EBA:- The Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority(EBA) held on 4 august ,2011 a press conference with the local media at its conference hall .
Briefing journalists on the Authority’s 2003E.C budget year plan performance , Mulugeta Sisaye , head Public Relations Coordination Unit said that the aim of the conference was to bring transparency and accountability by announcing the public about the performance of the EBA.
According to him the authority has undertaken, in line with the GTP, lots of media related activities .
licensing community radios , collecting broadcasters fee ,handling suggestions and complaints , getting registered radio waves , monitoring and inspecting the media, capacity building and training were just some of our achievements , he said and went on to state that these would be undertaken in an organized fashion in the coming year too.
Noting that the formulation of directives on public radio and TV licensing , TV and radio program record handling , directive on mass media and related commercial sectors professional competence requirements will help boost the expansion of the mass media in Ethiopia , he said all concerned bodies need to work smoothly and jointly to the effective implementation .
News reporters drawn from ETV, AAMMA, ENA, EPA, Addis Admas and Awramba Times have reportedly attended the press conference. |