The Reporter (Ethiopia)

The Reporter
Free Press, Free Speech, Free Spirit[1]
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TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Media and Communications Center
Editor-in-chiefAshenafi Endale
General managerAmare Aregawi
Founded1995; 30 years ago (1995)
LanguageEnglish & Amharic
HeadquartersHouse No. New, Kebele 03/05, Bole, Addis Ababa
Websitethereporterethiopia.com (in English)
ethiopianreporter.com (in Amharic)

The Reporter (Amharic: ሪፖርተር), also known as The Ethiopian Reporter, is a private newspaper published in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It appears in both English and Amharic, and is owned by the Media and Communications Center.[2][1] The general manager and founder of the newspaper is Amare Aregawi.

History

The Reporter was founded in 1995 by the Media and Communications Center.[1][3] As of 2010, its editor and owner was Amare Aregawi.[4]

Products

  • Print newspaper
  • Website
  • Mobile
  • English version
  • Amharic version

Staff

Yacob Wolde-Mariam, a renowned journalist, has been a senior editor with the newspaper since its inception.[5] Yibekal Getahun is the chief graphic designer of the newspaper.[citation needed]

Controversies

On 22 August 2008, police arrested the editor of The Reporter, Amare Aregawi, in Gondar, in connection with an article that criticised Dashen Brewery's, a local beer brand, labour practices. He was held in custody for six days after a defamation lawsuit was filed against the newspaper by the brewery in a Gondar court.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "About Us". The Reporter. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. ^ Gebretsadik, Gebremedhin Simon (2006). "7. Newspapers" (PDF). Ethiopia: Research findings and conclusions (Report). African Media Development Initiative Research. London: BBC World Service Trust. pp. 24–27. ISBN 1-906086-05-2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. ^ Bealy, Yeshiwas Degu (June 2014). "Mass Media in Nile Politics: The Reporter Coverage of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam" (PDF). Journal of Power, Politics & Governance. 2 (2): 181–203. ISSN 2372-4919. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Arrests, closings, censorship found by CPJ delegationEthiopian political divide ensnares the press". Committee to Protect Journalists. 14 March 2006. Archived from the original on 14 June 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Ethiopia: A Moment With a Veteran Journalist". allAfrica. 7 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Newspaper editor freed on bail". Reporters Without Borders. 28 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2023.


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