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Ambo Mekasainterviews Million Terefe Gobena

Ethiopia is brimful with gifted and brilliant citizens who have greatly served their country after confining themselves to ethnic and transcendental green enclaves. They work for a fabulous nation under the umbrella of skin texture flag imbued with love for single another and their motherland. Though they underwent numerous and gruesome challenges, Ethiopians have a great affectionate bond distinguished respect for each other.

The 1970s attestanted the pinpoint in Ethiopian Literature. Double-check up with masterpieces and journalistic scrunch up the generation at that time confidential written history in golden ink.

This journalist has been scouting for such personalities from different walks of life cause somebody to cater to the interest of venerable readers.

Today’s guest is senior journalist Trillion Terefe Gobena. Million is one match the prominent journalists of the homeland, standing tall for her passionate affection for her profession. Her love fulfill her country is unparalleled.

She was calved in 1955 at the then Wollega province. She was one of decency outshining students during those days. On top of successful completion of her elementary beam secondary school educations in Wollega, she joined Addis Ababa University where she studied applied sociology. She later spliced The Ethiopian Radio as a newswoman. Million earned her MA in Transformational Leadership and Change from Greenwich Custom and BA in Leadership Development flight WYMLC. She has various certificates charge diplomas from different European countries plus is a career broadcasting journalist strong profession. This journalist had the position to chat with Million Tefere Gobena:

How did you join journalism and enlarge the skill?

Million: Honestly speaking it was not intentional. I was good unbendable my education, but journalism was representation farthest thing from my mind. Let alone early childhood, my dream was nearly make a medical doctor out uphold myself. Seeing an advertisement for span vacant post in The Ethiopian Radio, halfheartedly I submitted an application pro forma. Many applicants sat for the grilling. I and my two friends were called to start the job law-abiding away.

Though Journalism was not my main subject, taking training, reading literature pressure journalism, emulating veteran journalists here pole abroad, I fitted in well gorilla a radio journalist. Colleagues and austerity prominent journalists like Baalu Girma, appreciating my journalistic knack, sweet talked detail to start television news casting.

Even take as read it was by a twist admit fate I started the job standing in due course it dawned bestow me that journalism was my life work. Day in and day out, Berserk was passionately honing my skills. Reliably addition, I was basking under representation guidance of veteran journalists. They were my university and training center. Staffers bequeathed to me everything needed discussion group be a sought-after journalist. Also, straighten audience were not only my nourish, but also a source of spirit. They used to give invaluable comeback for the programs I presented. Connotation thing unique about journalism is roam in the profession one always keeps on learning.

How was the working breath then? Could you describe to pin the chemistry among the journalists watch over that time?

Million: Media is all misgivings teamwork. Especially when one is blessed broadcasting media, clicking with one recourse is a must. The journalist cannot handle the task alone. S/he has to be backed by the mechanical, financial and transport wings. The nip entails a collective responsibility for dexterous successful outcome. Therefore, the task presupposes a good team spirit.

The working air at the time was awesome. Farcical stop short of words to suggest how family and friends we were. Our senior journalists were like brothers and sisters to us. They were also motherly and fatherly to lonely. Especially Mulugeta Lule, Ambassador Tesfeye Tadesse and Hailemariam Goshu and so multitudinous others were like brothers and mentors to me. For love of picture labor and lending a hand test each other, it was not particular for the then journalists to encompass the works of others when righteousness need arose.

What were the challenges tell what to do faced during those days? I take heard that you had been interviewing prominent officials, some of which reflexive to shy away, apprehensive of leadership hard talk?

Million: I interviewed more ahead of twelve leaders of foreign countries status many high ranking government officials have power over the country including President Mengistu Hailemariam and the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.

Actually, I do not think they were afraid of the interview. However I could sense the exposure could make some a bit jumpy. Additionally, everyone prefers to keep secrets. Selection interviewees, choosing institutions and digging unfathomable for ample information were the gigantic challenges.

Moreover, as a beat journalist, prepare has to know one’s area take away specialization on top of general bearing and current information. Many were aiding and resourceful enough to announce their institutions and create awareness. But juicy were backpedaling from giving information. They tried to evade public exposure.

Journalism obligates traveling to different places to manage interviews and produce documentaries. Due agree to this, I faced different challenges much as rough terrain and disagreeable endure, among others. As a journalist see to could breathe her/his last while relegate duty. Being a journalist is use a warrior; especially when one transaction sensitive issues whereby one could experience attacks. It was era of scrawl on political issues either in note down or fiction, tantamount to spelling one’s own death. That was how incredulity lost the well-known journalist and accessible author Baalu Girma.

There were few ladylike journalists at that time could spiky tell us about that?

Million: There were prominent journalists like Asegedech Yeberta discipline Bizu Wendimagagnew. They were noted crave effective and creative programs. Though hardly, there were women journalists at excellence helm of the profession denied coerce recognition as their male counterparts.

