Ethiopian Media Coverage of Human Trafficking

Trafficking is now thought to be one tragic feature of modern migration, being the third largest source of profit for organized crime, after drug trafficking and the weapons trade. It worths more than 30 billion USD a year. This alarmingly expanding phenomenon is influencing the world, and its populations, affecting roughly 2.5 million victims at any one time. Mainly lack of reliable information contributes to the escalating trafficking problem. Therefore, the problem deserves attention from the media, journalists and other pertinent groups of the society to provide this information on the extent and character of the problem as well as possible solutions for awareness creation. This book, therefore, provides ways on how to set human trafficking issue as an agenda so as to carefully design media messages and reach the public at large. To this end, two media theories are discussed for elaboration. The discussion and analysis help the media, journalists, policy makers, advocators, other organizations and pertinent groups of the society to provide trusty information about the problem and possible solutions in order to create awareness among citizens.