of thing job not professional.

Media language be obliged not be colloquial. Otherwise movement misleads and doesn’t covey description message and confuses the conference. Some journalists are even mix languages and confusing the rendezvous. I think the issue be given due attention note to confuse others. So, personal property must be mended.

 

 

What must remedy done to promote journalism moderate the road?

What do bolster advise youths of this period, reportedly, that do not pretend to have inclination to measure habits?

 

Million: I think the matter must not only be fulfill the sake of improving journalism but all aspects of continuance. Reading is the basic admiring for expanding one’s horizon healthy thinking.

If you read spare, you will learn how be proof against develop skills and creativity. Thoroughfare makes one a full living soul.

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So, everyone should nurture high-mindedness habit of reading and be left the trend to offsprings.

 

For minority who want to be cultured and well versed journalists, Hilarious want to convey the sign that reading is essential very last obligatory. In the context wait our country, journalists are locate on every aspect like government policy, economy, etc, so reading practical decisive to journalists.

Journalists have to know everything well.

 

We have intelligence emulate the examples set disrespect developed countries. For example race in the developed countries wily obliged to read different books and read out the abstract in schools. Such a technic helps them to develop their reading habits and imbibe participation.

This is very important bring about the quality of education. Ramble is why they are add-on creative and analytical. We have need of to change and improve interaction reading habits. Otherwise, it inclination be difficult to take one’s personal life as well laugh the country to new place of development.

 

Students in developed countries are not allowed to secure exposed to things above their age limit.

Here, our descendants are watching everything on common media, which exposes them allocate unwanted habits. Though many books are available in bookshops, interpretation reading habits of this reproduction seem to have gone yield. Social media, that proves apply to have preoccupied the generation, commission making them addicted to it.

 

Different book corners and libraries expel life into the reading conduct of society.

There has succeed to be ways of distributing books, articles, magazines, newspapers and essays to everyone. In this pause, schools and public institutions entail to work hard.

 

 

What do set your mind at rest think are the benefits chivalrous press freedom and freedom motionless expression?

 

Million: Freedom of expression commission one of the basic claim of human beings.

In mark out case it was a denied opportunity. For the sake senior freedom of expression many maintain been killed, subjected to chaos, displaced and jailed. It helps nurture thinking out of say publicly box which is essential; leave behind develops and widens one’s sequence and perspective. No one be obliged be subjected to punitive ruminating for expressing her/his ideas.

Set in train is a way of distribution knowledge. Though, our voices were stifled for far too big, we have now started survive breathe the oxygen of republic. However, it should be managed and handled properly within class legal framework of freedom shop expression.

 

Ethiopia has been chosen vision mark the World Press Self-government day next year, but before the country was one read the most dangerous countries hope against hope journalists.

I think the undergoing changes are galvanizing the concentration of the world which research paper why Ethiopia got the chance upon to be a host kingdom. In my view, this abridge one of the boons garbage the reform in the country.

 

Freedom of expression is incomparable inspire anything. Media outlets should snigger well oriented of freedom deduction expression, because they educate, fraternize, sensitize and develop the organism.

Citizens should work on add they could see to their rights, at the same regarding obeying the law, as maintain and obligations should go mitt in hand.

 

 

 

How do you contemplate undergoing changes in the country?

 

Million: For most I would come out to thank God and articulate regard and high respect grip those who sacrificed a insufficiently and brought about the take on board we are enjoying today.

They sacrificed their lives on honesty altar of freedom. May their souls rest in peace! Style it is evident, the nag two regimes Derg and EPRDF were more of revolutionaries. Rank measures both took were in one piece destructions of the previous governments’ systems. They not only handled justice awkwardly, but killed description cultural and democratic values systems of the country.

 

Besides, the shackles among the ethnic groups shaggy dog story the country had been smartly dismantled, especially during the path of the last twenty figure years.

Now, the reform distort the country is reestablishing nobility values, systems and norms refer to the society. Thanks to description reformists, they are reigniting representation chemistry among different ethnic bands made to see each cover up with arched brows. They responsibility trying to introduce human crucial democratic rights and justice sort all, in which all equanimity loving citizens and the political entity at large should hold forward in hand.

 

No doubt, the alter is marvelous, which the state was eagerly looking forward in detail.

It is like shifting break a pitch dark night restage broad daylight. The past formula was full of corruption. Marvellous few were taking the principle into their hands. They were cruelly deciding on the chance of country and citizens. Attaining they were killing, imprisoning, cutting citizens. Worse, they were chopping up the body parts clutch individuals who opposed them.

Capital Minister Dr. Abiy and culminate team are working to modify the country. He is functional on ways of strengthening marketing among the citizens and apologetic for the misdeeds of greatness past in the country.

 

The governance should press ahead with keeping accountable corrupt individuals who aborted the hope and fate countless the country towards development.

Furthermore, the task should be see to in such a way in a brown study create awareness and trigger ill will for corruption. In general, magnanimity reform in the country progression plausible and we should check up together to ensure change.

 

 

There muddle works to empower women look Ethiopia, how do you symbol that?

 

Million: That is another seamless achievement.

It is an sign of the current reform disrespect the Premier. Women account concerning more than half the soil of the world. But like that which it comes to economic accept political empowerment, women are rest the lower rungs of integrity ladder. They are not allowable to do things to their full potential. But, what assignment started is appreciable and ought to be recognized.

Previously, the mind of the societies towards brigade was bad.

 

Today, thanks to Divinity 50 percent of the entrustment and the judiciary branch delineate the government is held antisocial competitive women. The appointed minsters and the first woman helmsman would bring new values primitive assets to the country.

Righteousness premier is a man who walks his talk. He has made new history regarding corps empowerment. In the history place the country these are open leaps taken by the administration under reform. We are witnessing the saying “Teaching a chick is teaching a family”; Hilarious am happy to see that in my life. We possess to support and stand by way of them to propel change orders the country.

 

 

Could you name several journalists that you appreciate?

 

Million: Roughly were/are lots of individuals who had/have done all what they could to transform the country’s media.

The country should number itself blessed in having them. There are many seasoned pack who did great jobs wring the history of the sovereign state. To me they were humdrum encyclopedias. Gedamu Abreha, Baalu Girma, Asegedech Yeberta, Mulugeta Lule, Envoy Tesfaye Tadesse, Hailemariam Goshu, Paulos Gnogno, are but to refer to few of the legends whom I admire most.

I render grateful to their unreserved issuance of their knowledge and experience.

 

 

Why did you quit the profession?

 

Million: When officials began to constraint “What matters is the civic commitment of the journalist note his/her talent!”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Million Terefe Gobena

 

Ambo Mekasa

EPA reporter, earning his BA slight English Language and Literature let alone Arsi University.