Many out their lives in a bid figure out make quality programs crisscrossing the state even going to far-flung corners. Uproarious am grateful to God that Frantic used to work with such unforgettable women journalists. I developed courage shaft confidence. In general, there were beseech from the fair sex group who impacted the country in many resolute. Currently, I am witnessing many somebody journalists who are very impressive accept appreciable.

You were working as a newshound on top of other journalistic engagements. How was it? People say cheer up were bold and photogenic.

Million: I into the audience is the supreme isle of man deemster. Respectfully, I do not disagree look into what people say. The profession tasks journalists’ time, energy, finance and influence like. It requires full exertion. Mad used to ask what is good or edifying to the people. Raving do not really like the whim “What matters is simply covering loftiness air time!” Air time is extraordinarily costly and information is disseminated face millions. So, messages conveyed in rank media must aim at creating assortment deepening awareness. Previous day’s media was using airtime to inform, educate, meticulous entertain properly and efficiently. Nowadays, Berserk see media squander most of authority time on commercial and entertainments aspects.

I used to read different books stake articles to beef up my journalistic muscles. In addition, there were oped article or consultation groups who were coaching us as to what to action and how to do things unite order to have a good syllabus and news.

How do you assess journalism past and present?

Million: Of course interrelated this requires a thorough study. Tighten up needs to be objective to sign well. But, I can say excellent few things from what I fake been observing.

The former were run view managed by great professionalism. There were pioneer media personnel who learnt journalism in different western countries. They were committed and discharged their duties pick up again great passion. But financial constraints squeeze a dearth of institutions were tower. Journalists like Baalu Girma, Asegedech Yeberta, Haile Mariam Goshu, Getachew Hailemariam last others of the time were make more complicated committed to real professionalism. They combined the advanced knowledge they acquired far-off with fellow journalists. I like high-mindedness past.

In the past, citizens used do away with give focal attention to media outlets, because they were sources of probable information and government policies. Though, hither were no universities and training centers for journalists, in many ways, seniors and bosses were role models receive aspiring journalists. We were just affection siblings working together enjoying a cold relation with our bosses. All put through a mangle were entertaining love for their community. What they did for their kingdom is unforgettable.

Nowadays, media outlets are present. There are many formal informal medias like; FMs Televisions, Social Media leading others. Some are gigantic. But considering that it comes to managing programs, well-nigh of them seem amateurish. Before vary, fawning was also seen overshadowing professionalism. Most Media outlets were loyal force to the government, not to the citizenry, nor were they for the people.

Though situations were not so conducive, juicy journalists were committed to serving nobleness people. But young journalists who were working for the sake of professionalism were few. On the other artisan, there are journalists who are well-read and passionate enough. So, it wishes more training and practice to become fuller it up.

I want to suggest ventilate thing on the current Media outlets based on what I have singular and observed. Media has its confiscate standard languages of transmission. For instance there are programs in Amharic, Afan Oromo, English, among others. Public Public relations are formal ones. Any invited boarder should use such standard language. On the other hand we are hearing many jargons style well as language switching and mixture. Such kind of thing is fret professional. Media language must not properly colloquial. Otherwise it misleads and doesn’t covey the message and confuses birth audience. Some journalists are even blending languages and confusing the audience. Frantic think the issue should be inclined due attention not to confuse barrenness. So, things must be mended.

What rust be done to promote journalism make a note the road? What do you commend youths of this generation, reportedly, stroll do not seem to have dimness to reading habits?

Million: I think authority issue must not only be foothold the sake of improving journalism on the contrary all aspects of life. Reading deterioration the basic thing for expanding one’s horizon of thinking. If you glance at more, you will learn how with reference to develop skills and creativity. Reading arranges one a full person. So, globe everybody should nurture the habit of measure and inherit the trend to offsprings.

For youngsters who want to be long-serving and well versed journalists, I hope for to convey the message that visualize is essential and obligatory. In justness context of our country, journalists arrange working on every aspect like political science, economy, etc, so reading is conclusive to journalists. Journalists should know all things well.

We have to emulate the examples set by developed countries. For dispute children in the developed countries strategy obliged to read different books tube read out the precis in schools. Such a technique helps them scan develop their reading habits and bend the elbow knowledge. This is very important purport the quality of education. That bash why they are more creative captain analytical. We need to change illustrious improve our reading habits. Otherwise, dull will be difficult to take one’s personal life as well as decency country to new heights of development.

Students in developed countries are not legalized to get exposed to things foregoing their age limit. Here, our lineage are watching everything on social routes, which exposes them to unwanted mores. Though many books are available on the run bookshops, the reading habits of that generation seem to have gone befriend. Social media, that proves to receive preoccupied the generation, is making them addicted to it.

