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]
Since 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]
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]
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^"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.
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External linksEdit
Horseed Media website
October 20, 2023
horseed, media, somali, radio, station, news, website, established, april, 2008, group, somali, diaspora, members, netherlands, finland, type, siteprivateavailable, insomali, language, english, languagefounded2008country, originsomaliafounder, musse, ismail, m. 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 Horseed MediaType of sitePrivateAvailable inSomali language English languageFounded2008Country of originSomaliaFounder s Aw Musse Ismail 1 Mahad Mussa Ahmed 2 IndustryMass mediaURLhttps horseedmedia netLaunched5 April 2008Current statusActive Contents 1 History 2 Recognition 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory 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 amp 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 EditMass media in SomaliaReferences 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 Analaysis of the Somali Media Environment PDF bbc co uk BBC Media Action July 2011 Retrieved September 25 2022 External links EditHorseed Media website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horseed Media amp oldid 1136351387, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
