Multiculturalism and Print Journalism in Ethiopia

Since the introduction of a new Constitution that promotes multiculturalism in 1995, no concrete empirical research has been done on the nexus between multiculturalism and print media in Ethiopia. So it requires some understanding of this multiethnic and multicultural matrix that we hardly find in the media professionalism in order to conduct this research. Media researchers have pointed out that negative stereotypes are the cause of great concern, because it creates a divide line between ethnic minorities and the so-called "real" or "natives". Therefore we have to try and overcome this challenge through research. If we really understood the essence of multicultural diversity, then I think we would look deeply into it and forward scientific explanation in order to keep the balance of contents in the print media-both state and privately owned Therefore,this research correlates multiculturalism and print journalism to enrich media workers, professional researchers, and concerned bodies to exhaustively excavate some important issues in media and multiculturalism issues in Ethiopia.

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Solomon Seyoum Bekele (MEd in Multicultural Education-Addis Ababa University, CELTA-Cambridge University). English Language Trainer/Program Coordinator-British Council Peacekeeping English Project(PEP)at Defense Resource Management College, Addis Ababa.