Media as Public Forum

Media as public Forum a research based book which investigate the role of media for good governance through public participation. Media have universally positive effects on the development of participatory democracy and good governance. This is also a key factor for the assurance of sustainable development in a country. Thus, active citizenship through mass media platforms has an advantage of making good the legitimacy gap affecting the traditional political elites and leads to participatory democracy. It also encourages the engagement of citizen in the holistic developmental activity of a nation.

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Dereje Moges is a media manager at Amhara Mass Media Agency, where he serves as Director of the News room. Under his leadership, the Agency launched many new radio and television news program formats and new media department. He obtained his B.A. from Addis Ababa University in 2000 and his journalism M.A from the same university in 2012.