| Industry | Broadcasting |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Mogadishu, Somalia |
| Key people | ananki |
| Website | www.shabelle.net |
Shabelle Media Network is a television and radio news organization. It was founded in 2002 in Merca, Somalia.
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The Shebelle Media Network runs Radio Shabelle, which is one of the country's most respected privately-owned radio stations.[1]
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.[2][3]
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).[1]