Horseed Media is a Somali radio station and news website established in April 2008 by a group of Somali diaspora members in the Netherlands and Finland.[1]
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Type of site | Private |
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| Available in | Somali language, English language |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Country of origin | Somalia |
| Founder(s) | Aw Musse Ismail,[1] Mahad Mussa Ahmed[2] |
| Industry | Mass media |
| URL | https://horseedmedia.net |
| Launched | 5, April 2008 |
| Current status | Active |
History
editSince its establishment, Horseed Media has made an extensive contribution in highlighting the socio-economic issues in the country, media skills development and advocating for democracy and human rights.
Horseed Media journalists have faced hostilities and censorship from the authorities in Somalia. In June 2007 the deputy director of Horseed, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nunow, was arrested and held for one day after interviewing kidnapped westerners.[3] On October 18, 2010, a bomb attack on the headquarters of Horseed Media radio in Bosaso destroyed the reception office of the radio; journalists and staff members who were at the studio at the time of the attack escaped unhurt, however. The International Federation of Journalists condemned the attack and urged the Puntland authorities to investigate the incident and bring the perpetrators to account.[4] In October 2012, the Puntland administration shut down the Horseed Media radio station in Bosaso, a move that later prompted Reporters Without Borders to write an open letter to the then-president of Puntland, Abdirahman Farole, requesting an explanation for the closure of the radio.[5] On August 9, 2017, the semi-autonomous Puntland administration detained Horseed Media journalist Omar Saeed Mohammed without charges.[6]
Recognition
editIn 2008, Horseed Media took part in the United Nations Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists’ Fellowship Programme, in New York.[7] Nine junior and mid-level print and broadcast journalists representing media organizations in Bahrain, Brazil, Gabon, Israel, Jordan, Saint Kitts & Nevis, Somalia, South Africa, and Turkey took part in the program.[2]
The European Journalism Centre’s MediaLandscape.Org recognized Horseed Media in 2018 as one of the “constantly reliable” Somali news websites out of hundreds they have evaluated.[8] Similarly, the Internews Network recognized Horseed Media as one of the more reliable websites, asserting that "It has a network of reporters in the region and is widely considered to be a trustworthy source of news."[9]
According to a BBC Media Action analysis of Somalia media in 2011, Horseed Media's radio station had "one of the strongest reputations in Puntland".[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Horseed Media radio station in Mogadishu Somalia - MondoTimes.com". www.mondotimes.com. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ a b "Reham Al-Farra Memorial Journalists' Fellowship Programme Begins at Headquarters" (Press release). New York: United Nations. September 8, 2008. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
- ^ Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2008 Vol.1. Government Printing Office. p. 531. ISBN 978-0-16-087515-1.
- ^ "IFJ Condemns Bomb Attack against Private Radio Station in Puntland / IFJ". www.ifj.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Open letter to Puntland's president about radio station's closure | RSF". rsf.org. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Journalist detained without charge in Puntland". Committee to Protect Journalists. 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
- ^ "Reham al-Farra Memorial Journalism Fellowship | Umoja wa Mataifa". United Nations.
- ^ "Somalia - Media Landscapes". Media Landscapes.
- ^ "Somalia: Media and Telecoms Landscape Guide" (PDF). Infoasaid: 73. January 2012.
- ^ "An Analysis of the Somali Media Environment" (PDF). bbc.co.uk. BBC Media Action. July 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2022.