Shabelle Media Network
Encyclopedia
Shabelle Media Network is a television
and radio
news organization. It was founded in 2002 in Merca
, Somalia
.
On October 19, 2007, the acting manager of Radio Shabelle, Bashir Nor Gedi, was killed in Mogadishu
. In 2009, the director Mukhtar Mohamed Hirabe was also assassinated.
Despite facing considerable pressure and harassment from local militias, Radio Shabelle was in 2010 awarded the prestigious Media of the Year prize by the Paris-based journalism organization, Reporters Without Borders
(RSF).
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
and radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
news organization. It was founded in 2002 in Merca
Merca
Merca is a port city on the coast of southern Somalia, facing the Indian Ocean. It is the main town in the Shabeellaha Hoose region, and is located approximately southwest of the nation's capital, Mogadishu.-History:...
, Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
.
History
The Shebelle Media Network runs Radio Shabelle, which is one of the country's most respected privately-owned radio stations.On October 19, 2007, the acting manager of Radio Shabelle, Bashir Nor Gedi, was killed in Mogadishu
Mogadishu
Mogadishu , popularly known as Xamar, is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries....
. In 2009, the director Mukhtar Mohamed Hirabe was also assassinated.
Despite facing considerable pressure and harassment from local militias, Radio Shabelle was in 2010 awarded the prestigious Media of the Year prize by the Paris-based journalism organization, Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders
Reporters Without Borders is a France-based international non-governmental organization that advocates freedom of the press. It was founded in 1985, by Robert Ménard, Rony Brauman and the journalist Jean-Claude Guillebaud. Jean-François Julliard has served as Secretary General since 2008...
(RSF).