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News: Media Authority cautions private media to operate in manner suited to country’s situation
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, November 11, 2021- The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA) urged private media outlets to operate by taking into consideration the current situation in Ethiopia. The deputy director of the EMA, Yonathan Tesfaye told a local news outlet that some commercial based media houses are operating …
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News: Citing noncompliance with court orders by Fed. police, Awlo media shuts down operations, relieves all employees
By Getahun Tsegaye @Getahun Tsegay12 & Mahlet Fasil @MahletFasil Addis Abeba, October 30/2021 – In a statement released yesterday, Awlo Media announced the closure of the media house and the subsequent relief of all its employees. The statement explained that despite operating in the online media sector for the last …
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News: Ethiopia tells local broadcasters to terminate airing foreign media programs
By Addis Standard Staff Addis Abeba, October 30/2021 – The Ethiopian Media Authority (EMA), the main regulatory body of broadcast media in Ethiopia, has ordered Ethiopian broadcasters that transmit programs from foreign media outlets to terminate doing so effective October 29. In a statement issued on October 29, Mohammed Idriss, …