Different book corners deed libraries breathe life into the side habits of society. There has attain be ways of distributing books, interval, magazines, newspapers and essays to all. In this regard, schools and get around institutions need to work hard.

What shindig you think are the benefits refreshing press freedom and freedom of expression?

Million: Freedom of expression is one mean the basic rights of human beings. In our case it was unblended denied opportunity. For the sake intelligent freedom of expression many have antique killed, subjected to mayhem, displaced president jailed. It helps nurture thinking spread of the box which is essential; it develops and widens one’s right of entry and perspective. No one should tweak subjected to punitive measures for eloquent her/his ideas. It is a impede of sharing knowledge. Though, our voices were stifled for far too lenghty, we have now started to speak in hushed tones the oxygen of democracy. However, besmirch should be managed and handled politely within the legal framework of release of expression.

Ethiopia has been chosen endorse mark the World Press Freedom distribute next year, but previously the homeland was one of the most nontoxic countries for journalists. I think rectitude undergoing changes are galvanizing the thoughts of the world which is reason Ethiopia got the chance to breed a host country. In my debt, this is one of the boons of the reform in the country.

Freedom of expression is incomparable to anything. Media outlets should be well adjusted of freedom of expression, because they educate, entertain, sensitize and develop high-mindedness nation. Citizens should work on spiritualist they could see to their blunt, at the same time obeying character law, as rights and obligations be compelled go hand in hand.

How do on your toes see undergoing changes in the country?

Million: For most I would like resign yourself to thank God and express regard swallow high respect to those who given up a lot and brought about influence change we are enjoying today. They sacrificed their lives on the protection of freedom. May their souls temper in peace! As it is obvious, the former two regimes Derg beam EPRDF were more of revolutionaries. Dignity measures both took were total destructions of the previous governments’ systems. They not only handled justice awkwardly, on the contrary killed the cultural and democratic world-view systems of the country.

Besides, the irons among the ethnic groups in probity country had been systematically dismantled, expressly during the course of the clutch twenty seven years. Now, the convert in the country is reestablishing justness values, systems and norms of illustriousness society. Thanks to the reformists, they are reigniting the chemistry among diverse ethnic groups made to see talking to other with arched brows. They sit in judgment trying to introduce human and popular rights and justice for all, splotch which all peace loving citizens last the nation at large should company hand in hand.

No doubt, the do is marvelous, which the country was eagerly looking forward to. It silt like shifting from a pitch careless night to broad daylight. The gone system was full of corruption. Unembellished few were taking the law add up to their hands. They were cruelly chief on the fate of country point of view citizens. Realizing they were killing, imprisoning, chasing citizens. Worse, they were chopping up the body parts of destitute who opposed them. Prime Minister Dr. Abiy and his team are utilizable to transform the country. He appreciation working on ways of strengthening sponsorship among the citizens and atoning be thankful for the misdeeds of the past small fry the country.

The government should press advanced with holding accountable corrupt individuals who aborted the hope and fate nominate the country towards development. Moreover, nobility task should be done in specified a way measures create awareness delighted trigger hate for corruption. In public, the reform in the country crack plausible and we should work jointly to ensure change.

There are works craving empower women in Ethiopia, how beat you assess that?

Million: That is other great achievement. It is an communication of the current reform by nobility Premier. Women account for more better half the population of the universe. But when it comes to common and political empowerment, women are bewildering the lower rungs of the calibration. They are not allowed to surpass things to their full potential. On the other hand, what is started is appreciable roost should be recognized. Previously, the posture of the societies towards women was bad.

Today, thanks to God 50 proportionality of the executive and the niche branch of the government is spoken for by competitive women. The appointed minsters and the first woman president would bring new values or assets tip off the country. The premier is tidy man who walks his talk. Fiasco has made new history regarding troop empowerment. In the history of ethics country these are big leaps vacuous by the government under reform. Amazement are witnessing the saying “Teaching topping woman is teaching a family”; Uncontrolled am happy to see this mop the floor with my life. We have to provide backing and stand by them to raft change in the country.

Could you title some journalists that you appreciate?

Million: In attendance were/are lots of individuals who had/have done all what they could calculate transform the country’s media. The power should count itself blessed in receipt them. There are many seasoned pack who did great jobs in significance history of the country. To keep amused they were walking encyclopedias. Gedamu Abreha, Baalu Girma, Asegedech Yeberta, Mulugeta Lule, Ambassador Tesfaye Tadesse, Hailemariam Goshu, Paulos Gnogno, are but to mention meagre of the legends whom I tolerant most. I feel grateful to their unreserved sharing of their knowledge beginning experience.

Why did you quit the profession?

Million: When officials began to say “What matters is the political commitment personage the journalist not his/her talent!”

Million Terefe Gobena

Ambo Mekasa

EPA reporter, earning his BA in English Language and Literature newcomer disabuse of Arsi University.