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ESAT Press Release – Ethiopian Satellite Television

published 6 days, 1 hour, 29 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 6 days, 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:06:15 PM GMT Saturday, August 28, 2010 10:01:43 PM GMT
Urgent advert for ESAT It is no secret that the Ethiopian Satellite Television, ESAT, has become the most popular television program in Ethiopia and around the world. Despite the continuous jamming of ESAT by the Ethiopian regime, ESAT has stolen the hearts of millions in such a short time. Tens of thousands have called ESAT [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: Esat, Ethiopian Media, Ethiopian Press

Awramba Times’ Office Attacked

published 10 days, 18 hours, 46 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 10 days, 18 hours, 48 minutes ago
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:49:17 AM GMT Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:46:29 AM GMT
Awramba Times (Addis Ababa):- Yesterday, August 17, 2010, around 8 o’clock in the evening, an “unknown men” tried to enter into Awramba Times’s (AT) office. And in a separate incident which occurred six hours before the evening’s outrageous act, and which some witnesses that happened to be at the place have substantially speculated it as [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: awramba.com tags: Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Media, Ethiopian Press

ለኢሳት ሥርጭት የተደረገው የገቢ ማሰባሰቢያ ዝግጅት በተሳካ ሁኔታ መጠናቀቁ ተገለጸ

published 44 days, 18 hours, 58 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 44 days, 19 hours, 3 minutes ago
Wednesday, July 21, 2010 4:36:53 AM GMT Wednesday, July 21, 2010 4:31:28 AM GMT
በጥቂት ሀገር ወዳዶች የጋራ ጥረትና ስብስብ ተቋቁሞ በኢትዮጵያና በሌሎች የዓለም ክፍሎች መሠራጨት የጀመረውን የኢትዮጵያ ሳይተላይት ቴሌቪዥን ጣቢያ ለመርዳት በስዊድን መዲና ስቶክሆልም ከተማ የገንዘብ ማሰባሰቢያ ዝግጅት መደረጉ ተገለጸ። (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: www.ethiopiazare.com tags: Esat, Ethiopian Media, Ethiopian Press

Ethiopian ESAT is a game changer

published 91 days, 20 hours, 54 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 91 days, 21 hours, 10 minutes ago
Friday, June 04, 2010 2:40:26 AM GMT Friday, June 04, 2010 2:24:44 AM GMT
Ethiopian ESAT is a game changer. When you think things look bad and hope is fading something happens to boost the morale and compels you to get up and give it another spin. When the little tyrant is making fun of democracy and elections and freedom lovers everywhere despair there comes a ray of hope from around the corner and floods our heart with optimism and ‘yes we can’ mind set. ESAT is such a moment in the long history of our ancient land. It is like they close the door to engulf... (more)

ጀርመን ራዲዮ በኢትዮጵያ እንዳይሰማ ታገደ

published 101 days, 8 hours, 23 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 101 days, 8 hours, 28 minutes ago
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:12:12 PM GMT Tuesday, May 25, 2010 3:07:12 PM GMT
ከትላንት አርብ ግንቦት 13 ጀምሮ የጀርመን ድምጽ ራዲዮ በኢትኦጵያ እንዳይሰማ መደረጉን የአዲስ አበባ ምንጮች በተለያዩ ቦታወች በመዘዋወር አረጋገጡ። (more)

Journalists petition Zenawi over media rights

published 115 days, 17 hours, 56 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 115 days, 18 hours, 17 minutes ago
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:38:50 AM GMT Tuesday, May 11, 2010 5:17:37 AM GMT
ADDIS ABABA, ThursdayReporters Without Borders lobby group has voiced concern about the harsh climate for journalists in recent weeks in Ethiopia.In a letter to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, the journalists have asked him to consult with them in order to find ways to amend the code of conduct governing election reporting, that was (more)

