Under a special initiative, this partnership developed an independent and responsible media in Ethiopia. Through consultation and meetings, partners expanded Unity’s journalism and communication program by 1) developing a new curriculum to include a bachelor’s degree program, 2) transferring expertise on journalism teaching techniques, 3) strengthening Unity’s outreach program to include instruction for working communication professionals, and 4) creating a web product for Unity’s School of Journalism and Communication to help students develop journalism skills. Textbooks were provided mainly for use in developing courses in the new curriculum.

Fourteen journalists from Ethiopian television attended a workshop that provided media management training and basic newsroom management skills. Ten working journalists from Addis Ababa attended a workshop by University of Georgia faculty on issues of news definition and selection; and 12 journalists, mostly from Ethiopian television, participated in a workshop on visual communication.