Addis Standard

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]

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

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.

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In 2021 the media regulatory of the Ethiopian government had suspended Addis Standard, but later the suspension was withdrawn by the government.[10][11][12][13]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. "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. 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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