Addis Standard
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| Founded at | Addis Ababa |
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| Headquarters | Addis Ababa |
Parent organization | JAKENN Publishing P.L.C. |
| Website | www |
Addis Standard is an Ethiopian news media magazine published by Jakenn Publishing Plc. It was established in February 2011 by Tsedale Lemma, who became its editor-in-chief in January 2021.
The magazine is not owned or affiliated with any political party or the government, and is registered to The Ministry of Trade and Industry of Ethiopia under license 1552/2003.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Publication and challenges
[change | change source]Addis Standard publishes news to Ethiopia, South Africa, Burundi and Ghana. In 2016 the Ethiopian government forced the Standard to stop publishing in print, but it continued to publish online. Two years later, when a new Prime Minister was elected, the Standard started publishing in print again.
In 2020 one of the Standard's reporters, Medihane Ekubamichael, was detained for reporting in Tigray amidst a war in northern Ethiopia.[8] He was later freed.[5][8] Addis Standard was also suspended during the early stages of the Tigray war by the Ethiopian Media Authority.[9][10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Addis Standard, Addis Ababa". AllAfrica. Archived from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ↑ "Hearing on "The Unfolding Conflict in Ethiopia"" (PDF). Congress. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-12-23. Retrieved 2021-12-23.
- ↑ Williams and Zane, Hugo and Damian (July 25, 2015). "Africa highlights: Obama and other updates". BBC News. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ Merid, Feven (January 15, 2021). "Q&A: Tsedale Lemma on new threats to the Ethiopian press". CJR. Archived from the original on January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Critical Ethiopian magazine folds under state of emergency". ESAT. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on January 31, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ Berhane, Daniel (January 14, 2013). "Interview with Editor-in-Chief Tsedale Lemma". Horn Affairs. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
- ↑ "About Us". Addis Standard. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mady and Ruth, Camara and Maclean (December 29, 2020). "Arrest of Cameraman in Ethiopia Signals Wider Crackdown". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 23, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
- ↑ Endeshaw, Dawit (July 15, 2021). "Ethiopian Regulator Suspends Addis Standard News Website". Addis Standard. Archived from the original on July 18, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Addis Standard news site suspended by Ethiopia's media regulator". Aljazeera. July 16, 2021. Archived from the original on July 16, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.