Addis Standard

Addis Standard
EditorTsedale Lemma
FrequencyMonthly
FormatNews magazine
PublisherJAKENN Publishing P.L.C.
FoundedFebruary 2011 (2011-February)
CompanyAddis Standard Publications
CountryEthiopia
Based inAddis Ababa
LanguageAfaan Oromo, Amharic, English
Websiteaddisstandard.com

Addis Standard is an Ethiopian monthly social, economic and political news magazine published[1][2] and distributed by Jakenn Publishing Plc, and was established in February 2011 by Tsedale Lemma,[3] who is also the editor-in-chief of the magazine as of January 2021.[4][2] The magazine has an independent political stance,[5] and is headquartered in Addis Ababa.[6]

Distribution

Addis Standard is distributed in Ghana, Burundi and South Sudan in addition to its native country, Ethiopia.[6]

Repression

Addis Standard discontinued its print edition in October 2016[2] in response to censorship, while continuing to publish online.[7][8] It resumed a monthly print edition in 2018.[citation needed]

During the Tigray War, one of the Addis Standard editors involved in covering Tigray Region, Medihane Ekubamichael, was detained for a month. He was freed in early December 2020.[9] In 2021 the media regulatory of the Ethiopian government had suspended Addis Standard, but later the suspension was withdrawn by the government.[10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Addis Standard". All Africa. Archived from the original on 2014-12-08.
  2. ^ a b c "Critical Ethiopian magazine folds under state of emergency". Esat. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Hearing on 'The Unfolding Conflict in Ethiopia' – Ms. Tsedale Lemma Biography" (PDF). United States House of Representatives. 3 December 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ Merid, Feven (15 January 2021). "Q&A: Tsedale Lemma on new threats to the Ethiopian press". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Ethiopia opposition figure 'unhappy with Obama address'". BBC. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b Daniel Berhane (14 January 2013). "Interview with Editor-in-Chief Tsedale Lemma". Horn Affairs. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Press freedom in Ethiopia has blossomed. Will it last?". The Economist. p. 34. Archived from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 16 Mar 2019.
  8. ^ Endeshaw, Dawit (July 15, 2021). "Ethiopian regulator suspends Addis Standard news website". Reuters.
  9. ^ Maclean, Ruth; Camara, Mady (29 December 2020). "Arrest of Cameraman in Ethiopia Signals Wider Crackdown". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  10. ^ "Ethiopia: media regulator suspends Addis Standard". reliefweb. July 16, 2021.
  11. ^ "Ethiopian Media Authority Suspends Addis Standard Website". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. July 16, 2021.
  12. ^ "Addis Standard news site suspended by Ethiopia's media regulator". Aljazeera. July 16, 2021.
  13. ^ "Ethiopia News Website to Resume Operations After Suspension". Voice of America (VOA). July 19, 2021.


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