VOA Addresses Ethiopia on World Press Freedom Day

published 121 days, 18 hours, 6 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 121 days, 18 hours, 20 minutes ago
Wednesday, May 05, 2010 5:29:18 AM GMT Wednesday, May 05, 2010 5:14:30 AM GMT
On World Press Freedom Day, the Director of the Voice of America reaches out directly to VOA’s Ethiopian audience in an open letter.  In it, Director Danforth W. Austin expresses VOA’s deep concern about efforts to interfere with the free flow of news and information.  He cites actions that have been taken to jam VOA’s [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: election 2002, Ethiopian Media, Ethiopian Press, VOA

Ginbot 7 Radio extends its radio service to Ethiopia

published 123 days, 23 hours, 39 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 123 days, 23 hours, 44 minutes ago
Sunday, May 02, 2010 11:55:37 PM GMT Sunday, May 02, 2010 11:50:33 PM GMT
Ginbot 7 Radio has doubled its effort in its radio service to Ethiopia by broadcasting its program twice a day and three days a week. Also, to counter the constant attempt by the Meles regime to block the radio service, Ginbot 7 radio has started broadcasting in 4 different airwaves. Ginbot 7 Dimts Radio schedules to [...] (more)

Two Ethiopian state TV journalists under arrest

published 123 days, 23 hours, 39 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 123 days, 23 hours, 46 minutes ago
Sunday, May 02, 2010 11:55:37 PM GMT Sunday, May 02, 2010 11:48:51 PM GMT
CPJ, New York, April 30, 2010—In light of the Ethiopian government’s longstanding practice of jailing journalists on trumped-up criminal charges, the Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the detentions last week of two government TV journalists on allegations of misusing state property. CPJ is monitoring the legal proceedings closely. Editor Haileyesus Worku and reporter Abdulsemed [...] (more)

VOA Launches News on Arabsat for Ethiopia

published 126 days, 16 hours, 28 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 126 days, 16 hours, 32 minutes ago
Friday, April 30, 2010 7:06:28 AM GMT Friday, April 30, 2010 7:03:10 AM GMT
Voice of America announced Wednesday the start-up of a new satellite transmission of many of its Africa language broadcasts, giving the Horn of Africa broadcasts in Afan Oromo, Amharic and Tigrigna prime evening listening time on the 24-hour schedule. (more)

Ethiopian Satellite Television Service To Begin Direct Transmission To Ethiopia

published 146 days, 22 hours, 6 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 146 days, 22 hours, 9 minutes ago
Saturday, April 10, 2010 1:28:46 AM GMT Saturday, April 10, 2010 1:25:55 AM GMT
The Board of Governors of Ethiopian Satellite Television (ESAT) is pleased to announce the launch of service to Ethiopia and around the world at the end of April 2010. The governing Board believes that an alternative media access to the full range of ideas, information, and differing perspectives will [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: abbaymedia.com tags: election 2002, Ethiopia Media, Ethiopian Press

Ethiopia: Truth Makes Dictators Nervous

published 153 days, 7 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 153 days, 9 minutes ago
Saturday, April 03, 2010 11:28:02 PM GMT Saturday, April 03, 2010 11:26:20 PM GMT
A radio that transmits credible information is always contemplated by dictators with distrust and fear. The ability to transmit messages over the barbed wire of the “Iron Curtains” and across heavily guarded borders, where weapons are pointed into their own citizens by totalitarian régimes, is not easy but achievable. VOA is facing this [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: election 2002, Ethiopian Media, Ethiopian Press

Ethiopian Media Challenge Election Coverage Code of Conduct

published 158 days, 18 hours, 57 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 158 days, 19 hours, 5 minutes ago
Monday, March 29, 2010 4:38:07 AM GMT Monday, March 29, 2010 4:29:48 AM GMT
Ethiopia is introducing a media code of conduct governing the behavior of journalists covering the May elections for parliament. Press associations are challenging the regulations. The document tentatively approved by Ethiopia’s National Electoral Board places restrictions on reporters covering the pre-election campaign, the voting, and the results. It outlaws distributing news report that might ‘foment [...] (more)
Digg It category: Politics | comment | | source: ecadforum.com tags: election 2002, Ethiopian Media, Ethiopian Press

