Addis Standard
Addis Standard is an Ethiopian monthly social, economic and political news magazine published and distributed by Jakenn Publishing Plc, and was established in February 2011 by Tsedale Lemma, who is also the editor-in-chief of the magazine as of January 2021. The magazine has an independent political stance, and is headquartered in Addis Ababa.
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| Editor | Tsedale Lemma |
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| Frequency | Monthly |
| Format | News magazine |
| Publisher | JAKENN Publishing P.L.C. |
| Founded | February 2011 |
| Company | Addis Standard Publications |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Based in | Addis Ababa |
| Language | Afaan Oromo, Amharic, English |
| Website | addisstandard.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[update].[4][2] The magazine has an independent political stance,[5] and is headquartered in Addis Ababa.[6]
Distribution
[edit]Addis Standard is distributed in Ghana, Burundi and South Sudan in addition to its native country, Ethiopia.[6]
Repression
[edit]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In 2021 the media regulatory of the Ethiopian government had suspended Addis Standard, but later the suspension was withdrawn by the government.[10][11][12][13]
On 24 February 2026, the Ethiopian Media Authority revoked the license of Addis Standard on charges of harming national interests.[14] Two months later, on 15 April, managing editor Million Beyene was visited by unidentified individuals who took him to an undisclosed location. Jakenn Publishing contacted both city and federal law enforcement in an attempt to locate him, but both stated that Million was not in their custody, leaving his whereabouts unknown as of April 2026.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Addis Standard". All Africa.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b c "Critical Ethiopian magazine folds under state of emergency". Esat. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Merid, Feven (15 January 2021). "Q&A: Tsedale Lemma on new threats to the Ethiopian press". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Ethiopia opposition figure 'unhappy with Obama address'". BBC. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ a b Daniel Berhane (14 January 2013). "Interview with Editor-in-Chief Tsedale Lemma". Horn Affairs. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Press freedom in Ethiopia has blossomed. Will it last?". The Economist. p. 34. Retrieved 16 Mar 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ Endeshaw, Dawit (July 15, 2021). "Ethiopian regulator suspends Addis Standard news website". Reuters.
- ^ Maclean, Ruth; Camara, Mady (29 December 2020). "Arrest of Cameraman in Ethiopia Signals Wider Crackdown". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ "Ethiopia: media regulator suspends Addis Standard". reliefweb. July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Ethiopian Media Authority Suspends Addis Standard Website". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Addis Standard news site suspended by Ethiopia's media regulator". Aljazeera. July 16, 2021.
- ^ "Ethiopia News Website to Resume Operations After Suspension". Voice of America (VOA). July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Ethiopia revokes media licence of independent outlet Addis Standard". Africanews. 2026-02-26. Retrieved 2026-02-26.
- ^ "Addis Standard's Managing Editor Abducted from Newsroom, Whereabouts Remain Unknown". The Reporter. 16 April 2026. Archived from the original on 18 April 2026.
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