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                                        Tel.:   +251582205935

                                         Email: mogesa@bdu.edu.et

                                         Fax: +582206557

PO Box: 1345

     Campus: Main Campus/Peda

     Block: 158

     Academic Unit/ Department: Journalism and Communications

Background: Prior to joining Bahir Dar University, I served as an editor of broadcast news. In 2001, I wrote and published my first book entitled Bilihitu Alela and other short stories in Amharic. The book comprised of short stories targeting children of age 7- 15. My second book entitled Yegumuzua Chereka and other short stories, targeted adults, was published in2004. I have also established and served as a Deputy Editor- in- chief of Journalism and Communications departmental magazine named Cheers which focused on campus issues at Mekelle University from 2005-2006.Since 2007,I have been teaching Journalism and Communications courses for undergraduate students at Bahir Dar University. I worked as editor of the university’s Nile Newspaper from 2012-2014.I have also worked as editorial member of Tibeb Abay Magazine from 2011-2012 and as the university’s Media Relation coordinator from 2011-2014. Currently, I am working on the post of content development and management of the central website of Bahir Dar University.

Qualification:

     M. A.: Journalism and Mass Communication

     B.A.: Journalism and Communications

Current Teaching: Introduction to Public Relations

                                     Public Relations theory and Practice

                                     Online Journalism

                                    Online Journalism Production and

                                     Development Communication

Research Interest: My research interest include: Public Relations, Online journalism and Social Media, and Development Communication (Alternative/Indigenous communication)

Ongoing Research Project

.Communication for social change and persons with disability

.Theory and practice of Public Relations in government organizations

Professional Association: Member of Teachers’ Association

Community Engagement:

.conducted a ten-day intensive training organized by Bahir Dar University in collaboration with

Amhara National Regional State Culture, Tourism and Parks Development Bureau on the

Fundamentals of Journalism, Public Relations and Advertising in April 2012.

.organized a half- day training for Bahir Dar preparatory school students working in the school

Mini Media on “the essence of mini media and its role in combating the HIV/AIDS

on December 11, 2008

Supervision Interests:

I am interested in supervising research works on:

           .Public Relations

           .Social Media

           .Online Journalism

Topics supervised

. Social Media

.Public Relations

.Gender and Media

.Online Journalism