Fears over Ethiopia's press code for poll coverage

published 163 days, 17 hours, 50 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 163 days, 17 hours, 54 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 5:45:07 AM GMT Wednesday, March 24, 2010 5:40:59 AM GMT
ADDIS ABABA (AFP) – A new press code that sets guidelines for coverage of Ethiopia's elections in May has drawn fire from embattled media staff, who face fines and jail time if found guilty of violations. The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia approved the framework two weeks ago, ahead of the May 23 polls, but journalists are already voicing their disapproval and fears over its restrictions. (more)

VOA starts Ethiopia satellite service after jamming

published 163 days, 17 hours, 50 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 163 days, 17 hours, 57 minutes ago
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 5:45:07 AM GMT Wednesday, March 24, 2010 5:37:53 AM GMT
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - U.S.-funded broadcaster Voice of America is broadcasting its local Amharic language service to Ethiopia via satellite after the country's Prime Minister ordered it jammed and sparked a diplomatic row. Ethiopia holds national elections in May and international press freedom advocacy groups say the government is cracking down on the media before the vote. The government denies that. "The international broadcasting agency launched this... (more)

Election Update: PM Says Ethiopia Plans to Jam VOA Broadcasts

published 167 days, 19 hours, 7 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 167 days, 19 hours, 19 minutes ago
Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:28:24 AM GMT Saturday, March 20, 2010 4:16:18 AM GMT
Ethiopia is preparing to jam the Amharic-language broadcasts of the U.S. government-funded Voice of America (VOA). (more)

Attacks on the Press 2009: Ethiopia

published 193 days, 16 hours, 41 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 193 days, 16 hours, 48 minutes ago
Monday, February 22, 2010 6:53:43 AM GMT Monday, February 22, 2010 6:47:09 AM GMT
Top Developments • Terrorism law criminalizes coverage of sensitive topics. • Broadcasting Authority serves as government censor. Key Statistic 4: Journalists jailed as of December 1, 2009. Ahead of national elections scheduled for May 2010, the ruling Ethiopian Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) further curtailed the limited freedom of the country’s small number of independent newspapers. The government enacted harsh legislation that [...] (more)

Fighting the ghosts of the Ethiopian private press

published 239 days, 15 hours, 3 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 239 days, 15 hours, 27 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:07:44 AM GMT
The Ethiopian private press is in the limelight again. As part of the Prime Minister’s threat not to repeat what happened in 2005, a huge anti press campaign is well underway, resulting in countless interviews. The government is set to hit hard to any opposition in its way before the inconsequential elections slated [...] (more)

Conflicting professional obligations among government journalists in Ethiopia

published 239 days, 15 hours, 3 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 239 days, 15 hours, 28 minutes ago
Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:31:33 AM GMT Thursday, January 07, 2010 8:06:34 AM GMT
This paper presents research into journalism cultures in three large media organizations in Ethiopia, all state-owned: Ethiopian Television, Ethiopian News Agency and The Ethiopian Herald. Through a series of in-depth interviews the researcher set forth to analyse how journalists cope with the potential conflict between [...] (more)

“መንግስት በህዝብ ላይ ከፍተኛ ፍርሀት አለበት” ጋዜጠኛ ሀብታም መዝሙር

published 246 days, 16 hours, 2 minutes ago posted by adminadmin 246 days, 16 hours, 5 minutes ago
Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:33:06 AM GMT Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:30:11 AM GMT
[Read in PDF] ጋዜጠኛ ሀብታም፡ መዝሙር ደስታ ትባላለች፡፡ የአዲስ አበባ መስተዳድር የቴሌቪዥን ፕሮግራም አዘጋጅ እንዲሁም የዜና አገልግሎት ድርጅቱ ሪፖርተር በመሆን አገልግላለች፡፡ ጋዜጠኛ ሀብታም: በዴንማርክ ኮፐን ሀገን ከዲሴምበር 5 እስከ 19 ድረስ ሲካሄድ የነበረውን አለም አቀፍ የአየር ልቀትን መጠን ለመወሰን በተደረገው ጉባኤ ላይ ለመዘገብ ነበር ወደ አውሮፓ የተጓዘችው፡፡ ጋዜጠኛዋ ስራዋን በመሃል በማቋረጥ ለስራዋ የያዘቻቸውን መሳርያዎች [...] (more)