A book titled ‘Mezgebe Aemero’ that literally means Record of Mind, which compiled the stories of one hundred and eighty media persons was inaugurated in the presence of invited guests at the national theater on Saturday August 6, 2022.
The book, which is unique in its kind and contains the life journey of many veteran and famous journalists, is a popular media that took its part in generating ideas for publication and organizing the entire event. Ezra Ejigu is the editor and publisher of the hard cover book in partnership with Tewedaj Media and Communication PLC.
During the launching event representative of Government Communication Affairs Office Zinabu Tulu said that his office will try its best to work with these kinds of projects in the future and offers his office’s full support in the future.
The book features different media personalities and their work that enlighten the public through their respective media.
During the ceremony Ezra said that it took him over a year to prepare the book and added that the most difficult part of preparing the book is to get hold of those that are featured in the book. “Most women rejected the idea only 35 women are featured in the book,” he said. “It was difficult to get hold of the men also, but hard work will finally pay.”
Participants of the ceremony also admired Ezra for his persistence in getting what he wants and applaud him.
Ezra is known for presenting the works of various historical and nationally famous individuals in print and audio.
The book includes the history of media people from 1950 to 2014.
The hardcover book has two meanings. First, because the book is bound by the system, it is more likely to last for many years. In addition, it is a book full of information for students and researchers in journalism schools, so it has many benefits. Because this book is prepared in this way, it makes it unique, including the fact that it contains the stories of many people that have been published to date.
Although the name is known as “Encyclopedia” at the international level, it was prepared with local content, so it needed a name that explained it well. On this, the linguist Takele Thadel and the culture and heritage expert Menker were consulted and believed that the name should be explained in the native language.
This book covers 54 years of work from the 1950s to the 2000s, including 180 of the past and still working journalists. The book, which includes the year in which the experts came to the media, divides the storytellers by era and places them as “1950s”, “1960s”, “1970s”, “1980s”, “1990s” and “2000s”.
Most of the people featured in this book have served their country as journalists and some of them have contributed to the media. Some of them have worked or are currently working as communication professionals.